Navigating an XML Document

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David

Hi,

I am having problems...

CompactFramework doesn't appear to have XPath, so I need to find another way
to navigate the document. I am struggling to find a solution.

If I were to try bringing the document into a dataset using ReadXml, I have
other problems about nested branches being the same name. This means I have
to find another solution. (I created a schema, but still have the problem
with ReadXml)

Here is what I have so far...

XmlDocument xmlSourceDoc = new XmlDocument();
xmlSourceDoc.Load(FileName);
XmlNodeList myList = xmlSourceDoc.GetElementsByTagName("PartId");

foreach (XmlNode node in myList)
{
if (node.HasChildNodes)
{
foreach (XmlNode cNode in node.ChildNodes)
{
switch (cNode.Name)
{
case "Name":
{
PartName.Text = cNode.InnerText;
break;
}
case "PartNumber":
{
PartNo.Text = cNode.InnerText;
break;
}
}
}
}

}


myList = xmlSourceDoc.GetElementsByTagName("PartRegions");

foreach (XmlNode node in myList)
{
XmlDocument innerDoc = new XmlDocument();
innerDoc.LoadXml(node.InnerXml);

XmlNodeList RegionsList = innerDoc.GetElementsByTagName("PartRegions");

foreach (XmlNode innerNode in RegionsList)
{
if (innerNode.HasChildNodes)
{
foreach (XmlNode cNode in innerNode.ChildNodes)
{
switch (cNode.Name)
{
case "Name":
{
PartName.Text = cNode.InnerText;
break;
}
case "PartNumber":
{
PartNo.Text = cNode.InnerText;
break;
}
}
}
}
}

}


My xml is structured like...
Part
PartId (nodes under here)
PartOperations
PartImages
PartImage
PartRegions
PartRegions
GridRef <-- This is one of the nodes I need, no
children
Features
PartFeature
(various nodes under PartFeature)
PartRegions
GridRef
Features
PartFeature

etc. etc.

I need to get items out of the PartId and then loop through the partregions.

Any help would be really appreciated. I am really struggling otherwise.

I am developing in .NET 1.1 with the latest version of windows mobile
(though the emulator is Windows Mobile 2003)

--
Best regards,
Dave Colliver.
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~~
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Have you tried the SelectNodes method?

XmlDocument xdConfig = new XmlDocument();
xdConfig.Load(configFile);
XmlNode xnRoot = xdConfig.DocumentElement;

XmlNodeList
xnlEmailConfigs=xnRoot.SelectNodes"/configuration/emailConfigs/emailConfig");
 
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