XML parsing problem finding a specific element in a specific place

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Hi, I have the following XML and I like to grab the node that is in
'List2' and mobilenum=416-222-5435

I have tried the following,
XmlNode xmlNode = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode(@"/contacts/list
[@name='List2']/contact/@mobilenum=416-222-5435");
and
XmlNode xmlNode = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode(@"/contacts/list
[@name='List2']/contact/@mobilenum='416-222-5435'");
but I get an error 'Expression must evaluate to a node-set.' Any
idea?

<contacts>
<list name="list1">
<contact>
<name>Name1</name>
<mobilenum>416-223-3345</mobilenum>
<email>[email protected]</email>
<profession>Web Manager</profession>
</contact>
</list>
<list name="List2">
<contact>
<name>Name2</name>
<mobilenum>416-222-5435</mobilenum>
<email>email</email>
<professionbbbb</profession>
</contact>
<contact>
<name>Name</name>
<mobilenum>416-223-2342</mobilenum>
<email>someemail</email>
<profession>aaaa</profession>
</contact>
</list>
</contacts>
Thanks
Maz.
 
mazdotnet said:
Hi, I have the following XML and I like to grab the node that is in
'List2' and mobilenum=416-222-5435

I have tried the following,
XmlNode xmlNode = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode(@"/contacts/list
[@name='List2']/contact/@mobilenum=416-222-5435");
and
XmlNode xmlNode = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode(@"/contacts/list
[@name='List2']/contact/@mobilenum='416-222-5435'");
but I get an error 'Expression must evaluate to a node-set.' Any
idea?
Click to expand...

Use the XPath
/contacts/list[@name = 'List2']/contact[mobilenum = '416-222-5435']
 
Hi, I have the following XML and I like to grab the node that is in
'List2' and mobilenum=416-222-5435

I have tried the following,
XmlNode xmlNode = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode(@"/contacts/list
[@name='List2']/contact/@mobilenum=416-222-5435");
and
XmlNode xmlNode = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode(@"/contacts/list
[@name='List2']/contact/@mobilenum='416-222-5435'");
but I get an error 'Expression must evaluate to a node-set.' Any
idea?

<contacts>
  <list name="list1">
    <contact>
      <name>Name1</name>
      <mobilenum>416-223-3345</mobilenum>
      <email>[email protected]</email>
      <profession>Web Manager</profession>
    </contact>
  </list>
  <list name="List2">
    <contact>
      <name>Name2</name>
      <mobilenum>416-222-5435</mobilenum>
      <email>email</email>
      <professionbbbb</profession>
    </contact>
    <contact>
      <name>Name</name>
      <mobilenum>416-223-2342</mobilenum>
      <email>someemail</email>
      <profession>aaaa</profession>
    </contact>
</list>
</contacts>
Thanks
Maz.
Click to expand...

If you know that list name is "List2" then why do you need to look for
416-222-5435? Just use

XmlNode xmlNode = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode(@"/contacts/list
[@name='List2']");
string num = xmlNode.SelectSingleNode("mobilenum").InnerText;
 
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