C#: Getting an XPath expression from XmlDocument ?

[boemane]

Hello,

Is there an easy way of getting an XPath expression to where you are in an XML document ? I am parsing an XMLDocument using an XmlTextReader. When I reach a new element, I`d like to be able to compute the XPath to that element as something like:

article[1]/section[2]/p[6]

Does anyone know of a simple solution ?

.:BoeManE:.

[Glowstick]

You'll have to implement your own tracking code. XmlReader is just a forward reading XML scanner, that also checks for correctness of the XML file, but nothing more. There are derived classes that perform validation too, but that's about it.

[boemane]

  Tom Servo said:

You'll have to implement your own tracking code. XmlReader is just a forward reading XML scanner, that also checks for correctness of the XML file, but nothing more. There are derived classes that perform validation too, but that's about it.

I was afraid of that. :cry:

Thanks for your help though!

.:BoeManE:

[MrRogers]

Check this out (a link that just might help). It helped me with some stuff I was doing and it comes straight from a microsoft dude. Some of the code didn't work for me in C#. It's cool thought cause it'll give you the path from any given node. However, I think you have to have an XmlDocument loaded and not an XmlReader.

[boemane]

  MrRogers said:

Check this out (a link that just might help). It helped me with some stuff I was doing and it comes straight from a microsoft dude. Some of the code didn't work for me in C#. It's cool thought cause it'll give you the path from any given node. However, I think you have to have an XmlDocument loaded and not an XmlReader.

Thank you very much. I will definately have a closer look at this!

.:BoeManE:.

[boemane]

  boemane said:

Thank you very much. I will definately have a closer look at this!

.:BoeManE:.

Hey.

I have now fixed the problem. I managed to reduce the code calculate the xpath expression to only 6 lines!

If anyone is interested, drop me a line joachim (at) devsiden (dot) info

.:BoeManE:.