Use this function to select the first XML node that matches the XPath expression.
Syntax
INT XMLNodeFind(INT hDoc, STRING sQuery)
hDoc
Handle of the XML document. Returned by XMLCreate or XMLOpen.
sQuery
XPath Expression
Return Value
Handle of the first XML node that matches the XPath expression, or BAD HANDLE on error.
Related Functions
XMLClose, XMLCreate, XMLGetAttribute, XMLGetAttributeCount, XMLGetAttributeName, XMLGetAttributeValue, XMLGetChild, XMLGetChildCount, XMLGetParent, XMLGetRoot, XMLNodeAddChild, XMLNodeGetName, XMLNodeGetValue, XMLNodeRemove, XMLNodeSetValue, XMLOpen, XMLSave, XMLSetAttribute
Example
Following example creates an XML document from local file "H:\Data\books.xml", then selects the first node that matches XPath expression "/bookstore/book/"
INT hDoc, hNode;
hDoc=XMLOpen("H:\data\books.xml");
IF hDoc <> -1 THEN
hNode=XMLNodeFind(hDoc,"/bookstore/book/");
End
See Also
Published June 2018