TemplateControl.XPathSelect Method
Definition
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Provides run-time data binding against XML-based data and returns a node collection that implements the IEnumerable interface.
Overloads
XPathSelect(String, IXmlNamespaceResolver) |
Evaluates an XPath data-binding expression using the specified prefix and namespace mappings for namespace resolution and returns a node collection that implements the IEnumerable interface. |
XPathSelect(String) |
Evaluates an XPath data-binding expression and returns a node collection that implements the IEnumerable interface. |
XPathSelect(String, IXmlNamespaceResolver)
Evaluates an XPath data-binding expression using the specified prefix and namespace mappings for namespace resolution and returns a node collection that implements the IEnumerable interface.
protected public:
System::Collections::IEnumerable ^ XPathSelect(System::String ^ xPathExpression, System::Xml::IXmlNamespaceResolver ^ resolver);
protected internal System.Collections.IEnumerable XPathSelect (string xPathExpression, System.Xml.IXmlNamespaceResolver resolver);
member this.XPathSelect : string * System.Xml.IXmlNamespaceResolver -> System.Collections.IEnumerable
Protected Friend Function XPathSelect (xPathExpression As String, resolver As IXmlNamespaceResolver) As IEnumerable
Parameters
- xPathExpression
- String
The XPath expression to evaluate. For more information, see XPathBinder.
- resolver
- IXmlNamespaceResolver
A set of prefix and namespace mappings used for namespace resolution.
Returns
An IEnumerable node list.
Remarks
The XPathSelect method calls the XPathBinder.Select method using the GetDataItem method to resolve the IXPathNavigable object reference that the expression is evaluated against.
See also
Applies to
XPathSelect(String)
Evaluates an XPath data-binding expression and returns a node collection that implements the IEnumerable interface.
protected public:
System::Collections::IEnumerable ^ XPathSelect(System::String ^ xPathExpression);
protected internal System.Collections.IEnumerable XPathSelect (string xPathExpression);
member this.XPathSelect : string -> System.Collections.IEnumerable
Protected Friend Function XPathSelect (xPathExpression As String) As IEnumerable
Parameters
- xPathExpression
- String
The XPath expression to evaluate. For more information, see XPathBinder.
Returns
An IEnumerable node list.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use the XPathSelect method in a Repeater control.
<%@ Page Language="C#"%>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>TemplateControl XPath and XPathSelect Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<h3>TemplateControl XPath Example</h3>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:XmlDataSource
id="XmlDataSource1"
runat="server"
XPath="contacts"
DataFile="contacts.xml" />
<asp:FormView
id="FormView1"
runat="server"
DataSourceID="XmlDataSource1">
<ItemTemplate>
<hr />
<asp:Repeater
id="Repeater1"
runat="server"
DataSource='<%# XPathSelect("contact") %>' >
<ItemTemplate>
Name: <%# XPath("name") %> <br />
Note: <%# XPath("note") %> <br />
<hr />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:FormView>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>TemplateControl XPath Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<h3>TemplateControl XPath and XPathSelect Example</h3>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:XmlDataSource
id="XmlDataSource1"
runat="server"
XPath="contacts"
DataFile="contacts.xml" />
<asp:FormView
id="FormView1"
runat="server"
DataSourceID="XmlDataSource1">
<ItemTemplate>
<hr />
<asp:Repeater
id="Repeater1"
runat="server"
DataSource='<%# XPathSelect("contact") %>' >
<ItemTemplate>
Name: <%# XPath("name") %> <br />
Note: <%# XPath("note") %> <br />
<hr />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:FormView>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
The following test XML data can be used in the preceding code example.
<contacts>
<contact id="1">
<name>contact name 1</name>
<note>contact note 1</note>
</contact>
<contact id="2">
<name>contact name 2</name>
<note>contact note 2</note>
</contact>
</contacts>
Remarks
The XPathSelect method calls the XPathBinder.Select method using the GetDataItem method to resolve the IXPathNavigable object reference that the expression is evaluated against.
See also
Applies to
.NET