It allows you to query the 'first' child, but not any other children... Doug Coning Software Developer FORUM Solutions, LLC
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Wilcox > Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 8:30 AM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] XPath Error... > > Hmm... it works if you nest the predicate bit to... > > "//product[colors[clr= 'green']]" > > ...apparently (after quick google) this is legal XPath. > > > Chris Wilcox > ________________________________ > > > > > Bounce Digital Ltd > 12 Goslett Yard | London | WC2H 0EQ UK > T +44(0)207 478 4488 | www.bouncedigital.co.uk > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug > Coning > Sent: 03 November 2005 12:13 > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: [Flashcoders] XPath Error... > > Has anone encountered the following error that doesn't allow you to > query child nodes of a particular node? Here is the sample code. Sorry > for the wrapping: > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > import com.xfactorstudio.xml.xpath.*; > _global.XPath = XPath; > > // XML > var myStr:String = > "<products><product><flag>0</flag><colors><clr>green</clr></colors><colo > rs><clr>red</clr></colors><name>Item > 1</name><price>19.95</price></product><product><flag>1</flag><colors><cl > r>blue</clr><clr>red</clr></colors><name>Plate</name><price>12.95</price > ></product><product><colors><clr>silver</clr></colors><flag>0</flag><nam > e>Spoon</name><price>4.95</price></product></products>"; > var myXML:XML = new XML(myStr); > trace("myXML: " + myXML); > > // Query 1 > var result1_array:Array = XPath.selectNodes(myXML,"//product[colors/clr > = 'green']"); > trace("\nGreen Results:\t" + result1_array); > trace("Result Length:\t\t" + result1_array.length); > > // Query 2 > var result2_array:Array = XPath.selectNodes(myXML,"//product[colors/clr > = 'red']"); > trace("\nRed Results:\t" + result2_array); > trace("Result Length:\t\t" + result2_array.length); > > Doug Coning > Software Developer > FORUM Solutions, LLC > > This e-mail and any attachment(s) are intended for the specified > recipient(s) only and are legally protected. If you have received this > communication in error, please "reply to" sender's e-mail address with > notification of the error and then destroy this message in all > electronic and physical forms. > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > ______________________________________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders This e-mail and any attachment(s) are intended for the specified recipient(s) only and are legally protected. If you have received this communication in error, please "reply to" sender's e-mail address with notification of the error and then destroy this message in all electronic and physical forms. _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
