Get element content using only xpath and .NET C#

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I've found a lot of articles about how to get node content by using simple xpath expresion and C#, for example:
a) xpath
/bookstore/author/first-name
b) C#
string xpathExpression = /bookstore/author/first-name"
nodes = navigator.Select(xpathExpression)

I wonder how to get content that is inside of element, and the same element is inside another element and another and another. Just take a look on code below:

<Cell
<CellContent
<Para
<ParaLine
<String `ABCabcABC abcABC abc ABCABCABC. '>
>
>
>
>

I only want to extract content ABCabcABC abcABC abc ABCABCABC from String element.
Do you know how to resolve problem by use Xpath expression and .NET C#?

Posted 14-Apr-13 23:37pm

mazury

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CPallini 15-Apr-13 5:45am

Yours doesn't look a well formed XML.
For instance <ParaLine<String `ABCabcABC abcABC abc ABCABCABC. '>>
Should be:
<ParaLine><SomeTag String="BCabcABC abcABC abc ABCABCABC."></ParaLine>

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mazury · Answer 1 · 2013-04-15T03:54:00

Problem is that file doesnt look like a simple xml.
I mean
<NameElement1>
<NameElement2>
abababababababa.
</NameElement1>
</NameElement2>

One element include another element, here:
<NameElement1<NameElement2 <NameElement3 abababababababa >>>

So simple XPath syntax doesn't work "/Cell/CellContent/Para/ParaLine/String/text()";.
I ask about sth other solution then simple xpath expresion. Any ideas?

vijay__p · Answer 2 · 2013-04-14T23:59:00

If your xml is like below then you can query it using Linq

C#

var xml = @"<cell>
                     <cellcontent>
                     <para>
                     <paraline>
                     <string>ABCabcABC abcABC abc ABCABCABC</string></paraline></para></cellcontent></cell>";

            var list = XDocument.Parse(xml).Descendants("ParaLine")
                 .Select(x => x.Element("string").Value).ToList();

list object will contain all value of string element which is inside ParaLine element.

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