Get elements XPath Version 7 (Net)

Action group: XML

Description

Gets a collection containing the content of elements with the specified tag.

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Settings of parameters

PropertyDescriptionTypeFilling exampleMandatory field
Parameters
XML contextXML-contextRobin.XMLXML contextYes
XPathPath to XML-element in DOM modelRobin.String
Yes
Results
ResultA collection with the content of XML elements at the specified pathRobin.Collection

Special conditions of use

If XPath does not explicitly define a tag, we get a collection of the contents of tags that satisfy the specified XPath.

If a tagged element has daughter elements, the their contents are glued into a single string.

Example of use 

Task

Get the collection of elements with tag AUTHOR from the XML file Text.xml 

Solution

Use the "Load XML", "Get  elements XPath" actions.

Implementation

  1. Assemble a robot scheme with the actions:

  2. Set the "Load XML" action parameter.

  3. Set the "Get elements XPath" action parameters.


  4. Click "Start" in the top panel.

Result

The program robot completed successfully. The collection of the elements with tag AUTHOR was obtained.