Retrieve Specific Nodes When They Contain an xmlns Namespace Parameter

Expertise: Beginner
Language: XML

June 14, 2004

Retrieve Specific Nodes When They Contain an xmlns Namespace Parameter

When an XML file contains a xmlns parameter, you can't use simple SelectSingleNode to retrieve a specific node. Take the following code, for example:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<OfferSheetXML xmlns="http://localhost/OfferSheetSchema.xsd" >
<Offer>
<OfferSheetId>31</OfferSheetId>
</Offer>
</OfferSheetXML>

Now, try to run the following code with the above XML:


<%@ Import Namespace="System.Xml"%>
<%@ Page Language="C#" Debug="true"%>
<script runat="server">
void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
xmlDoc.Load(Server.MapPath("temp.xml"));
XmlNode node = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode("//OfferSheetXML");
Response.Write ("Node Name : " + node.Name);
}
</script>

















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