CompositeNodeSelectSingleNode Method

Selects the first Node that matches the XPath expression.

Namespace:  Aspose.Words
Assembly:  Aspose.Words (in Aspose.Words.dll) Version: 20.3
Syntax
public Node SelectSingleNode(
	string xpath
)

Parameters

xpath
Type: SystemString
The XPath expression.

Return Value

Type: Node
The first Node that matches the XPath query or null if no matching node is found.
Remarks

Only expressions with element names are supported at the moment. Expressions that use attribute names are not supported.

Examples
Shows how to select certain nodes by using an XPath expression.
Document doc = new Document(MyDir + "Tables.docx");

// This expression will extract all paragraph nodes which are descendants of any table node in the document
// This will return any paragraphs which are in a table
NodeList nodeList = doc.SelectNodes("//Table//Paragraph");

// Iterate through the list with an enumerator and print the contents of every paragraph in each cell of the table
int index = 0;
using (IEnumerator<Node> e = nodeList.GetEnumerator())
{
    while (e.MoveNext())
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Table paragraph index {index++}, contents: \"{e.Current.GetText().Trim()}\"");
    }
}

// This expression will select any paragraphs that are direct children of any body node in the document
nodeList = doc.SelectNodes("//Body/Paragraph");

// We can treat the list as an array too
Assert.AreEqual(4, nodeList.ToArray().Length);

// Use SelectSingleNode to select the first result of the same expression as above
Node node = doc.SelectSingleNode("//Body/Paragraph");
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