Using namespace in XPath query in ASP.net 2

[bananasbananas]

I'm trying to use the following query :

//esd:ControlledList/esd:Item[@Id='1']

but it doesn't work.

I'm a noob in XML so it might be my query is wrong.

I've read I can use something like this:

//[local-name()='ControlledList' and namespace-uri='

http://www.esd.org.uk/standards'

]/[local-name()='Item' and namespace-uri='

http://www.esd.org.uk/standards'

and @Id='1']

but it doesnt work.

What am i doing wrong?

My XML tree is as such:

<ControlledList>
<Item>
<Name>
</Item>
</ControlledList>

 

[tsuji]

The first one formally is a valid xpath. The second is not (something is missing there). It depends where and how you defined the namespace. Maybe you should therefore ask instead in the .net forum so that you feel less reluctant in posting more specific setup.

http://tek-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=855

We are not here to pass a test to in order to qualify in answering your questions. Besides, asp.net is asp.net and there is nothing more appropriate to ask there.