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xpathsnippet() Function
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Function

xpathsnippet( snippet, expression, prefix )

This function finds information in an XML document provided as Text.

Parameters

Keyword Type Description

snippet

Text

An XML Snippet or an XML Document URL.

expression

Text

The XPath Expression to evaluate.

prefix

Text

Prefix used if the XML document has a default namespace.

Returns

Text Array

Usage considerations

The prefix value must be in your XPath expression and has a default value of ns.

The function supports XPath 1.0 queries.

Examples

You can copy and paste these examples into the Expression Rule Designer to see how this works.

xpathsnippet(pv!theWeather, "//Temperature")&" degrees under "&xpathsnippet(pv!theWeather, "//SkyConditions")&" skies in "&pv!city returns 67 degrees under partly cloudy skies in Washington D.C.

xpathsnippet("<name>John Smith</name>", "//name/text()") returns John Smith

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xpathsnippet() Function

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