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CustomXMLPart.SelectSingleNode Method

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Office Developer Reference

Selects a single node within a custom XML part matching an XPath expression.

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References to DTDs from custom XML parts are not supported. DTD references in custom XML parts will not resolve, and custom XML parts containing DTD references generate an exception when an attempt is made to save the file's content to a flat XML file.

Syntax

expression.SelectSingleNode(XPath)

expression   An expression that returns a CustomXMLPart object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
XPath Required String Contains an XPath expression.

Return Value
CustomXMLNode

Example
The following example demonstrates adding a custom XML part, selecting a part with a namespace URI, and then selecting a node within that part that matches an XPath expression.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Dim cxp1 As CustomXMLPart
Dim cxn As CustomXMLNode

' Add a custom xml part.
ActiveDocument.CustomXMLParts.Add "<supplier>"


' Return the first custom xml part with the given namespace.
Set cxp1 = ActiveDocument.CustomXMLParts("urn:invoice:namespace")


' Get a node using XPath.

Set cxn = cxp1(1).SelectSingleNode("//*[@supplierID = 1]")

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