Windows 8 RT: using System.Xml.XPath

Question

In my Windows Store App project, I put in a "using System.Xml.XPath" statement. Even though I've added System.Xml to my project referenes, I still get the following compile error:

The type or namespace name 'XPath' does not exist in the namespace 'System.Xml' (are you missing an assembly reference?)

Any suggestions on how to get XPath to compile?

Thanks...

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Randy

Answer 1

System.Xml.XPath is not available to Windows Store apps. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh454055.aspx

I strongly suggest you read the .NET for Windows Store apps overview as it addresses many of the issues you've been stick on.

You can use XPath syntax in many of use the XMLDocument methods Bret pointed you at the other day.

Also check out Visual Studio's Object Browser to see which classes and methods are available in your solution.

--Rob

Answer 2

Thanks, as always, for the helpful response.

I wanted to print this out to read it, and I only have a printer hooked up to a separate machine. I googled the exact title and got many hits, but none of them were the document you referenced. It was no big deal to type in the URL. Still, I would never have found this without your pointer.

Marked as answer. Thanks again!

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Randy