[CS5.5:JS] - evaluateXPathExpression not working - Reg.

dear all,

 

i'm working in below code, return "zero" only.

 

 

//================== code====================//

var mydoc = app.activedocument;

var rootelement = mydoc.xmlelements.item(0);

var linkelementlist = rootelement.evaluatexpathexpression("//chapter/sections/section");

$.writeln(linkelementlist.length);

 

//==================== end : code====================//

 

i'm collection "section" nodes, throws "zero" [undefind]...

 

 

does know proper syntax use this?, please kindly , advance thanks...

 

 

thanks & regards

t.r.harihara sudhan

hi hari,

 

please try below modified js code. working fine.

 

 

var mydoc = app.activedocument; var rootelement = mydoc.xmlelements.item('chapter'); var linkelementlist = rootelement.evaluatexpathexpression("//sections/section"); $.writeln(linkelementlist.length); 

 

thx,

csm_phil

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