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Get XML Attribute Value by Path

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Demonstrates how to get an attribute value by path. AutoIt

Local $bSuccess = False

; The XML used in this example contains the following:
; This example will get the value of the "spay-neuter" attribute for each pig.

; <pig-rescue>
;   <herd name="Cathy">
; 	<species name="pot belly pig">
; 	    <animal>
; 	        <name>Molly II</name>
; 	        <birth>February, 1998</birth>
; 			<in-date>January, 2000</in-date>
; 			<from>Middle Ave.</from>
; 			<gender spay-neuter="yes">F</gender>
; 			<info>Molly came from a place where an old, ill man had too many animals.
; 	              	The animals were seldom fed and rats would eat the newborn piglets.
; 	             	 When Molly was found at one week old, she was the only piglet of 
; 	              	her siblings who did not get stepped on by a cow. She is a sweet, 
; 	              	friendly pig who likes to hang out on Cathy's porch on the lounge 
; 	              	pad.
; 			</info>
; 		</animal>
; 	    <animal>
; 			<name>Nigel</name>
; 			<birth>June, 1991</birth>
; 			<in-date>August, 1991</in-date>
; 			<from>Breeder</from>
; 			<gender spay-neuter="no">M</gender>
; 			<info>
; 			 	Nigel was the first pig and the reason for the rescue in the
; 			 	first place. He is 13 now and doing well, but takes a number 
; 				of medications, as you can see below.
; 			</info>
; 		</animal>		
; 	</species>
;   </herd>
; </pig-rescue>

$oXml = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Xml")
$bSuccess = $oXml.LoadXmlFile("qa_data/xml/twoPigs.xml")

; Use the ChilkatPath method to return the value of a particular attribute at a given path.
; A path ending with "(attributeName)" will return the value for the given attribute.
Local $sPath = "herd|species|animal[0]|gender|(spay-neuter)"
Local $sAttrValue = $oXml.ChilkatPath($sPath)
ConsoleWrite("1st pig spay-neuter: " & $sAttrValue & @CRLF)

$sPath = "herd|species|animal[1]|gender|(spay-neuter)"
$sAttrValue = $oXml.ChilkatPath($sPath)
ConsoleWrite("2nd pig spay-neuter: " & $sAttrValue & @CRLF)

; We could also do it like this:
$sPath = "herd|species|animal[i]|gender|(spay-neuter)"
Local $i = 0
While $i < $oXml.NumChildrenAt("herd|species")
    $oXml.I = $i
    ConsoleWrite("spay-neuter for pig number " & ($i + 1) & ": " & $oXml.ChilkatPath($sPath) & @CRLF)
    $i = $i + 1
Wend