You did not assign it to anything. Try this:
var elementsList:XML=<nodes> <node id="d"> <node id="d1"> <node id="hello"> </node> </node> </node> </nodes>; var newList:XMLList = elementsList..node.(@id=="hello"); trace(newList.toXMLString()); //<node id="hello"/> On Apr 18, 2016, at 11:54 PM, mark goldin <[email protected]> wrote: > var elementsList:XML=<nodes> > <node id="d"> > <node id="d1"> > <node id="hello"> > </node> > </node> > </node> > </nodes>; > > elementsList..node.(@id=="hello") // Fails with the error > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 3:51 PM Harbs <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Please post some more complete code. >> >> On Apr 18, 2016, at 11:33 PM, mark goldin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This command: >>> elementsList.node.(@id=="hello") fails with the error. >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 3:29 PM OmPrakash Muppirala < >> [email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> XML..Boos.(attribute(@ID == 298) >>>> >>>> should be: >>>> >>>> XML..Books.(attribute(@ID == '298') >>>> >>>> If you give a simple example, we can figure this out quickly. This is >>>> pretty basic stuff. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 1:25 PM, mark goldin <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes, that's what I am trying: >>>>> XML..Boos.(attribute(@ID == 298) // fails with No such variable: @ID >>>>> XML..Boos.(attribute("ID") == 298) // doesn't fail, returns empty. >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 3:23 PM OmPrakash Muppirala < >>>> [email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 12:02 PM, mark goldin <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> No such variable: @ID >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> That is the notation to reference an attribute. If you have an >>>>> attribute >>>>>> called ID, you need to use @ID in your search expression. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 2:00 PM mark goldin <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I am also trying this: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> var elementsList:XML=<nodes> >>>>>>>> <node id="d"> >>>>>>>> <node id="hello"/> >>>>>>>> <node id="d1"> >>>>>>>> <node id="hello"> >>>>>>>> </node> >>>>>>>> </node> >>>>>>>> </node></nodes>; >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> var xl:XMLList=elementsList..*.(@id=="hello"); >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I am getting an error: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> No such variable @id >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 1:55 PM mark goldin <[email protected] >>>>> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I am trying and it's not returning anything >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 1:40 PM mark goldin < >>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I was thinking about something like this: >>>>>>>>>> _myListXML.Books.(attribute('ID') == '298') >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Which should give me: >>>>>>>>>> <Books ID="298"> >>>>>>>>>> <book/> >>>>>>>>>> ..... >>>>>>>>>> <Books/> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> That way I can get either all books as you are showing or just a >>>>>> given >>>>>>>>>> books id. >>>>>>>>>> Is that possible? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 12:50 PM Harbs <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> var myXMLList:XMLList = myXml..Book; >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 18, 2016, at 7:50 PM, mark goldin <[email protected] >>>>> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> var myXml:XML = >>>>>>>>>>>> <parent> >>>>>>>>>>>> <Books> >>>>>>>>>>>> <Book name="something1" /> >>>>>>>>>>>> <Books> >>>>>>>>>>>> <Book name="something1" /> >>>>>>>>>>>> <someotherelements/> >>>>>>>>>>>> <Book name="something2" /> >>>>>>>>>>>> <Book name="something3" /> >>>>>>>>>>>> </Books> >>>>>>>>>>>> <Book name="something2" /> >>>>>>>>>>>> <Book name="something3" /> >>>>>>>>>>>> <someotherelements/> >>>>>>>>>>>> </Books> >>>>>>>>>>>> <someotherelements/> >>>>>>>>>>>> </parent>; >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> My point is that <Book> element can be at any level and as >>>> deep. >>>>>> And >>>>>>>>>>> it is >>>>>>>>>>>> an element. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 11:46 AM Alex Harui <[email protected] >>>>> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Show some example XML. It matters if Book is an element or >>>>>>>>>>> attribute. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> -Alex >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 4/18/16, 9:36 AM, "mark goldin" <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, not exactly. I want to say: for all elements that have a >>>>>> name >>>>>>>>>>> 'Book' >>>>>>>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>>>>>>> any level give me its someproperty value. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 11:32 AM Kessler CTR Mark J < >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You mean like using dot notation and walking down the nodes >>>>> or >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> filtering? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I use somethings similar with some e4x / >>>>> xmllistcollections. I >>>>>>>>>>> just >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> typed >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this off the top of my head so it might need to be checked. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> var myXml:XML = >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <parent> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <Books> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <Book name="something1" /> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <Book name="something2" /> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <Book name="something3" /> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> </Books> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <Magazines> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <Magazine someproperty="item1" /> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <Magazine someproperty="item1" /> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <Magazine someproperty="item2" /> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <Magazine someproperty="item2" /> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> </Magazines> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> </parent>; >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> List of books: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> myXml.Books.Book; >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> List of magazines: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> myXml.Magazines.Magazine; >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Match specific items (returns 2 item1 rows): >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> myXml.Magazines.Magazine.(@ someproperty == "item1"); >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -Mark >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: mark goldin [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 12:02 PM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: users >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Filtering XML doc >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have a nested XML and I want to select only these >>>> elements >>>>>> from >>>>>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have a specific name at any level. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How can I do that? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> >>
