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Binding XML Data from an XmlDataSource Control
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<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>Binding XML Data from an XmlDataSource Control</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:TreeView ID="bookView" Runat="server" DataSourceID="bookSource">
<DataBindings>
<asp:TreeNodeBinding ImageUrl="~/Images/openbook.gif" TextField="Title" DataMember="book"></asp:TreeNodeBinding>
<asp:TreeNodeBinding ImageUrl="~/Images/notepad.gif" TextField="name" DataMember="chapter"></asp:TreeNodeBinding>
</DataBindings>
</asp:TreeView>
<asp:XmlDataSource ID="bookSource" Runat="server" DataFile="~/Data.xml"
XPath="Data/genre[@name='Fiction']/book">
</asp:XmlDataSource>
</div>
</form>
XPath="Data/genre[@name='Fiction']/book"</body>
</html>
File: ~/Data.xml
<Data>
<genre name="Fiction">
<book ISBN="1" Title="title 1" Price="19.99" Discount="1.999">
<chapter num="1" name="Introduction">
Abstract...
</chapter>
<chapter num="2" name="Body">
Abstract...
</chapter>
<chapter num="3" name="Conclusion">
Abstract...
</chapter>
</book>
</genre>
<genre name="NonFiction">
<book ISBN="2" Title="title 2" Price="27.95" Discount="2.795">
<chapter num="1" name="Introduction">
Abstract...
</chapter>
<chapter num="2" name="Body">
Abstract...
</chapter>
<chapter num="3" name="Conclusion">
Abstract...
</chapter>
</book>
</genre>
</Data>
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