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Programmatically Creating an XmlDataSource Control
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<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<script runat="server">
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
XmlDataSource bookSource = new XmlDataSource();
bookSource.DataFile = "~/Data.xml";
bookSource.XPath = "Data/genre[@name ='Fiction']/book";
bookView.DataSource = bookSource;
bookView.DataBind();
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Programmatically Creating an XmlDataSource Control</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:GridView ID="bookView" Runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False">
<Columns>
<asp:BoundField HeaderText="ISBN" DataField="ISBN" SortExpression="ISBN"></asp:BoundField>
<asp:BoundField HeaderText="Title" DataField="Title" SortExpression="Title"></asp:BoundField>
<asp:BoundField HeaderText="Price" DataField="Price" SortExpression="Price"></asp:BoundField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
</div>
</form>
</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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