OfficeCustomXmlPart.CustomXmlPartDocument Property
Provides access to an XML document of the current custom XML part.
Namespace: DevExpress.Office
Assembly: DevExpress.Office.v24.1.Core.dll
NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Office.Core, DevExpress.Win.Navigation
Declaration
Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| XmlDocument | An XML document. |
Remarks
Use the CustomXmlPartDocument property to obtain and modify an XML document stored as a custom XML part in a workbook or text document.
Access a Custom XML Part of a DOCX Document
The example below shows how to retrieve employee names from a custom XML document stored in a DOCX file.
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;
using System.Xml;
// ...
using (RichEditDocumentServer wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer())
{
Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
// Load a document.
document.LoadDocument("Documents\\CustomXmlParts.docx");
// Access a custom XML file stored in the document.
XmlDocument xmlDoc = document.CustomXmlParts[0].CustomXmlPartDocument;
// Retrieve employee names from the XML file and display them in the document.
XmlNodeList nameList = xmlDoc.GetElementsByTagName("Name");
document.AppendText("Employee list:");
foreach (XmlNode name in nameList)
{
document.AppendText("\r\n \u00B7 " + name.InnerText);
}
}
Access a Custom XML Part of an XLSX Document
The example below shows how to use XPath to retrieve information from a workbook’s custom XML part.
using DevExpress.Spreadsheet;
using System.Xml;
// ...
using (Workbook workbook = new Workbook())
{
// Load a document.
workbook.LoadDocument("Documents\\CustomXml.xlsx");
// Access a custom XML file stored in the document.
XmlDocument xmlDoc = workbook.CustomXmlParts[0].CustomXmlPartDocument;
// Retrieve a reference to a fish that belongs to a specific category.
XmlNamespaceManager nsmgr = new XmlNamespaceManager(xmlDoc.NameTable);
string xPathString = "//Fish[Category='Cod']/ScientificClassification/Reference";
XmlNode xmlNode = xmlDoc.DocumentElement.SelectSingleNode(xPathString, nsmgr);
string hLink = xmlNode.InnerText;
// Display the obtained value in a cell as a hyperlink.
workbook.Worksheets[0].Hyperlinks.Add(workbook.Worksheets[0].Cells["A2"], hLink, true);
}
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