Launching the XPath Helper

When you open an XML file in the XML editor, an XML menu is shown in the Software AG Designer menu bar.

Note:

In some cases, there might be different ways of launching the XPath Helper. Depending on the context you launch it in you can use the Input document field to select a different XML document.

To launch the XPath Helper

Do one of the following:

Open an XML document in the XML Editor, and from the XML menu, choose XPath Helper.

Or select the XML document in the Project Explorer view, invoke the context menu and then choose XML > XPath Helper.

The XPath Helper dialog is shown in both cases. The content of the current XML document is shown in the left pane in the form of a tree, consisting of XML elements and their values.

The path to the current XML document is shown in the Input document field. If you want, you can also select a different XML document using this field.

Note:

In some cases, you might not be able to use the Input document field, as its accessibility depends on the context in which you launch the XPath Helper.