I’m having an issue trying to build an Xpath expression to select all the “field” nodes “name” value attribute.
I already tried: //field[@name] but it returns no matches.
The sample results I need from the XML document are: currentDate, trulyYours, claimant, dateOfLoss etc…
Thank you for your help.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?xfa generator="AdobeLiveCycleDesignerES_V9.0.0.2.20101008.1.734229" APIVersion="3.1.20001.0"?>
<xdp:xdp xmlns:xdp="http://ns.adobe.com/xdp/" timeStamp="2012-01-23T17:23:59Z" uuid="594e6d9b-2319-4fdb-b490-4d7655e56aa0">
<template xmlns="http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.4/">
<?formServer defaultPDFRenderFormat acrobat7.0.5static?>
<subform name="form1" locale="en_US" layout="tb">
<pageSet>
<pageArea>
<contentArea name="ContentArea1" x="0pt" y="0pt" w="612pt" h="792pt"/>
<medium short="612pt" long="792pt" stock="custom"/>
</pageArea>
</pageSet>
<subform name="DynamicFragment">
<bind match="none"/>
<field name="currentDate" y="0mm" x="0.86mm" w="62mm" h="0.229167in" access="readOnly">
<ui>
<textEdit>
<border hand="right" presence="hidden">
<?templateDesigner StyleID aped0?></border>
<margin/>
</textEdit>
</ui>
<font typeface="Myriad Pro"/>
<para vAlign="middle"/>
<?PDF_OBJR TextField1[3]?>
<bind match="global"/>
</field>
<field name="trulyYours" y="129.578mm" w="62mm" h="0.229167in" access="readOnly">
<ui>
<textEdit>
<border hand="right" presence="hidden">
<?templateDesigner StyleID aped0?></border>
<margin/>
</textEdit>
</ui>
<font typeface="Myriad Pro"/>
<para vAlign="middle"/>
<?PDF_FIELD_ID 30003?>
<?PDF_OBJR TextField1[3]?>
<bind match="global"/>
</field>
<field name="claimant" y="47.624mm" x="46.135mm" w="62mm" h="0.229167in" access="readOnly">
<ui>
<textEdit>
<border hand="right" presence="hidden">
<?templateDesigner StyleID aped0?></border>
<margin/>
</textEdit>
</ui>
<font typeface="Myriad Pro"/>
<para vAlign="middle"/>
<?PDF_FIELD_ID 30003?>
<?PDF_OBJR TextField1[3]?>
<bind match="global"/>
</field>
<field name="ourInsured" y="42.618mm" x="46.135mm" w="62mm" h="0.229167in" access="readOnly">
<ui>
<textEdit>
<border hand="right" presence="hidden">
<?templateDesigner StyleID aped0?></border>
<margin/>
</textEdit>
</ui>
<font typeface="Myriad Pro"/>
<para vAlign="middle"/>
<?PDF_FIELD_ID 30002?>
<?PDF_OBJR TextField1[2]?>
<bind match="global"/>
</field>
<field name="dateOfLoss" y="37.127mm" x="46.135mm" w="62mm" h="0.229167in" access="readOnly">
<ui>
<textEdit>
<border hand="right" presence="hidden">
<?templateDesigner StyleID aped0?></border>
<margin/>
</textEdit>
</ui>
<font typeface="Myriad Pro"/>
<para vAlign="middle"/>
<?PDF_FIELD_ID 30001?>
<?PDF_OBJR TextField1[1]?>
<bind match="global"/>
</field>
<field name="ourClaimNumber" y="32.132mm" x="46.153mm" w="62mm" h="0.229167in" access="readOnly">
<ui>
<textEdit>
<border hand="right" presence="hidden">
<?templateDesigner StyleID aped0?></border>
<margin/>
</textEdit>
</ui>
<font typeface="Myriad Pro"/>
<para vAlign="middle"/>
<?PDF_FIELD_ID 30001?>
<?PDF_OBJR TextField1[0]?>
<bind match="global"/>
</field>
<traversal>
<traverse operation="first" ref="currentDate[0]"/>
</traversal>
<?templateDesigner isFragment yes?>
<?templateDesigner fragmentTitle 3016DynamicFragment?></subform>
</subform>
<?templateDesigner FormTargetVersion 24?>
<?templateDesigner Zoom 89?>
<?templateDesigner Rulers horizontal:1, vertical:1, guidelines:1, crosshairs:0?></template>
<config xmlns="http://www.xfa.org/schema/xci/1.0/">
<agent name="designer">
<!-- [0..n] -->
<destination>pdf</destination>
<pdf>
<!-- [0..n] -->
<fontInfo/>
</pdf>
</agent>
<present>
<!-- [0..n] -->
<destination>pdf</destination>
<pdf>
<!-- [0..n] -->
<fontInfo/>
<version>1.65</version>
</pdf>
<xdp>
<packets>*</packets>
</xdp>
</present>
</config>
<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/" x:xmptk="Adobe XMP Core 4.2.1-c043 52.437709, 2010/08/04-17:30:07 ">
<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
<rdf:Description xmlns:xmp="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/" rdf:about="">
<xmp:MetadataDate>2012-01-23T17:23:59Z</xmp:MetadataDate>
<xmp:CreatorTool>Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES 9.0</xmp:CreatorTool>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description xmlns:pdf="http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/" rdf:about="">
<pdf:Producer>Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES 9.0</pdf:Producer>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description xmlns:xmpMM="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/" rdf:about="">
<xmpMM:DocumentID>uuid:594e6d9b-2319-4fdb-b490-4d7655e56aa0</xmpMM:DocumentID>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description xmlns:lcd="http://ns.adobe.com/livecycle/designer/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" rdf:about="">
<lcd:fragmentCatalog>
<rdf:Seq>
<rdf:li rdf:parseType="Resource">
<dc:title>
<rdf:Alt>
<rdf:li xml:lang="x-default">3016DynamicFragment</rdf:li>
</rdf:Alt>
</dc:title>
<dc:description>
<rdf:Alt>
<rdf:li xml:lang="x-default"/>
</rdf:Alt>
</dc:description>
<dc:identifier>$template.form1.DynamicFragment</dc:identifier>
<lcd:fragmentRole>Subform</lcd:fragmentRole>
</rdf:li>
</rdf:Seq>
</lcd:fragmentCatalog>
</rdf:Description>
</rdf:RDF>
</x:xmpmeta>
<localeSet xmlns="http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-locale-set/2.1/">
<locale name="en_US" desc="English (United States)">
<calendarSymbols name="gregorian">
<monthNames>
<month>January</month>
<month>February</month>
<month>March</month>
<month>April</month>
<month>May</month>
<month>June</month>
<month>July</month>
<month>August</month>
<month>September</month>
<month>October</month>
<month>November</month>
<month>December</month>
</monthNames>
<monthNames abbr="1">
<month>Jan</month>
<month>Feb</month>
<month>Mar</month>
<month>Apr</month>
<month>May</month>
<month>Jun</month>
<month>Jul</month>
<month>Aug</month>
<month>Sep</month>
<month>Oct</month>
<month>Nov</month>
<month>Dec</month>
</monthNames>
<dayNames>
<day>Sunday</day>
<day>Monday</day>
<day>Tuesday</day>
<day>Wednesday</day>
<day>Thursday</day>
<day>Friday</day>
<day>Saturday</day>
</dayNames>
<dayNames abbr="1">
<day>Sun</day>
<day>Mon</day>
<day>Tue</day>
<day>Wed</day>
<day>Thu</day>
<day>Fri</day>
<day>Sat</day>
</dayNames>
<meridiemNames>
<meridiem>AM</meridiem>
<meridiem>PM</meridiem>
</meridiemNames>
<eraNames>
<era>BC</era>
<era>AD</era>
</eraNames>
</calendarSymbols>
<datePatterns>
<datePattern name="full">EEEE, MMMM D, YYYY</datePattern>
<datePattern name="long">MMMM D, YYYY</datePattern>
<datePattern name="med">MMM D, YYYY</datePattern>
<datePattern name="short">M/D/YY</datePattern>
</datePatterns>
<timePatterns>
<timePattern name="full">h:MM:SS A Z</timePattern>
<timePattern name="long">h:MM:SS A Z</timePattern>
<timePattern name="med">h:MM:SS A</timePattern>
<timePattern name="short">h:MM A</timePattern>
</timePatterns>
<dateTimeSymbols>GyMdkHmsSEDFwWahKzZ</dateTimeSymbols>
<numberPatterns>
<numberPattern name="numeric">z,zz9.zzz</numberPattern>
<numberPattern name="currency">$z,zz9.99|($z,zz9.99)</numberPattern>
<numberPattern name="percent">z,zz9%</numberPattern>
</numberPatterns>
<numberSymbols>
<numberSymbol name="decimal">.</numberSymbol>
<numberSymbol name="grouping">,</numberSymbol>
<numberSymbol name="percent">%</numberSymbol>
<numberSymbol name="minus">-</numberSymbol>
<numberSymbol name="zero">0</numberSymbol>
</numberSymbols>
<currencySymbols>
<currencySymbol name="symbol">$</currencySymbol>
<currencySymbol name="isoname">USD</currencySymbol>
<currencySymbol name="decimal">.</currencySymbol>
</currencySymbols>
<typefaces>
<typeface name="Myriad Pro"/>
<typeface name="Minion Pro"/>
<typeface name="Courier Std"/>
<typeface name="Adobe Pi Std"/>
<typeface name="Adobe Hebrew"/>
<typeface name="Adobe Arabic"/>
<typeface name="Adobe Thai"/>
<typeface name="Kozuka Gothic Pro-VI M"/>
<typeface name="Kozuka Mincho Pro-VI R"/>
<typeface name="Adobe Ming Std L"/>
<typeface name="Adobe Song Std L"/>
<typeface name="Adobe Myungjo Std M"/>
</typefaces>
</locale>
</localeSet></xdp:xdp>
The expression you’ve shown —
//field[@name]— selects allfieldelements that have anameattribute. What you need to do is select the attribute itself. Like this:Regarding namespaces: Your target nodes are found in the
http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.4/namespace. Any XPath expression must take this into account with the following steps:Register the namespace to a prefix with your XPath engine. How this is done depends on the host language you’re using to evaluate the expression. In Java, for example, this is done by creating a
javax.xml.namespace.NamespaceContextthat gets registered with thejavax.xml.xpath.XPathinstance.Use the prefix you registered in step 1) to query elements in the target namespace. So, for example, if you were to register
http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.4/with the prefixxfa, then you’d write the expression like this:Namespace-agnostic solution: It is possible (but not necessarily recommended) to select the target nodes without accounting for namespaces with the following expression: