XmlNode.SelectSingleNode syntax to search within a node in C#

Question

I want to limit my search for a child node to be within the current node I am on. For example, I have the following code:

XmlNodeList myNodes = xmlDoc.Docum         


        

Answer 1

Actually, the problem relates to XPath. XPath syntax // means you select nodes in the document from the current node that match the selection no matter where they are

so all you need is to change it to

myNode.SelectSingleNode(".LastName")

Answer 2

A leading // always starts at the root of the document; use .// to start at the current node and search just its descendants:

XmlNode lastnameNode = myNode.SelectSingleNode(".//LastName");