如何使用Linq获取XML元素的值,即使是空的

时间:2010-05-13 10:06:50

标签: asp.net vb.net linq linq-to-xml

请原谅我的愚蠢,我倾向于发现遍历的XML过于复杂。

我在VB中使用ASP.NET。

我有一份XML文档,其中包含我公司员工的所有详细信息......

<staff>
    <staffName>Test Staff</staffName>
    <staffTitle>Slave</staffTitle>
    <staffDepartmentName>Finance</staffDepartmentName>
    <staffOffice>London</staffOffice>
    <staffEmail>t.staff@company.co.uk</staffEmail>
    <staffPhone>0207 123 456</staffPhone>
    <staffNotes>Working hours Mon to Thurs 9.15 - 5.15</staffNotes>
    <staffBio></staffBio>
</staff>

正如您所看到的,某些节点并不总是包含任何员工的数据;只有董事才有传记。

我访问像这样的值......

For Each staff In ( _
    From matches In myXMLFile.Descendants("staff").Descendants("staffName") _
        Where matches.Nodes(0).ToString.ToLower.Contains(LCase(search)) _
        Order By matches.Value _
        Select matches)
    staffName = staff.Descendants("staffName").Nodes(0).ToString)
    staffTitle = staff.Descendants("staffTitle").Nodes(0).ToString)
    staffOffice = staff.Descendants("staffOffice").Nodes(0).ToString)
    staffEmail = staff.Descendants("staffEmail").Nodes(0).ToString)
    staffPhone = staff.Descendants("staffPhone").Nodes(0).ToString)
    staffNotes = staff.Descendants("staffNotes").Nodes(0).ToString)
    staffBio = staff.Descendants("staffBio").Nodes(0).ToString)

    ' Do something with that data...
Next

一旦它到达staffBio,我得到一个错误,说“对象引用未设置为对象的实例”。显然是因为该节点不存在。

我的问题是如何将值分配给变量,即使它是空的而不必在每次分配之前进行条件检查?

2 个答案:

答案 0 :(得分:4)

首先,myXMLFile.Descendants("staff").Descendants("staffName")是多余的。后代返回XDocumentXElement中任何级别的所有元素。因此,myXMLFile.Descendants("staffName")会得到相同的结果。

其次,你可以像这样使用Element属性和Value属性:

staffBio = staff.Element("staffBio").Value

staff只有一个staffBio元素,因此无需使用Descendants属性。 Value是一个字符串,因此您无需致电Value.ToString。如果元素为空,则Value将返回一个空字符串,这正是您要查找的内容!

第三,在VB.NET中有一个更好的(我相信更直接)的方式。这是一个控制台应用程序,演示了我将如何做到这一点:

Module Module1

Sub Main()
    Dim myXMLFile = <allStaff>
                        <staff>
                            <staffName>Test Staff</staffName>
                            <staffTitle>Slave</staffTitle>
                            <staffDepartmentName>Finance</staffDepartmentName>
                            <staffOffice>London</staffOffice>
                            <staffEmail>t.staff@battens.co.uk</staffEmail>
                            <staffPhone>0207 123 456</staffPhone>
                            <staffNotes>Working hours Mon to Thurs 9.15 - 5.15</staffNotes>
                            <staffBio></staffBio>
                        </staff>
                        <staff>
                            <staffName>Other Staff</staffName>
                            <staffTitle>Master</staffTitle>
                            <staffDepartmentName>IT</staffDepartmentName>
                            <staffOffice>Oxford</staffOffice>
                            <staffEmail>o.staff@battens.co.uk</staffEmail>
                            <staffPhone>0207 123 789</staffPhone>
                            <staffNotes></staffNotes>
                            <staffBio>Some guy.</staffBio>
                        </staff>
                    </allStaff>

    Dim search = "Test"

    Dim searchQuery = From staff In myXMLFile...<staff> _
                      Where staff.<staffName>.Value.Contains(search) _
                      Select si = New StaffInfo With {.Name = staff.<staffName>.Value, _
                                                      .Title = staff.<staffTitle>.Value, _
                                                      .Department = staff.<staffDepartmentName>.Value, _
                                                      .Office = staff.<staffOffice>.Value, _
                                                      .Email = staff.<staffEmail>.Value, _
                                                      .Phone = staff.<staffPhone>.Value, _
                                                      .Notes = staff.<staffNotes>.Value, _
                                                      .Bio = staff.<staffBio>.Value}

    For Each staff In searchQuery
        Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}", staff.Name)
        Console.WriteLine("Title: {0}", staff.Title)
        Console.WriteLine("Department: {0}", staff.Department)
        Console.WriteLine("Office: {0}", staff.Office)
        Console.WriteLine("Email: {0}", staff.Email)
        Console.WriteLine("Phone: {0}", staff.Phone)
        Console.WriteLine("Notes: {0}", staff.Notes)
        Console.WriteLine("Bio: {0}", staff.Bio)
        Console.WriteLine()
    Next

    Console.ReadLine()

End Sub

Private Class StaffInfo

    Private _name As String
    Public Property Name() As String
        Get
            Return _name
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _name = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Private _title As String
    Public Property Title() As String
        Get
            Return _title
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _title = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Private _department As String
    Public Property Department() As String
        Get
            Return _department
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _department = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Private _office As String
    Public Property Office() As String
        Get
            Return _office
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _office = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Private _email As String
    Public Property Email() As String
        Get
            Return _email
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _email = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Private _phone As String
    Public Property Phone() As String
        Get
            Return _phone
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _phone = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Private _notes As String
    Public Property Notes() As String
        Get
            Return _notes
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _notes = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Private _bio As String
    Public Property Bio() As String
        Get
            Return _bio
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _bio = value
        End Set
    End Property

End Class

End Module

如果您有XML的架构(.xsd文件),那么您可以将对该xmlns的引用导入VB源文件,这将为您提供用于编写​​LINQ to XML查询的智能感知。

编辑:创建架构的一种快捷方法是在Visual Studio中打开XML文件,然后从XML菜单中选择Create Schema。)

有关详细信息和帮助,请查看"How Do I" video series on LINQ by Beth Massi

答案 1 :(得分:0)

好吧,想想这是怎么做的。

...
staffBio = staff.Descendants("staffBio").ElementAtOrDefault(0).Value.ToString)
...

使用.ElementAtOrDefault(0)代替.Nodes(0)只返回“”,如果它为空,或<staffBio>whatever</staffBio>如果不为。

.Value只返回标签的内容,如上例中的“what”。

这是对的吗?任何人都可以看到这个问题吗?