<xmlpeek> Task

Extracts text from an XML file at the location specified by an XPath expression.

If the XPath expression specifies multiple nodes the node index is used to determine which of the nodes' text is returned.

Parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
file	file	The name of the file that contains the XML document that is going to be peeked at.	True
property	string	The property that receives the text representation of the XML inside the node returned from the XPath expression.	True
xpath	string	The XPath expression used to select which node to read.	True
nodeindex	int	The index of the node that gets its text returned when the query returns multiple nodes.	False
failonerror	bool	Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true.	False
if	bool	If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true.	False
unless	bool	Opposite of `if`. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false.	False
verbose	bool	Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false.	False

Nested Elements:

Namespace definitions to resolve prefixes in the XPath expression.

Represents an XML namespace.

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
prefix	string	The prefix to associate with the namespace.	True
uri	string	The associated XML namespace URI.	True
if	bool	Indicates if the namespace should be added to the XmlNamespaceManager. If true then the namespace will be added; otherwise, skipped. The default is true.	False
unless	bool	Indicates if the namespace should not be added to the XmlNamespaceManager. list. If false then the parameter will be added; otherwise, skipped. The default is false.	False

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