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  • Luke 110 posts 256 karma points
    Aug 14, 2015 @ 07:35
    Luke
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    Drop Down List Data Type and Content By XPath

    Hi All,

    I have a property on my document that is a Dropdown List I am trying to work out how to get content by XPath with either the value or id of an item.

    For Example

    var docs = Umbraco.TypedContentAtXPath("//NewsItem[@newsType = 83");

    Or

    ar docs = Umbraco.TypedContentAtXPath("//NewsItem[@newsType = General");

    Best Regards, L

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  • Lars-Erik Aabech 350 posts 1102 karma points MVP 8x c-trib
    Aug 14, 2015 @ 10:36
    Lars-Erik Aabech
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    I'm pretty sure your newsType value isn't an attribute (prefixed with @), but an element. In which case it would be 

    //NewsItem[newsType=83]

    or 

    //NewsItem[newsType='General']

    (Notice the single quotes when comparing strings)

    I recommend installing the XPath navigator extension to Visual Studio if you're using VS. You can search by xpath in /App_Data/umbraco.config. It makes it a breeze finding the correct xpath expression.

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  • Luke 110 posts 256 karma points
    Aug 14, 2015 @ 13:16
    Luke
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    Hi Lars,

    I had put the @ in the post but it was not part of my code. It was because of the single quotes - thank you kindly.

    And thank you for the VS plugin link.

    And just so people know - it is the text string that you use not the id.

    Regards, L

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