XML File - Condition XML

• Enter an XPath expression that matches the nodes you want to remove.
• All nodes matched by this selector will be deleted from the XML document.
• You can use namespace prefixes defined in the Namespace Mappings property.

Examples:

• //chapter[@draft='true'] (removes all <chapter> elements with a draft="true" attribute)
• //ns:section (removes all <section> elements in the ns namespace)

The 'NamespaceMappings' property allows you to define XML namespace prefixes for use in your XPath expressions when conditioning an XML file.

• Specify one or more namespace prefix-to-URI mappings, one per line, in the format: prefix=namespaceURI
• Prefixes defined here can be referenced in the 'Removal Selector' XPath (e.g., ns:chapter).
• If left blank, no namespace prefixes will be available, and only elements in no namespace can be matched.

Example:

• In your XPath, you can then use ns:chapter or xlink:href to match elements and attributes in those namespaces.

Usage Notes

• Namespace mappings are required when your XML uses namespaces and your XPath needs to match elements or attributes with a prefix.
• The prefix you define here must match the prefix used in your XPath expressions.
• For more information, see XML Namespaces and XPath.

Can be one of the following values: