有时需要查找具有特定属性的所有元素。 您并不关心属性的内容, 而是根据属性是否存在进行选择。
XPath 表达式为:
./*[@Select]
示例
下面的代码选择具有 Select 属性的所有元素。
XElement doc = XElement.Parse(
@"<Root>
    <Child1>1</Child1>
    <Child2 Select='true'>2</Child2>
    <Child3>3</Child3>
    <Child4 Select='true'>4</Child4>
    <Child5>5</Child5>
</Root>");
// LINQ to XML query
IEnumerable<XElement> list1 =
    from el in doc.Elements()
    where el.Attribute("Select") != null
    select el;
// XPath expression
IEnumerable<XElement> list2 =
    ((IEnumerable)doc.XPathEvaluate("./*[@Select]")).Cast<XElement>();
if (list1.Count() == list2.Count() &&
        list1.Intersect(list2).Count() == list1.Count())
    Console.WriteLine("Results are identical");
else
    Console.WriteLine("Results differ");
foreach (XElement el in list1)
    Console.WriteLine(el);
Dim doc As XElement = _ 
    <Root>
        <Child1>1</Child1>
        <Child2 Select='true'>2</Child2>
        <Child3>3</Child3>
        <Child4 Select='true'>4</Child4>
        <Child5>5</Child5>
    </Root>
' LINQ to XML query
Dim list1 As IEnumerable(Of XElement) = _
    From el In doc.Elements() _
    Where el.@Select <> Nothing _
    Select el
' XPath expression
Dim list2 As IEnumerable(Of XElement) = DirectCast(doc.XPathEvaluate _
    ("./*[@Select]"), IEnumerable).Cast(Of XElement)()
If list1.Count() = list2.Count() And _
    list1.Intersect(list2).Count() = list1.Count() Then
    Console.WriteLine("Results are identical")
Else
    Console.WriteLine("Results differ")
End If
For Each el As XElement In list1
    Console.WriteLine(el)
Next
此示例产生以下输出:
Results are identical
<Child2 Select="true">2</Child2>
<Child4 Select="true">4</Child4>