39# gc xml.test
<data>
<data1>
testing
</data1>
</data>
40# [xml]$test=gc xml.test

Is there an easy way that I can get something outputted contained the
contents of each element?

Like:
element text
------- ----
data <data1>testing</data1>
data1 testing

I know I can do it by hand, but I'm looking for something to iterate through
all the elements.

Marco

"Marco Shaw" <marcoDOTshaw_@_gmailDOTcom> wrote in message
news:e2ksiUaYHHA.4264@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> 39# gc xml.test
> <data>
> <data1>
> testing
> </data1>
> </data>
> 40# [xml]$test=gc xml.test
>
> Is there an easy way that I can get something outputted contained the
> contents of each element?
>
> Like:
> element text
> ------- ----
> data <data1>testing</data1>
> data1 testing
>
> I know I can do it by hand, but I'm looking for something to iterate
> through all the elements.
>

I think this will work for ya:

$test.SelectNodes('//*') | select @{n='element';e={$_}},
@{n='text';e={$_.get
_InnerXml()}} | fl

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"Marco Shaw" wrote:

> 39# gc xml.test
> <data>
> <data1>
> testing
> </data1>
> </data>
> 40# [xml]$test=gc xml.test
>
> Is there an easy way that I can get something outputted contained the
> contents of each element?
>
> Like:
> element text
> ------- ----
> data <data1>testing</data1>
> data1 testing
>
> I know I can do it by hand, but I'm looking for something to iterate through
> all the elements.
>
> Marco
>
>
>

You have that in english

"Keith Hill [MVP]" <r_keith_hill@no.spam.thank.u.hotmail.com> wrote in
message news:uDhAI5aYHHA.4940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> "Marco Shaw" <marcoDOTshaw_@_gmailDOTcom> wrote in message
> news:e2ksiUaYHHA.4264@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> 39# gc xml.test
>> <data>
>> <data1>
>> testing
>> </data1>
>> </data>
>> 40# [xml]$test=gc xml.test
>>
>> Is there an easy way that I can get something outputted contained the
>> contents of each element?
>>
>> Like:
>> element text
>> ------- ----
>> data <data1>testing</data1>
>> data1 testing
>>
>> I know I can do it by hand, but I'm looking for something to iterate
>> through all the elements.
>>
>
> I think this will work for ya:
>
> $test.SelectNodes('//*') | select @{n='element';e={$_}},
> @{n='text';e={$_.get
> _InnerXml()}} | fl
>
> --
> Keith
>

"Brandon Shell" <tshell.mask@mk.gmail.com> wrote in message news:OaBgXfdYHHA.3996@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> You have that in english

:-)

$test.SelectNodes('//*') |
select @{n='element';e={$_}},
@{n='text'; e={$_.get_InnerXml()}} |
fl

First we use an XPath expression '//*' that will select every node. Pass that to the SelectNodes() method on the XmlDocument object. Now those nodes are passed down the pipeline. We want to pick off the node's element/tag name represented by $_ as well as the XML contained within that element. We get that info with $_.get_InnerXml(). The rest is just hashtable goo to get Select-Object to display these expressions with the column titles that I want.

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Keith

Really.. I was joking, but the explanation was very nice... Thanks.
"Keith Hill [MVP]" <r_keith_hill@no.spam.thank.u.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:utbmHTeYHHA.4008@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
"Brandon Shell" <tshell.mask@mk.gmail.com> wrote in message news:OaBgXfdYHHA.3996@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> You have that in english

:-)

$test.SelectNodes('//*') |
select @{n='element';e={$_}},
@{n='text'; e={$_.get_InnerXml()}} |
fl

First we use an XPath expression '//*' that will select every node. Pass that to the SelectNodes() method on the XmlDocument object. Now those nodes are passed down the pipeline. We want to pick off the node's element/tag name represented by $_ as well as the XML contained within that element. We get that info with $_.get_InnerXml(). The rest is just hashtable goo to get Select-Object to display these expressions with the column titles that I want.

--
Keith

A very instructive example. Thanks
"Keith Hill [MVP]" <r_keith_hill@no.spam.thank.u.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:utbmHTeYHHA.4008@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
"Brandon Shell" <tshell.mask@mk.gmail.com> wrote in message news:OaBgXfdYHHA.3996@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> You have that in english

:-)

$test.SelectNodes('//*') |
select @{n='element';e={$_}},
@{n='text'; e={$_.get_InnerXml()}} |
fl

First we use an XPath expression '//*' that will select every node. Pass that to the SelectNodes() method on the XmlDocument object. Now those nodes are passed down the pipeline. We want to pick off the node's element/tag name represented by $_ as well as the XML contained within that element. We get that info with $_.get_InnerXml(). The rest is just hashtable goo to get Select-Object to display these expressions with the column titles that I want.

--
Keith