一個XPath不錯用的工具 SketchPath

不知你有沒有跟我一樣的經驗，每一次寫XPath語法都要經過編譯，執行才能知道結果，費時又麻煩。想說有個工具，先在工具上測好語法，然後在寫在程式中，那該有多好，後來我找到這一個工具，SketchPath目前是Bate，但很好用，這是用.NET 2.0，免費的可惜沒提供Source

這是官方上列出的特色

 ·           Easy to install: A single  450KB .EXE file (Needs .NET 2.0 Also)

 ·           XPath Location Step-Tracer - Predicate tracing

 ·         Auto-Generate XPath Locations by selecting from

o   XPath Result list

o   Regular Expression Result list

o   Element Tree View

o   Element Nodes List

o   XML Text Editor

o   XPath Variables List

o   XPath Step Tracer

·         Save XPath expressions for re-use as variables

·         Import XPath Expressions from an XML source (eg. XSLT)

·         Manage Xpath variables lists in groups

·         Save and load XPath variable groups in library files

·         ‘As-You-Type’ bookmarking of nodeset results in Element Tree View

·         Manage Xpath environment

o   Manage Namespaces

o   Set the Context Node

o   Select the group of XPath variables required

·         Auto-Complete ('Intellisense') uses 'Look-Ahead' to list available location and value nodes when typing

·         A dynamically populated XPath 'Assist Pane' allows the building of complex expressions

·         Syntax checking and colorizing of XPath expressions

·         Uses .NET System.XML.XPath namespace to evaluate expressions

·         All XML panes synchronised, viewable panes & behaviour controlled by modes

·         Use Regular Expressions (Regex) to resolve XPath locations

·         Simple User-Interface with just 3 main toolbars with minimal icon-clutter

·         Simple Flexible and Resizeable multiline Expression Editor pane

·        Package Inspection feature for ZIP compressed XML file structures, support includes:

o   Word 2007 docx format

o   Excel 2007 xlsx format

o   Powerpoint 2007 pptx format

o   XML Paper Specification xps format

o   OASIS Open Document Format (ODF)

·         Fast XPath location generation using an optimized 'Element Index' (updated as you type)

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Free-flow XML Source Editor Pane with well-formedness checking
我最喜歡的就是他的Auto-Generate功能，當點選了其中的一個Element或Attribute會產生從根到Element或Attribute的XPath，省事很多。
詳情就自己看官網或DemoFlash(別人作的)吧
官網:SketchPath Demo Flash