DSQuery.Select Property
Gets or sets an XPath expression that specifies the data item that the client is querying against.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.Dsp
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint.Dsp (in Microsoft.SharePoint.Dsp.dll)
Syntax
Public Property Select As String
Get
Set
Dim instance As DSQuery
Dim value As String
value = instance.Select
instance.Select = value
public string Select { get; set; }
Property Value
Type: System.String
A string that contains the XPath expression that specifies the data item. This value may be a non-row-returning item, such as a Microsoft SQL Server database or a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services site, in which the query is a metadata query; or a row-returning item such as a SQL Server table or a Windows SharePoint Services view, in which case the query is a data query.
Remarks
The Select property specifies XPath expressions such as the following:
**/**Query against the root.
/authentication Query for the supported authentication modes. Used when the document type is System.
/dataRoot Query for the data root format of the adapter. Used when the document type is System.
/querySupport Query for the supported query types. Used when the document type is System.
/versions Query for the version support. Used when the document type is System.
/database[@id='Northwind']/table[@id='CustOrderHist'] Query the stored-procedure "CustOrderHist" in the Northwind database. Used when the document type is Content.
/database[@id='Northwind'] Query for a list of table objects (tables, views, stored procedures, and so on) within the Northwind database. Used when the document type is Content.
/list[@name='Announcements'] Query against a SharePoint list. Used when the document type is Content.