Imports System
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.XPath

Public Class XPathExpressionExample

    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim document As XPathDocument = New XPathDocument("contosoBooks.xml")
        Dim navigator As XPathNavigator = document.CreateNavigator()

        Dim expression1 As XPathExpression = XPathExpression.Compile(".//bk:price/text()*10")  ' Returns a number.
        Dim expression2 As XPathExpression = XPathExpression.Compile("bk:bookstore/bk:book/bk:price")  ' Returns a nodeset.

        Dim manager As XmlNamespaceManager = New XmlNamespaceManager(navigator.NameTable)
        manager.AddNamespace("bk", "http://www.contoso.com/books")

        expression1.SetContext(manager)
        expression2.SetContext(manager)

        Evaluate(expression1, navigator)
        Evaluate(expression2, navigator)

    End Sub

    Public Shared Sub Evaluate(ByVal expression As XPathExpression, ByVal navigator As XPathNavigator)

        Select Case expression.ReturnType
            Case XPathResultType.Number
                Console.WriteLine(navigator.Evaluate(expression))
                Exit Sub

            Case XPathResultType.NodeSet
                Dim nodes As XPathNodeIterator = navigator.Select(expression)
                While nodes.MoveNext()
                    Console.WriteLine(nodes.Current.ToString())
                End While

            Case XPathResultType.Boolean
                If CType(navigator.Evaluate(expression), Boolean) Then
                    Console.WriteLine("True!")
                End If

            Case XPathResultType.String
                Console.WriteLine(navigator.Evaluate(expression))
        End Select

    End Sub
End Class

using System;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.XPath;

public class XPathExpressionExample
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        XPathDocument document = new XPathDocument("contosoBooks.xml");
        XPathNavigator navigator = document.CreateNavigator();

        XPathExpression expression1 = XPathExpression.Compile(".//bk:price/text()*10"); // Returns a number.
        XPathExpression expression2 = XPathExpression.Compile("bk:bookstore/bk:book/bk:price"); // Returns a nodeset.

        XmlNamespaceManager manager = new XmlNamespaceManager(navigator.NameTable);
        manager.AddNamespace("bk", "http://www.contoso.com/books");

        expression1.SetContext(manager);
        expression2.SetContext(manager);

        Evaluate(expression1, navigator);
        Evaluate(expression2, navigator);
    }

    public static void Evaluate(XPathExpression expression, XPathNavigator navigator)
    {
        switch (expression.ReturnType)
        {
            case XPathResultType.Number:
                Console.WriteLine(navigator.Evaluate(expression));
                break;

            case XPathResultType.NodeSet:
                XPathNodeIterator nodes = navigator.Select(expression);
                while (nodes.MoveNext())
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(nodes.Current.ToString());
                }
                break;

            case XPathResultType.Boolean:
                if ((bool)navigator.Evaluate(expression))
                    Console.WriteLine("True!");
                break;

            case XPathResultType.String:
                Console.WriteLine(navigator.Evaluate(expression));
                break;
        }
    }
}

public ref class Sample
{
public:
   static void Evaluate( XPathExpression^ expr, XPathNavigator^ nav )
   {
      XPathNodeIterator^ i = nav->Select(expr);
      switch ( expr->ReturnType )
      {
         case XPathResultType::Number:
            Console::WriteLine( nav->Evaluate( expr ) );
            break;

         case XPathResultType::NodeSet:
            while ( i->MoveNext() )
                        Console::WriteLine( i->Current );
            break;

         case XPathResultType::Boolean:
            if ( *safe_cast<bool^>(nav->Evaluate( expr )) )
                        Console::WriteLine( "True!" );
            break;

         case XPathResultType::String:
            Console::WriteLine( nav->Evaluate( expr ) );
            break;
      }
   }

};

int main()
{
   XPathDocument^ doc = gcnew XPathDocument( "books.xml" );
   XPathNavigator^ nav = doc->CreateNavigator();
   XPathExpression^ expr1 = nav->Compile( ".//price/text()*10" ); // Returns a number.

   XPathExpression^ expr2 = nav->Compile( "bookstore/book/price" ); // Returns a nodeset.

   Sample^ MySample = gcnew Sample;
   MySample->Evaluate( expr1, nav );
   MySample->Evaluate( expr2, nav );
}

    XPathDocument doc = new XPathDocument("books.xml");
    XPathNavigator nav = doc.CreateNavigator();

    XPathExpression expr1 = nav.Compile(".//price/text()*10");
    // Returns a number.
    XPathExpression expr2 = nav.Compile("bookstore/book/price");
    // Returns a nodeset.
    Evaluate(expr1, nav);
    Evaluate(expr2, nav);
} //main

public static void Evaluate(XPathExpression expr, XPathNavigator nav)
{
    switch (expr.get_ReturnType()) {
        case XPathResultType.Number:
            Console.WriteLine(nav.Evaluate(expr));
            break;

        case XPathResultType.NodeSet:
            XPathNodeIterator i = nav.Select(expr);
            while (i.MoveNext()) {
                Console.WriteLine(i.get_Current().ToString());
            }
            break;

        case XPathResultType.Boolean:
            if (System.Convert.ToBoolean(nav.Evaluate(expr))) {
                Console.WriteLine("True!");
            }
            break;

        case XPathResultType.String:
            Console.WriteLine(nav.Evaluate(expr));
            break;
    }
} //Evaluate 

<bookstore xmlns="http://www.contoso.com/books">
    <book genre="autobiography" publicationdate="1981-03-22" ISBN="1-861003-11-0">
        <title>The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin</title>
        <author>
            <first-name>Benjamin</first-name>
            <last-name>Franklin</last-name>
        </author>
        <price>8.99</price>
    </book>
    <book genre="novel" publicationdate="1967-11-17" ISBN="0-201-63361-2">
        <title>The Confidence Man</title>
        <author>
            <first-name>Herman</first-name>
            <last-name>Melville</last-name>
        </author>
        <price>11.99</price>
    </book>
    <book genre="philosophy" publicationdate="1991-02-15" ISBN="1-861001-57-6">
        <title>The Gorgias</title>
        <author>
            <name>Plato</name>
        </author>
        <price>9.99</price>
    </book>
</bookstore>