CustomXMLParts.SelectByID method (Office)

Selects a custom XML part matching a GUID.

Syntax

expression.SelectByID(Id)

expression An expression that returns a CustomXMLParts object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Id	Required	String	Contains the GUID for the custom XML part.

Return value

CustomXMLPart

Remarks

If a custom XML part with this ID does not exist, the method returns Nothing.

Example

The following example retrieves a custom XML part matching the GUID, and then searches for a node in that part that matches an XPath expression.

Dim cxp1 As CustomXMLPart 
Dim cxn As CustomXMLNode 
 
' Returns a custom xml part by its ID. 
 Set cxp1 = ActiveDocument.CustomXMLParts.SelectByID("F9168C5E-CEB2-4faa-B6BF-329BF39FA1E4")         
 
' Get the node matching the XPath expression.                              
Set cxn = cxp1.SelectSingleNode("//*[@supplierID = 1]")

See also

• CustomXMLParts object members

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