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 Regular Expression Result 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 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)
· 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