<node-iterator>
Iterates over the node list resulting from the specified XPath expression. For each node in the list, this task will set the specified request attribute and then execute its subtasks.
| Name | XPath | Description | Reagent Type | Expected Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATTRIBUTE_NAME | @attribute-name | Optional name under which the new connection will be registered as a request attribute. If omitted, the name 'Attributes.NODE' will be used. | PHRASE | java.lang.String | No |
| XPATH | @xpath | The XPATH expression this task will iterate over. | PHRASE | java.lang.String | Yes |
| SOURCE | @source | Optional source node to evaluate XPATH against. If not specified, the value of the request attribute 'Attributes.NODE' will be used. | PHRASE | org.dom4j.Node | No |
| SUBTASKS | * | The set of tasks that are children of this task. | NODE_LIST | java.util.List | No |
Parses a document from the resource at 'properties/db/data.xml', creates a node list from the expression '//table/name', and writes the text value of each node to System.out:
<node-iterator source="${parseXml(properties/db/data.xml)}" xpath="//table/name">
<echo-ln>${valueOf(.)}</echo-ln>
</node-iterator>