Learning by Example: ReservationsDesk 2

This application is a revision of the sample application discussed in the previous chapter; we have essentially reprogrammed the ReservationsDesk program to use XPath queries for information retrieval. You can still query the guests.xml file either by a check-in date or the guests' first and last names. Each search is constrained to a specific hotel, which is selected from the hotel drop-down list.

Figure 11.8 shows the main form of the application.

Figure 11.8. ReservationsDesk 2 main form.

Key Concepts Covered

Key concepts covered by the OrderQuery application are the following:

  • Use of the XPathNavigator ...

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