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-title: Query XPathDocument by using an XPath expression
-description: Demonstrates how to query an XPathDocument object with an XML Path Language (XPath) expression using the XPathNavigator class.
+title: Query XPathDocument By Using an XPath Expression
+description: Demonstrates how to query an XPathDocument object by using an XML Path Language (XPath) expression that uses the XPathNavigator class.
 ms.date: 07/07/2025
 ms.reviewer: JAYAPST
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.custom: sap:Class Library Namespaces
 
-#customer intent: As a developer, I want to query XML documents using XPath expressions so that I can use XML documents with my application. 
+#customer intent: As a developer, I want to query XML documents by using XPath expressions so that I can use XML documents together with my application. 
 ---
 # Query XML with an XPath expression in Visual C\#
 
-This article introduces how to query an `XPathDocument` object with an XML Path Language (XPath) expression by using the `XPathNavigator` class.
+This article discusses how to query an `XPathDocument` object by using an XML Path Language (XPath) expression that uses the `XPathNavigator` class.
 
 XPath is used programmatically to evaluate expressions and select specific nodes in a document.
 
-This article refers to the Microsoft .NET Framework Class Library namespace `System.Xml.XPath`.
+This article refers to the Microsoft .NET Framework Class Library namespace, `System.Xml.XPath`.
 
 _Applies to:_ Visual Studio, .NET Framework
 
@@ -29,16 +29,16 @@ This article assumes that you're familiar with the following topics:
 - Creating and reading an XML file
 - XPath syntax
 
-## Query XPathDocument with an XPath expression
+## Query XPathDocument that has an XPath expression
 
-1. Create a new Visual C# Console Application in Visual Studio.
+1. In Microsoft Visual Studio, create a Visual C# Console Application.
 
    > [!NOTE]
-   > This example uses a file named *Books.xml*. You can create your own Books.xml file, or you can use the sample that is included with the .NET Software Development Kit (SDK) quickstarts.
+   > This example uses a file that's named *Books.xml*. You can create your own Books.xml file, or you can use the sample that's included with the .NET Software Development Kit (SDK) quickstarts.
    >
-   > If you don't have the quickstarts installed and don't want to install them, see the [Related content](#related-content) section for the Books.xml download location.
+   > If you don't have the quickstarts installed, and you don't want to install them, see the "[Related content](#related-content)" section for the Books.xml download location.
    >
-   > If you have the quickstarts installed, the file can be found in `Program Files\Microsoft.NET\FrameworkSDK\Samples\Quickstart\Howto\Samples\Xml\Transforxml\VB` folder. You can copy the file to the `\Bin\Debug` folder, which is located under the folder in which you created this project.
+   > If you have the quickstarts installed, the Books.xml file can be found in the `Program Files\Microsoft.NET\FrameworkSDK\Samples\Quickstart\Howto\Samples\Xml\Transforxml\VB` folder. You can copy the file to the `\Bin\Debug` subfolder of the folder in which you created this project.
 
 2. Make sure that the project references the `System.Xml` namespace.
 3. Use the `using` statement on the `Xml` and `XPath` namespaces so that you aren't required to qualify declarations in those namespaces later in your code. You can use the `using` statement before any other declarations, as follows:
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ This article assumes that you're familiar with the following topics:
    using System.Xml.XPath;
    ```
 
-4. Declare the appropriate variables. Declare an `XPathDocument` object to hold the XML document, an `XpathNavigator` object to evaluate XPath expressions, and an `XPathNodeIterator` object to iterate through selected nodes. Declare a `String` object to hold the XPath expressions. Add the declaration code in the `Main` function in `Class1`.
+4. Declare the appropriate variables. Declare an `XPathDocument` object to hold the XML document, an `XpathNavigator` object to evaluate XPath expressions, and an `XPathNodeIterator` object to iterate through selected nodes. Declare a `String` object to hold the XPath expressions. Add the declaration code to the `Main` function in `Class1`.
 
    ```csharp
    XPathNavigator nav;
@@ -57,21 +57,21 @@ This article assumes that you're familiar with the following topics:
    String strExpression;
    ```
 
-5. Load an `XPathDocument` with the sample file Books.xml. The `XPathDocument` class uses Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) to provide a fast and performance-oriented cache for XML document processing. It's similar to the XML Document Object Model (DOM) but is highly optimized for XSLT processing and the `XPath` data model.
+5. Load an `XPathDocument` together with the sample file, Books.xml. The `XPathDocument` class uses Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) to provide a fast and performance-oriented cache for XML document processing. It's similar to the XML Document Object Model (DOM) but is highly optimized for XSLT processing and the `XPath` data model.
 
    ```csharp
    // Open the XML.
    docNav = new XPathDocument(@"c:\books.xml");
    ```
 
-6. Create an `XPathNavigator` from the document. The `XPathNavigator` object is used for read-only XPath queries. The XPath queries may return a resulting value or many nodes.
+6. Create an `XPathNavigator` from the document. The `XPathNavigator` object is used for read-only XPath queries. The XPath queries might return a resulting value or many nodes.
 
    ```csharp
    // Create a navigator to query with XPath.
    nav = docNav.CreateNavigator();
    ```
 
-7. Create an XPath expression to find the average cost of a book. This XPath expression returns a single value. For full details on XPath syntax, see XPath Syntax in the [References](#related-content) section.
+7. Create an XPath expression to find the average cost of a book. This XPath expression returns a single value. For full details about XPath syntax, see **XPath Syntax** in the "[References](#related-content)" section.
 
    ```csharp
    // Find the average cost of a book.
@@ -86,21 +86,21 @@ This article assumes that you're familiar with the following topics:
    Console.WriteLine("The average cost of the books are {0}", nav.Evaluate(strExpression));
    ```
 
-9. Create an XPath expression to find all of the books that cost more than 10 dollars. This XPath expression returns only Title nodes from the XML source.
+9. Create an XPath expression to find all the books that cost more than 10 dollars. This XPath expression returns only Title nodes from the XML source.
 
    ```csharp
    // Find the title of the books that are greater then $10.00.
    strExpression = "/bookstore/book/title[../price>10.00]";
    ```
 
-10. Create an `XPathNodeIterator` for the nodes that are selected with the `Select` method of the `XPathNavigator`. The `XPathNodeIterator` represents an XPath nodeset, and supports operations on this nodeset.
+10. Create an `XPathNodeIterator` for the nodes that are selected together with the `Select` method of the `XPathNavigator`. The `XPathNodeIterator` represents an XPath nodeset, and supports operations on this nodeset.
 
     ```csharp
     // Select the node and place the results in an iterator.
     NodeIter = nav.Select(strExpression);
     ```
 
-11. Use the `XPathNodeIterator`, which was returned from the `Select` method of `XPathNavigator`, to move through the selected nodes. In this case, you can use the `MoveNext` method of the `XPathNodeIterator` to iterate through all of the selected nodes.
+11. To move through the selected nodes, use the `XPathNodeIterator` that was returned from the `Select` method of `XPathNavigator`. In this case, you can use the `MoveNext` method of the `XPathNodeIterator` to iterate through all the selected nodes.
 
     ```csharp
     Console.WriteLine("List of expensive books:");
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     };
     ```
 
-12. Use the `ReadLine` method to add a pause at the end of the console display to more readily display the above results.
+12. Use the `ReadLine` method to add a pause at the end of the console display to more readily display the results from the previous steps.
 
     ```csharp
     // Pause
@@ -125,20 +125,20 @@ This article assumes that you're familiar with the following topics:
 
 ### Troubleshooting
 
-When you test the code, you may receive the following exception error message:
+When you test the code, you might receive the following exception error message:
 
 ```console
 An unhandled exception of type System.Xml.XmlException occurred in System.xml.dll  
 Additional information: System error.
 ```
 
-The exception error occurs on the following line of code:
+This exception occurs on the following line of code:
 
 ```csharp
 docNav = new XPathDocument("c:\\books.xml");
 ```
 
-The exception error is caused by an invalid processing instruction. For example, the processing instruction may contain extraneous spaces. The following example is an invalid processing instruction:
+The error is caused by an invalid processing instruction. For example, the processing instruction might contain extraneous spaces. The following example is an invalid processing instruction:
 
 ```xml
 <?xml version='1.0' ?>