US 2006/0242166 A1 · Methods and systems for filtering an extensible application markup language (XAML) file to facilitate indexing of the logical content contained therein

Abstract

Methods for filtering a file written in Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) and incrementally returning the logical content contained therein to the environment, e.g., a search engine, are provided. Additionally provided are methods for extracting logical content contained in a XAML file to facilitate searching and/or indexing thereof. The methods provided permit the filtering of files containing only flow-format elements, files containing only elements representing fixed-format pages, and/or files containing both flow-format and elements representing fixed-format pages.

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A method for filtering an Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) file to facilitate indexing of indexable logical content contained therein, the method comprising:

recognizing an element in the XAML file;
determining a Common Language Runtime (CLR) class associated with the element;
analyzing the CLR class associated with the element to determine if the element contains indexable logical content;
and
if it is determined that the element contains indexable logical content,
locating the indexable logical content in at least one of an attribute value and character data pertaining to the element;
and
extracting the located indexable logical content of the element to facilitate indexing thereof.

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Methods and systems for filtering an extensible application markup language (XAML) file to facilitate indexing of the logical content contained therein

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Methods and systems for filtering an extensible application markup language (XAML) file to facilitate indexing of the logical content contained therein

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