XPath Element
XPath Element expression location path for finding XPath node in XML document. You can define either on relative or absolute.
Relative location path is sequence of child element separated by "/" (forward slash).
element_name/element_name
Absolute location path is beginning to a "/" (forward slash) with root element and after sequence of child element separated by "/" (forward slash).
/root_element/element_name/element_name
XPath Element Expression For Finding XPath Node
Following are some XPath element expressions for locating XPath nodes.
| Expression | Description |
|---|---|
| empinfo | Direct child element Select empinfo element all children nodes. |
| empinfo/employee | Child of child element Select employee node of the empinfo element. |
| empinfo/employee/name | Sequence of child of child element Select name element of employee element of empinfo element. |
| / | Root node |
| /empinfo | All child elements of root element Select all child elements of empinfo element. |
| /empinfo/employee | Child of root element Select all child element of empinfo root element. |
| /empinfo/employee/name | Sequence of child of root element Select name element of employee element of empinfo element. |
| */employee | Select all grand parent element Select all employee grand parent elements. |
| // | Descendant element |
| empinfo//employee | Descendant of element Select all employee element of empinfo element. |
| /empinfo//employee | Descendant of root element Select all employee element in XML document within context node empinfo root element. |
| //employee/name | Child of descendant element Select all name element in XML document within context node employee element. |
empinfo: Select empinfo element all children nodes.
Expression relation: Direct child element
XPath selection: 2 to 18 lines
empinfo
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<empinfo>
<employee id="1">
<name>Opal Kole</name>
<designation discipline="web" experience="3 year">Senior Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="2">
<name from="CA">Max Miller</name>
<designation discipline="DBA" experience="2 year">DBA Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="3">
<name>Beccaa Moss</name>
<designation discipline="appdev">Application Developer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
</empinfo>
empinfo/employee: Select employee node of the empinfo element.
Expression relation: Child of child element
XPath selection: 3 to 7, 8 to 12, 13 to 17 lines
empinfo/employee
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<empinfo>
<employee id="1">
<name>Opal Kole</name>
<designation discipline="web" experience="3 year">Senior Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="2">
<name from="CA">Max Miller</name>
<designation discipline="DBA" experience="2 year">DBA Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="3">
<name>Beccaa Moss</name>
<designation discipline="appdev">Application Developer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
</empinfo>
empinfo/employee/name: Select name element of employee element of empinfo element.
Expression relation: Sequence of child of child element
XPath selection: 4, 9 and 14 lines
empinfo/employee/name
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<empinfo>
<employee id="1">
<name>Opal Kole</name>
<designation discipline="web" experience="3 year">Senior Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="2">
<name from="CA">Max Miller</name>
<designation discipline="DBA" experience="2 year">DBA Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="3">
<name>Beccaa Moss</name>
<designation discipline="appdev">Application Developer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
</empinfo>
/empinfo: Select all child elements of empinfo element.
Expression relation: All child elements of root element
XPath selection: 2 to 18 lines
/empinfo
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<empinfo>
<employee id="1">
<name>Opal Kole</name>
<designation discipline="web" experience="3 year">Senior Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="2">
<name from="CA">Max Miller</name>
<designation discipline="DBA" experience="2 year">DBA Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="3">
<name>Beccaa Moss</name>
<designation discipline="appdev">Application Developer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
</empinfo>
/empinfo/employee: Select all child element of empinfo root element.
Expression relation: Child of root element
XPath selection: 3 to 7, 8 to 12, 13 to 17 lines
/empinfo/employee
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<empinfo>
<employee id="1">
<name>Opal Kole</name>
<designation discipline="web" experience="3 year">Senior Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="2">
<name from="CA">Max Miller</name>
<designation discipline="DBA" experience="2 year">DBA Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="3">
<name>Beccaa Moss</name>
<designation discipline="appdev">Application Developer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
</empinfo>
/empinfo/employee/name: Select name element of employee element of empinfo element.
Expression relation: Sequence of child of root element
XPath selection: 4, 9 and 14 lines
/empinfo/employee/name
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<empinfo>
<employee id="1">
<name>Opal Kole</name>
<designation discipline="web" experience="3 year">Senior Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="2">
<name from="CA">Max Miller</name>
<designation discipline="DBA" experience="2 year">DBA Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="3">
<name>Beccaa Moss</name>
<designation discipline="appdev">Application Developer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
</empinfo>
*/employee: Select all employee grand parent elements.
Expression relation: Select all grand parent element
XPath selection: 3 to 7, 8 to 12, 13 to 17 lines.
*/employee
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<empinfo>
<employee id="1">
<name>Opal Kole</name>
<designation discipline="web" experience="3 year">Senior Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="2">
<name from="CA">Max Miller</name>
<designation discipline="DBA" experience="2 year">DBA Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="3">
<name>Beccaa Moss</name>
<designation discipline="appdev">Application Developer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
</empinfo>
empinfo//employee: Select all employee element of empinfo element.
Expression relation: Descendant of element
XPath selection: 3 to 7, 8 to 12, 13 to 17 lines.
empinfo//employee
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<empinfo>
<employee id="1">
<name>Opal Kole</name>
<designation discipline="web" experience="3 year">Senior Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="2">
<name from="CA">Max Miller</name>
<designation discipline="DBA" experience="2 year">DBA Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="3">
<name>Beccaa Moss</name>
<designation discipline="appdev">Application Developer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
</empinfo>
/empinfo//employee: Select all employee element in XML document within context node empinfo root element.
Expression relation: Descendant of root element
XPath selection: 3 to 7, 8 to 12, 13 to 17 lines
/empinfo//employee
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<empinfo>
<employee id="1">
<name>Opal Kole</name>
<designation discipline="web" experience="3 year">Senior Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="2">
<name from="CA">Max Miller</name>
<designation discipline="DBA" experience="2 year">DBA Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="3">
<name>Beccaa Moss</name>
<designation discipline="appdev">Application Developer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
</empinfo>
//employee/name: Select all name element in XML document within context node employee element.
Expression relation: Child of descendant element
XPath selection: 4, 9 and 14 lines
//employee/name
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<empinfo>
<employee id="1">
<name>Opal Kole</name>
<designation discipline="web" experience="3 year">Senior Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="2">
<name from="CA">Max Miller</name>
<designation discipline="DBA" experience="2 year">DBA Engineer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
<employee id="3">
<name>Beccaa Moss</name>
<designation discipline="appdev">Application Developer</designation>
<email>[email protected]</email>
</employee>
</empinfo>