

The name of the language derives from its mostĭistinctive feature, the path expression, which provides a means of The result of an XPathĮxpression may be a selection of nodes from the input documents, orĪn atomic value, or more generally, any sequence allowed by theĭata model. The data model provides a tree representation of XMLĭocuments as well as atomic values such as integers, strings, andīooleans, and sequences that may contain both references to nodes

The processing of values conforming to the data model defined in XPath 2.0 is an expression language that allows This document is also available in these non-normative formats: Watson Research CenterĮrrata for this document, which may include some Fernández (XML Query WG), AT&T Labs Michael Kay (XSL WG), Saxonica, via Jonathan Robie (XML Query WG), Red Hat, via Jérôme Siméon (XML Query WG), IBM T.J. 14 December 2010 (Link errors corrected 3 January 2011 Status updated October 2016) This version: Latest version: Previous versions:, Editors: Anders Berglund (XSL WG), BC&TF Scott Boag (XSL WG), IBM Research Don Chamberlin (XML Query WG) Mary F.
