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XPath is a language for selecting parts of an XML document.

XPath is designed to be used by XSLT, XQuery, and XPointer.


Tutorials

To learn more about XPath read our XPath Tutorial.

To learn more about XQuery read our XQuery Tutorial.

To learn more about XSLT read our XSLT Tutorial.


XPath Versions

XPath 1.0

XPath 1.0 became a W3C Recommendation November 16, 1999.

XPath 2.0

XPath 2.0 became a W3C Recommendation January 23, 2007.

XPath 2.0 is a language derived from XPath 1.0 and XQuery. The XPath 2.0 and XQuery 1.0 are generated from a common source, sharing much of the same syntax, and much of the text is identical.


W3C XSL Specifications and Timeline

Specification Draft / Proposal Recommendation
XPath 1.0   16. Nov 1999
     
XPath 2.0 Requirements 03. Jun 2005  
XPath 2.0 Language   23. Jan 2007
XPath 2.0 Functions   23. Jan 2007
XPath 2.0 Data Model   23. Jan 2007
XPath 2.0 Semantics   23. Jan 2007
     
XPointer 16. Aug 2002  


W3C Reference:

W3C XSL Home Page


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