About XPath

We will use the following XML document in the examples below.

Selecting Nodes

XPath uses path expressions to select nodes in an XML document. The node is
selected by following a path or steps. The most useful path expressions are listed 
below:

In the table below we have listed some path expressions and the result of the expressions:

Predicates

Predicates are used to find a specific node or a node that contains a specific value.
Predicates are always embedded in square brackets.

In the table below we have listed some path expressions with predicates and the result of the expressions:

Selecting Unknown Nodes

XPath wildcards can be used to select unknown XML elements.

In the table below we have listed some path expressions and the result of the expressions:

Selecting Several Paths

By using the | operator in an XPath expression you can select several paths.
In the table below we have listed some path expressions and the result of the expressions: