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XPath: Applications, Implementations & Versions

XPath (XML Path Language) is an expression language designed to support the query or transformation of XML documents. It was defined by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in 1999, and can be used to compute values (e.g., strings, numbers, or Boolean values) from the content of an XML document. Support for XPath exists in applications that support XML…

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XPath topic overview

The analysis highlights Applications, Implementations and Versions as prominent areas in the source structure around XPath.

Related topics
59
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
64
Extracted relationships
111
Concept neighborhoods
22
Bridge connections
64

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Implementations · 19 topics
Overview · 17 topics
Versions · 12 topics
Syntax and semantics (XPath 1.0) · 7 topics
Use in schema languages · 4 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developer
W3C
First appeared
1998
Paradigm
Query language
Stable release
3.1 / March 21, 2017; 9 years ago (2017-03-21)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Versions

Syntax and semantics (XPath 1.0)

Implementations

Use in schema languages

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How XPath connects Entity context

The extracted context around XPath shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, XPath → API, April, December, Every, FLWOR, However, It, January, Java, JavaScript, JSON, March, November, Python, Recommendation, The, The XPath, There, They, This Another extracted example is XPath → BaseX, DB, InnovimaxXalanDom4j The Java, Java, Java API, QuiXPath, Saxon XSLT, Technically, VTD-XMLSedna XML Database Both, XML, XML Processing, XPath API, XQuery, XSLT. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

XPath

Top relations

related to Versions · 28
XPath → API, April, December, Every, FLWOR, However, It, January, Java, JavaScript, JSON, March, November, Python, Recommendation, The, The XPath, There, They, This
related to Java · 14
XPath → BaseX, DB, InnovimaxXalanDom4j The Java, Java, Java API, QuiXPath, Saxon XSLT, Technically, VTD-XMLSedna XML Database Both, XML, XML Processing, XPath API, XQuery, XSLT
related to Use in schema languages · 11
XPath → Boolean, DOM-like, In XSD, ISO, Java, PMD, Schematron, The, W3C XML Schema, XForms, XML
related to External links · 8
XPath → Expression Syntax, MDC Docs, Mozilla Developer NetworkXPath, MSDN, New, Reference, Saxon, XPath Expression Syntax
related to Predicates · 6
XPath → All, For, Paths, Predicates, There, They
related to JavaScript · 5
XPath → Currently, JavaScript, JavaScriptFontoXPath Open, Methoddocument, Open-source XPath
related to .NET Framework · 4
XPath → In, System, Xml, XML Database
related to Abbreviated syntax · 3
XPath → Given, The, XML
related to Command-line tools · 3
XPath → Altova, RaptorXML Server, XMLStarletxmllint
related to Examples · 3
XPath → Given, The XPath, XML

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

xml node predicates context used predicate axis syntax language expression w3c xslt schema expressions support document also selects xquery boolean

XPath relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 111 structured relationships around XPath. Examples in this analysis include XPath → Developer → W3C and XPath → First appeared → 1998. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
XPathDeveloperW3C1.00infobox
XPathFirst appeared19981.00infobox
XPathParadigmQuery language1.00infobox
XPathStable release3.1 / March 21, 2017; 9 years ago (2017-03-21)1.00infobox
XPathWebsitewww.w3.org/TR/xpath/1.00infobox
XPathis alocation path0.90text
XML Schemainstance ofsubsets of the XPath query language are used in other W3C specifications0.80text
XFormsinstance ofsubsets of the XPath query language are used in other W3C specifications0.80text
the Internationalization Tag Setinstance ofsubsets of the XPath query language are used in other W3C specifications0.80text
Javainstance ofcalled via an API from languages0.80text
Cinstance ofcalled via an API from languages0.80text
the type systeminstance ofThe XPath 2.0 language specification is much larger than XPath 1.0 and changes some of the fundamental concepts of the language0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around XPath bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Xslt, Java and Xforms. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • expression language
    • Query
    • Schema
    • Syntax
    • Xforms
    • W3c
    • Xml
    • Path
    • Xslt
    • Name
    • Selects
    • Xpath
    • Context
  • xml
    • Xslt
    • Document
    • Xpath
    • W3c
    • Schema
    • Languages
    • Used
    • Language
    • Query
    • Xforms
    • Java
    • Also
  • boolean values
    • Boolean
    • Number
    • Operators
    • Use
    • Values
    • W3c
    • Xforms
    • Java
    • Languages
    • Query
    • Nodes
    • Xml
  • tree representation of the xml document
    • Xslt
    • Document
    • Xml
    • Xpath
    • W3c
    • Schema
    • Languages
    • Used
    • Language
    • Name
    • Query
    • Xforms
  • query language
    • Query
    • Xforms
    • Schema
    • Syntax
    • W3c
    • Xslt
    • Xml
    • Java
    • Languages
    • Number
    • Operators
    • Use
  • xml schema
    • Xslt
    • Xforms
    • W3c
    • Document
    • Xpath
    • Used
    • Schema
    • Xml
    • Java
    • Languages
    • Language
    • Query
  • sedna xml database
    • Xslt
    • Document
    • Xpath
    • W3c
    • Schema
    • Languages
    • Used
    • Language
    • Query
    • Xforms
    • Java
    • Also
  • java api for xml processing
    • Languages
    • Xslt
    • Document
    • Xpath
    • W3c
    • Xforms
    • Schema
    • Use
    • Used
    • Language
    • Query
    • Java

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For XPath, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects XPath with Implementations. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
XPathImplementations · splits 45 ⟂ 20
XPathOverview · splits 47 ⟂ 18
XPathVersions · splits 52 ⟂ 13
XPathSyntax and semantics (XPath 1.0) · splits 57 ⟂ 8
XPathUse in schema languages · splits 60 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

XPath

Nodes65
Edges64
Triples111
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030769
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around XPath to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Applications, Implementations & Versions, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — XPath · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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