| Path |
Description |
child::node() |
Select all the children of the context node, whatever their node type. |
attribute::name |
Select the name attribute of the context node. |
attribute::* |
Select all the attributes of the context node. |
descendant::para |
Select the <para> element descendants of the context node. |
ancestor::div |
Select all <div> ancestors of the context node. |
ancestor-or-self::div |
Select the <div> ancestors of the context node and, if the context node is a <div> element, select the context node as well. |
descendant-or-self::para |
Select the <para> element descendants of the context node and, if the context node is a <para> element, select the context node as well. |
self::para |
Select the context node if it is a <para> element; otherwise select nothing. |
child::chapter/descendant::para |
Select the <para> element descendants of the <chapter> element children of the context node. |
child::*/child::para |
Select all <para> grandchildren of the context node. |
/ |
Select the document root (which is always the parent of the document element). |
/descendant::para |
Select all the <para> elements in the same document as the context node. |
/descendant::olist/child::item |
Select all the <item> elements that have an <olist> parent and that are in the same document as the context node. |
child::para[position()=1] |
Select the first <para> child of the context node. |
child::para[position()=last()]
|
Select the last <para> child of the context node. |
child::para[position()=last()-1]
|
Select the next-to-last <para> child of the context node. |
child::para[position()>1]
|
Select all the <para> children of the context node, except for the first <para> child of the context node. |
/descendant::figure[position()=42]
|
Select the forty-second <figure> element in the document. |
/child::doc/child::chapter[position()=5]/child::section[position()=2]
|
Select the second <section> element contained in the fifth <chapter> element of the <doc> document element. |
child::para[attribute::type="warning"]
|
Select all <para> children of the context node that have a type attribute with the value "warning". |
child::para[attribute::type="warning"][position()=5]
|
Select the fifth <para> child of the context node that has a type attribute with the value "warning". |
child::para[position()=5][attribute::type="warning"]
|
Select the fifth <para> child of the context node if that child has a type attribute with the value "warning". |
child::chapter[child::title="Introduction"]
|
Select the <chapter> children of the context node that have one or more <title> children with string value equal to "Introduction". |
child::chapter[child::title]
|
Select the <chapter> children of the context node that have one or more <title> children. |
child::*[self::chapter or self::appendix]
|
Select the <chapter> and <appendix> children of the context node. |
child::*[self::chapter or self::appendix][position()=last()]
|
Select the last <chapter> or <appendix> child of the context node. |
