XPath Laboratory

XPath is a query-Language for XML files. Try XPath with your this example XML-file or upload your own. The XPath implementation is based on the DOM parser of PHP. You can find the XPath standard at W3C.

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Examples:

//cd[year=1990]
//cd[last()-2]
//cd[last()-2]|//cd[2]
//price/@currency
//cd[2]/price/@currency
count(//cd[price>10])
/catalog/cd[year>1990]/title
//price[not(@currency="USD")]

XPath Query XPath

XPath Namespaces Prefix
Namespace

XML File

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<catalog>
  <cd>
    <title>empire burlesque</title>
    <artist>bob dylan</artist>
    <country>usa</country>
    <company>columbia</company>
    <price currency="USD">10.90</price>
    <year>1985</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>hide your heart</title>
    <artist>bonnie tylor</artist>
    <country>uk</country>
    <company>cbs records</company>
    <price currency="USD">9.90</price>
    <year>1988</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>greatest hits</title>
    <artist>dolly parton</artist>
    <country>usa</country>
    <company>rca</company>
    <price currency="CHF">19.90</price>
    <year>1982</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>still got the blues</title>
    <artist>gary more</artist>
    <country>uk</country>
    <company>virgin redords</company>
    <price currency="CHF">10.20</price>
    <year>1990</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>eros</title>
    <artist>eros ramazzotti</artist>
    <country>eu</country>
    <company>bmg</company>
    <price currency="USD">9.90</price>
    <year>1997</year>
  </cd>

<cd>
    <title>one night only</title>
    <artist>bee gees</artist>
    <country>uk</country>
    <company>polydor</company>
    <price currency="USD">10.90</price>
    <year>1998</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>sylvias mother</title>
    <artist>dr.hook</artist>
    <country>uk</country>
    <company>cbs</company>
    <price currency="USD">8.10</price>
    <year>1973</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>maggie may</title>
    <artist>rod stewart</artist>
    <country>uk</country>
    <company>pickwick</company>
    <price currency="USD">8.50</price>
    <year>1990</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>romanza</title>
    <artist>andrea bocelli</artist>
    <country>eu</country>
    <company>polydor</company>
    <price currency="USD">10.80</price>
    <year>1996</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>when a man loves a woman</title>
    <artist>percy sledge</artist>
    <country>usa</country>
    <company>atlantic</company>
    <price currency="USD">8.70</price>
    <year>1987</year>
  </cd>

<cd>
    <title>black angel</title>
    <artist>savage rose</artist>
    <country>eu</country>
    <company>mega</company>
    <price currency="USD">10.90</price>
    <year>1995</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>1999 grammy nominees</title>
    <artist>many</artist>
    <country>usa</country>
    <company>grammy</company>
    <price currency="USD">10.20</price>
    <year>1999</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>for the good times</title>
    <artist>kenny rogers</artist>
    <country>uk</country>
    <company>mucik master</company>
    <price currency="USD">8.70</price>
    <year>1995</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>big willie style</title>
    <artist>will smith</artist>
    <country>usa</country>
    <company>columbia</company>
    <price currency="USD">9.90</price>
    <year>1997</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>tupelo honey</title>
    <artist>van morrison</artist>
    <country>uk</country>
    <company>polydor</company>
    <price currency="USD">8.20</price>
    <year>1971</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>soulsville</title>
    <artist>jorn hoel</artist>
    <country>norway</country>
    <company>wea</company>
    <price currency="USD">7.90</price>
    <year>1996</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>the very best of</title>
    <artist>cat stevens</artist>
    <country>uk</country>
    <company>island</company>
    <price currency="USD">8.90</price>
    <year>1990</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>stop</title>
    <artist>sam brown</artist>
    <country>uk</country>
    <company>a and m</company>
    <price currency="USD">8.90</price>
    <year>1988</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>bridge of spies</title>
    <artist>t`pau</artist>
    <country>uk</country>
    <company>siren</company>
    <price currency="USD">7.90</price>
    <year>1987</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>private dancer</title>
    <artist>tina turner</artist>
    <country>uk</country>
    <company>capitol</company>
    <price currency="USD">8.90</price>
    <year>1983</year>
  </cd>

<cd>
    <title>midt om natten</title>
    <artist>kim larsen</artist>
    <country>eu</country>
    <company>medley</company>
    <price currency="USD">7.80</price>
    <year>1983</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>pavarotti gala concert</title>
    <artist>luciano pavarotti</artist>
    <country>uk</country>
    <company>decca</company>
    <price currency="USD">9.90</price>
    <year>1991</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>the dock of the bay</title>
    <artist>otis redding</artist>
    <country>usa</country>
    <company>atlantic</company>
    <price currency="USD">7.90</price>
    <year>1987</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>picture book</title>
    <artist>simply red</artist>
    <country>eu</country>
    <company>elektra</company>
    <price currency="USD">7.20</price>
    <year>1985</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>red</title>
    <artist>the communards</artist>
    <country>uk</country>
    <company>london</company>
    <price currency="USD">7.80</price>
    <year>1987</year>
  </cd>

<cd>
    <title>unchain my heart</title>
    <artist>joe cocker</artist>
    <country>usa</country>
    <company>emi</company>
    <price currency="USD">8.20</price>
    <year>1987</year>
  </cd>
</catalog>