XPath beginner course: XPath summary

XPath summary this tutorial describes how to search for information in the XML document. You have learned how to use XPath to navigate through elements and attributes in the XML document. You also learned how to apply some built-in scale functions in XPath.

XPath overview

This tutorial describes how to search for information in the XML document.

You have learned how to use XPath to navigate through elements and attributes in the XML document.

You also learned how to apply some built-in scale functions in XPath.

For more information about XPath, see our XPath Reference Manual.

You have learned XPath. what should you learn next?

Next, you should learn XSLT, XQuery, XLink, and XPointer.

XSLT

XSLT is a style table language for XML files.

Using XSLT, you can convert an XML file to another format, such as XHTML.

If you want to learn more about XSLT, visit our XSLT tutorial.

XQuery

XQuery is related to XML data query.

XQuery is designed to query any data that can emerge as XML forms, including databases.

If you want to learn more about XQuery, visit our XQuery tutorial.

XLink and XPointer

Links in XML are divided into two parts: XLink and XPointer.

XLink and XPointer define the scale method for creating a hyperlink in the XML document.

If you want to learn more about XLink and XPointer, visit our XLink and XPointer tutorials.