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The XPath language is a tree representation of XML documents. It allows the user to navigate around the document’s tree, selecting nodes by various criteria. Originally created to provide a common language and behavior model between XSLT and XPointer, XPATH is often used in other W3C standards For the below XML.,


<?xml version="1.0"?>
<catalog>
   <book id="6260">
      <author>Gambardella, Matthew</author>
      <title>XML Developer's Guide</title>
      <genre>Computer</genre>
      <price>44.95</price>
      <publish_date>2000-10-01</publish_date>
      <description>An in-depth look at creating applications 
      with XML.</description>
   </book>
   <book id="2526">
      <author>Ralls, Kim</author>
      <title>Midnight Rain</title>
      <genre>Fantasy</genre>
      <price>5.95</price>
      <publish_date>2000-12-16</publish_date>
      <description>A former architect battles corporate zombies, 
      an evil sorceress, and her own childhood to become queen 
      of the world.</description>
   </book>
</catalog>

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<author>Gambardella, Matthew</author>

<title>XML Developer's Guide</title>

<genre>Computer</genre>

<publish_date>2000-10-01</publish_date>

<description>An in-depth look at creating applications

with XML.</description>

</book>

<author>Ralls, Kim</author>

<title>Midnight Rain</title>

<genre>Fantasy</genre>

<publish_date>2000-12-16</publish_date>

<description>A former architect battles corporate zombies,

an evil sorceress, and her own childhood to become queen

of the world.</description>

</book>

</catalog>

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