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XPath Tester & Query Evaluator

Test and evaluate XPath expressions against XML documents online. Extract nodes, attributes, and text values with real-time XPath debugging.

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Specifications

How XPath Tester Works

  • Parses XML document using native browser DOMParser.
  • Evaluates XPath expressions using document.evaluate / XPathEvaluator.
  • Displays matching node elements, attributes, and text values.
Demonstration

Example Input & Output

Evaluates the XPath expression //book[price > 35]/title/text() to select titles of books priced over 35.

XML Document
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<bookstore>
  <book category="cooking">
    <title lang="en">Everyday Italian</title>
    <author>Giada De Laurentiis</author>
    <price>30.00</price>
  </book>
  <book category="web">
    <title lang="en">Learning XML</title>
    <author>Erik T. Ray</author>
    <price>39.95</price>
  </book>
</bookstore>
XPath Evaluation Results
Learning XML
Applications

Common Use Cases

Web Scraping Query Debugging

Test XPath selectors for Scrapy, Selenium, or Puppeteer automation.

XML Data Extraction

Extract targeted values from large XML feeds without writing scripts.

Guidelines

Key Specifications & Gotchas

Predicate Syntax Errors

Missing closing brackets in predicate expressions (e.g. //book[@id="1") will cause query failures.

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What is XPath?

XPath (XML Path Language) is a standard syntax for selecting nodes and values from XML documents.

Can I extract attribute values with XPath?

Yes! Use the @ symbol, such as //book/@category or //title/@lang.

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