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Node TestsĀ 

The node test is the only required portion of an XPath ___location step. As such, understanding it is critical to successfully employing XPath expressions.

There are three general types of node test:

  • A name test, which uses an expanded name and the relationship of that name to the specified axis to identify the nodes to be selected.

  • A node type test, which selects nodes based strictly upon their node type.

  • A targeted processing instruction test, which selects only those processing instruction nodes that match the specified type.

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Reference

Location Steps
Axes
Predicates