W3C XPath activities
XPath is a language for selecting parts of an XML document.
XPath is designed for XSLT, XQuery and XPointer use.
Course
To learn more about XPath knowledge, please read our XPath tutorial .
To learn more about XQuery, please read our XQuery tutorial .
To learn more about XSLT, please read our XSLT tutorial .
XPath version
XPath 1.0
XPath 1.0 on November 16, 1999 became a W3C Recommendation.
XPath 2.0
XPath 2.0 on January 23, 2007 became a W3C Recommendation.
XPath 2.0 is a by the XPath 1.0 and XQuery derived language. XPath 2.0 and XQuery 1.0 generation are homologous, they have the same syntax a lot, but a lot of the text is the same.
W3C XSL specification and Timeline
| specification | Draft / proposal | Recommended time |
|---|---|---|
| XPath 1.0 | 16. Nov 1999 | |
| XPath 2.0 Requirements | 03. Jun 2005 | |
| XPath 2.0 Language | 14. Dec 2010 | |
| XPath 2.0 Functions | 14. Dec 2010 | |
| XPath 2.0 Data Model | 14. Dec 2010 | |
| XPath 2.0 Semantics | 14. Dec 2010 | |
| XPointer | 16. Aug 2002 |