Question 1

How do I test an XPath expression online?

Accepted Answer

Paste your HTML or XML into the input area, enter your XPath expression in the query field, and click Evaluate. The tool instantly shows all matching nodes with their text content.

Question 2

What version of XPath does this tool support?

Accepted Answer

This tool supports XPath 1.0, which is the version natively supported by all modern browsers. It covers axes, predicates, functions like contains(), starts-with(), and position().

Question 3

Can I test XPath against both HTML and XML?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Use the HTML/XML toggle to switch parsing modes. HTML mode is lenient with malformed markup, while XML mode requires well-formed documents and is namespace-aware.

Question 4

Is my data sent to a server?

Accepted Answer

No. All XPath evaluation happens directly in your browser using the native DOM API. Your data never leaves your device.

Question 5

What are some common XPath expressions?

Accepted Answer

Common expressions include //div[@class='name'] to find divs by class, //a/@href to extract all links, //text() to get all text nodes, and //h1|//h2 to select multiple heading levels.

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