Examples of XPath Expression Results

Table 94 provides examples of XPath expression results:

Table 94. XPath Expression Results
Expression	Result
/a	Returns the document element of the document if it is an a element
/a/b	Returns all b elements that are immediate children of the document element, which is the a element
//a	Returns all a elements in the document
//a/b	Returns all b elements that are immediate children of a elements that are anywhere in the document
a or ./a	Returns all a elements that are immediate children of the context node
a/b	Returns all b elements that are immediate children of a elements that are immediate children of the context node
a//b	Returns all b elements that descend from a elements that are immediate children of the context node
.//a	Returns all a elements in the document tree branch that starts with the context node
../a	Returns all a elements in the document tree branch that are children of the parent node of the context node.