XPath Node Test

In the previous lesson we saw an example of a node test. We used the node test in our expression when selecting a node from our XML document.

In this lesson, we'll look into node tests a little more closely.

Node Test Syntax

To refresh our memory, a node test is part of an expression to retrieve one or more nodes. Here's where a node test goes within our expression:

axis::node_test

If you have one or more predicates, your node test comes before the predicate/s:

axis::node_test[predicate/s]

Node Test Example

In the following example, "title" is the node test:

child::title

More Node Tests

Apart from using the name of a node or a wildcard (to select unknown nodes), you can also use the following node tests:

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