XPath stands for XML Path Language. It is defined as a query language for selecting nodes from an XML document. It is used to find values such as strings, numbers, or Boolean values from the content of an XML document. It is generally used to navigate through elements and attributes in an XML document. It adopts path like syntax to identify and navigate nodes in an XML document. It uses syntax for defining parts of an XML document It contains a library of standard functions. It follows the W3C(World Wide Web Consortium) recommendation.
