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- Title Xpath and Xpointer: Locating Content in XML Documents
- Author(s) John E. Simpson
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (July 31, 2002)
- Paperback 208 pages
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0596002912
- ISBN-13: 978-0596002916
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Referring to specific information inside an XML document is a little like finding a needle in a haystack: how do you differentiate the information you need from everything else? XPath and XPointer are two closely related languages that play a key role in XML processing by allowing developers to find these needles and manipulate embedded information. XPath describes a route for finding specific items by defining a path through the hierarchy of an XML document, abstracting only the information that's relevant for identifying the data. XPointer extends XPath to identify more complex parts of documents. Written for XML and XSLT developers and anyone else who needs to address information in XML documents, the book assumes a working knowledge of XML and XSLT. By the time you've finished the book, you'll know how to construct a full XPointer (one that uses an XPath location path to address document content) and completely understand both the XPath and XPointer features it uses.
About the Authors-
John E. Simpson's forte is taking obscure bits of technical information and making them accessible. He is the author of Just XML, now in its second edition, and Just XSL (Prentice Hall), as well as XML.com's monthly XML Q&A column. John has been working with XML, XSL, and XPath since the technologies first emerged.
