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An XPath expression returns either a node-set, a string, a Boolean, or a number.


XPath Operators

Below is a list of the operators that can be used in XPath expressions:

Operator Description Example Return value
| Computes two node-sets //book | //cd Returns a node-set with all book and cd elements
+ Addition 6 + 4 10
- Subtraction 6 - 4 2
* Multiplication

6 * 4

24
div Division 8 div 4 2
= Equal price=9.80 true if price is 9.80
false if price is 9.90
!= Not equal price!=9.80 true if price is 9.90
false if price is 9.80
< Less than price<9.80 true if price is 9.00
false if price is 9.80
<= Less than or equal to price<=9.80 true if price is 9.00
false if price is 9.90
> Greater than price>9.80 true if price is 9.90
false if price is 9.80
>= Greater than or equal to price>=9.80 true if price is 9.90
false if price is 9.70
or or price=9.80 or price=9.70 true if price is 9.80
false if price is 9.50
and and price>9.00 and price<9.90 true if price is 9.80
false if price is 8.50
mod Modulus (division remainder) 5 mod 2 1


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