Question

What Are The Different Xpath Axes?

Answer 1

XPath axes are used to set relation of current node with another node.

A list of XPath axes to set relation with other nodes are:

1. ancestor: It is used to get all ancestor (parent, grandparent etc) of current node.
2. ancestor-or-self: It is used to get all ancestors (parent, grandparent, etc.) of the current node and also the current node.
3. attribute: It is used to get all attributes of the current node.
4. child : It is used to retrieve all children of the current node.
5. descendant: It is used to get all descendants (children, grandchildren, etc.) of the current node.
6. namespace: It is used to get all namespace nodes of the current node.
7. preceding: It is used to get everything in the document that is comes before the start tag of the current node.