learning XPath

02: 3.2.4 Abbreviated Syntax
03: “3.3 Sequence Expressions” + “3.3.1 Constructing Sequences”
04: “3.3.2 Filter Expressions”
05: “3.3.3 Combining Node Sequences”
06: “3.4 Arithmetic Expressions”
07: “3.5 Comparison Expressions” + 3.5.1
08: “3.5.2 General Comparisons” = GeneralComp
09: “3.5.3 Node Comparisons” = NodeComp
10: “3.6 Logical Expressions”
11: “3.7 For Expressions”
12: “3.8 Conditional Expressions”
13: “3.9 Quantified Expressions”
14: “3.10 Expressions” + “3.10.1 Instance Of” + “3.10.2 Cast”
15: “3.10.3 Castable” + “3.10.4 Constructor”
16: “3.10.5 Treat”
17: “A.1 EBNF”
18 basics
19 “2.1 Expression Context” + 2.1.1
20 “2.1.2 Dynamic Context”

continue here:
21 “2.2 Processing Model”
22 “2.2.1 Data Model Generation”
23 “2.2.2 Schema Import Processing” + 2.2.3
24 “2.5 Types“

3.1.5 Function Calls << continue here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XPath

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XPath#History

Versions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XPath_2.0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XPath_2.0#Data_Model

type system
path expressions
other operators
focus on xpath 2.0
function library
> contains could be used with the special characters

http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20/

- abstract

http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20/#id-introduction

data model
host language
XDM
XML Schema
argument list
implementation-defined implementation-dependent

http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20/#id-basics

node identity
typed value
string value
atomic value
atomic type
empty sequence
in-scope namespaces
namespace nodes
namespace axis

continue with reading at 2.1 Expression Context