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Description
The tool is designed to validate data in XPath / JSONPath format and help in writing correct expressions for parsing data from XML and JSON documents.
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The Beautify button allows you to automatically format the code and bring it to an easy-to-read format.
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Basic XPath syntax.
Expression | Result |
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hostname | Selects all nodes named "node_name" |
/ | Selects from root node |
// | Selects nodes from the current node matching the selection, regardless of their location |
. | Selects the current node |
.. | Selects the parent of the current node |
@ | Selects attributes |
Special characters are used to search for unknown nodes:
Special character | Description |
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* | Matches any element node |
@* | Matches any attribute node |
node() | Matches any node of any type |
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Basic JSONPath syntax.
Expression | Result |
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$ | Selects from root node |
.. | Parent operator |
... or [] | Descendant operator |
.. | Selects nodes from the current node matching the selection |
@ | Selects the current node |
?() | Applies a filter expression |
Examples:
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{ "store": {
"book": [
{ "category": "reference",
"author": "Nigel Rees",
"title": "Sayings of the Century",
"price": 8.95
},
{ "category": "fiction",
"author": "Evelyn Waugh",
"title": "Sword of Honour",
"price": 12.99
},
{ "category": "fiction",
"author": "Herman Melville",
"title": "Moby Dick",
"isbn": "0-553-21311-3",
"price": 8.99
},
{ "category": "fiction",
"author": "J. R. R. Tolkien",
"title": "The Lord of the Rings",
"isbn": "0-395-19395-8",
"price": 22.99
}
],
"bicycle": {
"color": "red",
"price": 19.95
}
}
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XPath | JSONPath | Result |
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| “author” elements of all “book” elements in “store” |
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| all “author” elements |
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| all content in "store" |
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| the value of the price of the "price" element of all elements in the "store" |
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| third element "book" |
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| the last element "book" |
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| the first 2 elements of "book" |
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| filter all elements of “book” with value “isbn” |
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| filter all “book” elements with “price” value less than 10 |
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| all elements in the XML document. All members of the JSON structure. |