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B.2.2 Text Expressions

A text expression specifies the (string) value of the text node below element nodes of an XML document specified using path expressions.

The definition format for text expressions is shown below.

[Figure B-3 Text Expression Definition Format]

If the '//' path operator is specified at the end of a path expression, the '/' after the path expression will be omitted.

Path Expressions

The path expression is used to identify the positions of particular nodes within the XML tree structure.

• Refer to B.2.1 Path Expressions for more information on path expression syntax.

text()

This function specifies the value of the text node below the element nodes specified by the path expression. Always specify text() in text expressions.

Example

An example text expression is shown below.

Document

<company>
    <name>fujitsu</name>
    <employee>
      <name>smith</name>
      <id>2000</id>
    </employee>
</company>

[Figure B-4 Example Text Expression]

/company/employee/name/text()

This text expression indicates the value of the text node below the 'name' element node, below the 'employee' element node, below the 'company' element node, below the root node. This value is 'smith' indicated by (1) in the above figure.