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| <h1 id='title'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 XPath Specification</h1> |
| <h2 id='version'>Version 1.0</h2> |
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| --> <h2 id='W3C-doctype'>W3C Working Group Note 26 February 2004</h2> |
| <dl><dt>This version:</dt> |
| <dd><a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/NOTE-DOM-Level-3-XPath-20040226'>http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/NOTE-DOM-Level-3-XPath-20040226</a></dd><dt>Latest version:</dt> |
| <dd><a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-XPath'>http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-XPath</a></dd> |
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| <dd><a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/CR-DOM-Level-3-XPath-20030331'>http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/CR-DOM-Level-3-XPath-20030331</a></dd> |
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| <dl><dt>Editor: |
| </dt><dd>Ray Whitmer, |
| <i>Netscape/AOL, then Invited Expert</i></dd> |
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| <h2 id='abstract'>Abstract</h2> |
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| <p>This specification defines the Document Object Model Level 3 XPath. It |
| provides simple functionalities to access a DOM tree using [<a class='noxref' href='references.html#XPath10'>XPath 1.0</a>].</p></div> |
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| This is a <a href='http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process-20010719/tr.html#RecsCR'>Working |
| Group Note</a> of "DOM Level 3 XPath" and is based on the <a href='http://www.w3.org/2002/03/DOM-Level-3-XPath-issues'>feedback |
| received</a> during the Last Call period. The W3C DOM Working |
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| An <a href='http://www.w3.org/2003/02/19-dom-xpath-implementation.html'>implementation |
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| Patent disclosures relevant to this specification may be found |
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| <li class='tocline2'><a class='tocxref' href='xpath.html'>1. Document Object Model XPath</a></li> |
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| <li class='tocline2'><a class='tocxref' href='idl-definitions.html'>Appendix A: IDL Definitions</a></li> |
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