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XMLSpy® 2012 provides intelligent XPath auto-completion, the powerful XPath Analyzer window, and an XPath builder that assist in the building and verifying of XPath expressions, which are used in XSLT, XQuery, and XML Schema development.

XMLSpy® 2012 supports XPath 1.0 and includes a complete implementation of the powerful new XPath 2.0 specification, which extends XPath significantly with the addition of powerful new functions, increased data processing capabilities, improved stability through strong data typing, and much more.

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Intelligent XPath Auto-completion

As you’re composing an XPath expression in Text View, Grid View, or in the XPath Analyzer window, XMLSpy® 2012 provides you with valid XPath functions, as well as element and attribute names from the associated schema and XML instance(s). Intelligent XPath auto-completion accounts for namespaces when listing options and even provides deep path suggestions when the required node is not in close proximity to the current context.

XPath 1.0 / 2.0 Analyzer Window

The XPath analyzer window in XMLSpy® 2012 can be used in Text View or Grid View to evaluate and visualize the resulting node set of any XPath expression as you type it. You simply enter an XPath expression in the window, and XMLSpy displays the results in real time. You can even evaluate your XPath expressions against multiple files simultaneously. Options include evaluating an XPath expression in the current file, all open files, across a project, or in a file folder. Clicking any node in the result window highlights the corresponding node in the file itself.

As you're composing an expression, correct syntax is shown in black, with incorrect entries highlighted in red. Intelligent auto-completion functionality provides a pop-up list of relevant choices to help you complete the expression.

The XPath analyzer window stays open as you edit your files, and you can store the results of up to nine different XPath expressions on separate tabs. This allows you to make changes to your file, then re-evaluate the expression(s) without having to remember and retype them. The ability to preserve XPath expressions and results directly in the editing view as you’re working is an invaluable timesaver unique to XMLSpy.

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Intelligent XPath auto-completion and the XPath analyzer in XMLSpy are essential tools for XSLT, XQuery, and XML Schema development, allowing you to compose and test your XPath expressions in an intuitive way with helpful editing suggestions. This can save hours of debugging time otherwise spent trying to understand and track down XPath problems, which are a common source of errors in XML applications.

XPath 1.0 / 2.0 Builder

The XMLSpy® 2012 XPath builder helps you define XPath 1.0 and 2.0 expressions with a simple point-and-click interface. You simply select an element or attribute in your XML data file, and the "Copy XPath" command will automatically copy the corresponding XPath expression to the clipboard.

This can then be pasted into your XSLT and XQuery documents, or it can be used to construct XML Schema identity constraints.

See for yourself how the XPath 1.0 and 2.0 tools in XMLSpy® 2012 remove the headaches associated with writing XPath expressions. Download a free 30-day trial of XMLSpy.