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# W3C XPath Activities * * * XPath is a language used to select parts of an XML document. XPath was designed for use with XSLT, XQuery, and XPointer. * * * ## Tutorials To learn more about XPath, please read our (#). To learn more about XQuery, please read our (#). To learn more about XSLT, please read our (#). * * * ## XPath Versions ### XPath 1.0 XPath 1.0 became a W3C Recommendation on November 16, 1999. ### XPath 2.0 XPath 2.0 became a W3C Recommendation on January 23, 2007. XPath 2.0 is a language derived from XPath 1.0 and XQuery. XPath 2.0 and XQuery 1.0 share the same origin; they have many common syntax elements, and much of their documentation is identical. * * * ## W3C XSL Specifications and Timeline | Specification | Draft/Proposal | Recommendation Date | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | XPath 1.0 | | [16. Nov 1999](http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath) | | | | | | XPath 2.0 Requirements | [03. Jun 2005](http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20req/) | | | XPath 2.0 Language | | [14. Dec 2010](http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20/) | | XPath 2.0 Functions | | [14. Dec 2010](http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions/) | | XPath 2.0 Data Model | | [14. Dec 2010](http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-datamodel/) | | XPath 2.0 Semantics | | [14. Dec 2010](http://www.w3.org/TR/xquery-semantics/) | | | | | | XPointer | [16. Aug 2002](http://www.w3.org/TR/xptr) | | * * * ## W3C Reference Manual: (http://www.w3.org/Style/xsl)