Javascript Data Type How to - Use xpath with dom document

Question

We would like to know how to use xpath with dom document.

Answer


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type='text/javascript'>
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var xmlString = '<form><name>test</name></form>';
var doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(xmlString, 'text/xml');
var result = doc.evaluate('/form/name', doc, null, XPathResult.STRING_TYPE, null);
console.log(result.stringValue);

</script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

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