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# XPath

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The **`XPath()`** function executes the given XPath query on <mark style="color:blue;">XML</mark> text and returns the result as text.

Follow [this link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XPath) to learn more about XPath.

This function is NOT SQL compatible. For more information about SQL compatibility, see our [documentation](/platform/wemreference/sql-compatibility.md).
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{% hint style="success" %}
Returns an <mark style="color:green;">text</mark> that is the result of an xpath query.\
Returns <mark style="color:red;">`Invalid expression`</mark> if the parameter is not a text.
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### Syntax

<details>

<summary><code>XPathL(</code><mark style="color:blue;"><code>xml</code></mark><code>,</code><mark style="color:blue;"><code>xpath</code></mark><code>)</code></summary>

`XPath([Settings.BookStoreXml], "//book[1]/title")`\
\=> *Everyday Italian*

</details>

### Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="150">Name</th><th width="150">Type</th><th width="150" align="center">Required</th><th width="248.15953250810662">Description</th><th data-hidden>Required?</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><code>xml</code></mark></td><td>text</td><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2611">☑️</span></td><td>Text that contains XML</td><td>yes</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><code>xpath</code></mark></td><td>text</td><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2611">☑️</span></td><td>Text that contains an XPath query</td><td>yes</td></tr></tbody></table>


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