# Re: using Xpath in Ruby **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [May 19, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-using-xpath-in-ruby/138016 "2008-05-19T15:08:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![McLaughlinS\_James\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@McLaughlinS\_James\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/McLaughlinS_James_T)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-using-xpath-in-ruby/138016/1 "2008-05-19T15:08:07Z")
I use hpricot for all my XML - to access a node in a doc via XPath, you just do: node = (doc / “/path/to/node”) The / operator is overloaded to do XPath. Check out the docs first (use google) for the exact syntax. You must explicitly tell hpricot you are parsing xml or it will not work right. Jamie McLaughlin SAIC Office: 703-292-6307 Mobile: 571-263-2528 ----- Original Message ----- From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) To: ruby-talk ML [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Sent: Mon May 19 06:40:32 2008 Subject: using Xpath in Ruby Dear friends, I want use xpath in my ruby program. could you please suggest some ways to proceed .?. Some links would help me to do… I need some some details regarding how its implemented in REXML and HPRICOT. Thanks in advance… ## Regards, Jose Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).