# Using Xpath in Ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-xpath-in-ruby/138003>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 19, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-xpath-in-ruby/138003 "2008-05-19T12:40:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![martin\_mercy2001](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@martin\_mercy2001](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/martin_mercy2001)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-xpath-in-ruby/138003/1 "2008-05-19T12:40:33Z")

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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

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**Author:** ![martin\_mercy2001](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@martin\_mercy2001](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/martin_mercy2001)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-xpath-in-ruby/138003/2 "2008-05-19T15:48:48Z")

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2008/5/19 dare ruby [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> I want use xpath in my ruby program. could you please suggest some ways  
> to proceed .?. Some links would help me to do…

There is pretty good documentation at  
[http://www.germane-software.com/software/rexml/](http://www.germane-software.com/software/rexml/)

> I need some some details regarding how its implemented in REXML and  
> HPRICOT.

Why do you care how it’s implemented? For REXML you can look it up in  
the sources.

Kind regards

robert