Using Ranges

String ranges String ranges let you specify string values inside of contexts you define. For example, to reference the word 'Points' in this presentation, you could write string-range(//slides/slide[7]/title, "Points"). For all of the occurrences of the word 'you' in this paragraph, you could write string-range(//slides/slide[7]/item[1]/body, "you"). For all occurrences of 'you' in this document, it would be the simpler string-range(/, "you")
Ranges between locations You can define a range between two locations - nodes, points, or ranges - with the range-to function. You might, for example connect the space between two elements with the ID values "start" and "end" using (id("start")/range-to(id("end"))). The range includes the entire content of both the start and end locations, if any.
Ranges inside nodes To identify a range between two points without including those points, use the range-inside function. You might, for example reference the space between two elements with the ID values "start" and "end" using (id("start")/range-inside(id("end"))).
More functions The here and origin functions let you establish XPointers relative to the current node or the origin of the link, respectively. The ranges function lets you convert nodes into ranges.