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2.5.171 XmlMappedXpath

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The XmlMappedXpath structure is an XLWideString (section 2.5.169) structure that represents the XPath to the element this column (1) is associated with. The length of this string MUST be greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 31999.

An XPath specified by this structure MUST have the following properties.

  • The XPath MUST be an absolute path.

  • The XPath MUST return a simple content element or an attribute (as described in [XPATH])

  • The XPath MUST NOT express an explicit XPath axes (as described in [XPATH]).

If an XPath specifies an XPath predicate (as described in [XPATH]), it MUST have the following properties.

  • The XPath predicate MUST immediately follow a simple content element name.

  • The XPath predicate MUST contain a single XPath expression comparing an attribute identified by name (as described in [XPATH]) of the preceding element to a specific value.