XPathBaseline · Widely available
The document.evaluate() method selects elements in an HTML or XML document based on an expression of XPath, a domain specific language for querying XML documents. Also known as XML Path Language.
Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Jul 29, 2015. Widely available since Jan 29, 2018.
Browser support
DesktopChrome
1+Supportedsince Dec 11, 2008
Current: 155Edge
12+Supportedsince Jul 29, 2015
Current: 154Firefox
1+Supportedsince Nov 9, 2004
Current: 157Safari
1–2Not supported
3+Supportedsince Oct 26, 2007
Current: 27MobileChrome Android
18+Supportedsince Jun 27, 2012
Current: 155Firefox Android
4+Supportedsince Mar 29, 2011
Current: 157Safari iOS
1+Supportedsince Jun 29, 2007
Current: 27How to use
This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.
Example
Full syntax and examples are on MDN: createExpression.
Feature detection
JS · check before using
if ("XPathEvaluator" in globalThis) {
// XPathEvaluator is available
} else {
// load a polyfill or use a fallback
}Sub-features
Support for each part of the feature (18). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.
| Sub-feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox Android | Safari iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document.createExpression | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| Document.evaluate | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| XPathEvaluator | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| XPathEvaluator.XPathEvaluator | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| XPathEvaluator.createExpression | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| XPathEvaluator.evaluate | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| XPathExpression | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| XPathExpression.evaluate | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| XPathResult | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| XPathResult.booleanValue | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| XPathResult.invalidIteratorState | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| XPathResult.iterateNext | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| XPathResult.numberValue | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| XPathResult.resultType | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| XPathResult.singleNodeValue | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| XPathResult.snapshotItem | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| XPathResult.snapshotLength | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| XPathResult.stringValue | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |