XPointer

XPointer is a system for addressing components of XML-based Internet media. It is divided among four specifications: a "framework" that forms the basis for identifying XML fragments, a positional element addressing scheme, a scheme for namespaces, and a scheme for XPath-based addressing. XPointer Framework is a W3C recommendation since March 2003.

XPointer
XPointer Framework
Native name
XPointer Framework
StatusW3C Recommendation
Year started1997 (1997)
First publishedApril 6, 1997 (1997-04-06)
Latest versionXPointer Framework Recommendation
March 25, 2003 (2003-03-25)
OrganizationW3C
CommitteeW3C XML Linking Working Group
Editors
  • Paul Grosso
  • Eve Maler
  • Jonathan Marsh
  • Norman Walsh
Base standardsXML, XPath
Websitewww.w3.org/TR/xptr-framework/

The XPointer language is designed to address structural aspects of XML, including text content and other information objects created as a result of parsing the document. Thus, it could be used to point to a section of a document highlighted by a user through a mouse drag action.

During development, and until 2016, XPointer was covered by a royalty-free technology patent held by Sun Microsystems.

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