X Pointer

X Pointer, which is based on the XML Path Language (XPath), supports addressing into the internal structures of XML documents. It allows for examination of a hierarchical document structure and choice of its internal parts based on various properties, such as element types, attribute values, character content, and relative position.

http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xptr

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X Pointer>

http://www.w3.org/TR/xptr/

Sun Microsystems has relevant Patent


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