docs: add comprehensive XPATH function examples#832
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Expand the xpath.fql example file with more comprehensive examples of XPATH queries including: - Basic attribute and text content queries - Meta tag queries (description, charset) - Open Graph metadata extraction (og:url, og:title, og:image) - Twitter Card metadata extraction - Class-based element selection using contains() - Position predicates for selecting specific matches - ID-based selection - Combining conditions with 'and' These examples address common use cases for web scraping and help users understand how to extract various types of metadata from web pages. Fixes MontFerret#606
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Summary
Expand the
xpath.fqlexample file with comprehensive examples of XPATH queries.Context
As requested in #606, the documentation lacked practical examples showing how to use the
XPATHfunction for common web scraping tasks. Users were unclear on how to query various types of metadata from HTML documents.Changes
Enhanced
examples/xpath.fqlwith examples demonstrating:og:url,og:title,og:image(commonly needed for social sharing info)contains()for matching CSS classes (XPath 1.0 pattern)andoperator in predicatesExample Output
Fixes #606