xpath Get nodes relative to the current node Get all rooms (immediate children named Room) in House
Example
XML
<House>
<numRooms>4</numRooms>
<Room name="living"/>
<Room name="master bedroom"/>
<Room name="kids' bedroom"/>
<Room name="kitchen"/>
</House>
XPATH
/House/child::Room
or
/House/*[local-name()='Room']
OUTPUT
<Room name="living" />
<Room name="master bedroom" />
<Room name="kids' bedroom" />
<Room name="kitchen" />
