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Below is a list of basic expressions used in the query paths:

Expression	Description
/	Selects from the root Item
//	Selects Items from all descendants of the context Item that match the selection
..	Selects the parent of the current Item
@	Selects fields (please refer to the Attributes section for details)
@@	Selects attributes (please refer to the Attributes section for details)

 

Examples:   

• /sitecore/content/Home/Products
  
  Output:
  
   
• query:/sitecore/content/Home/Products
  
  Output:
  
   
• query:/sitecore/content/Home//Circle
  
  Output:
  
   
• query:/sitecore/content/Home//Circle/..
  
  Output:
  

The pipe (“|”) separator is used to select several paths in one expression. For instance:

query:/sitecore/content/Home/Products|/sitecore/content/Home//Circle/..|/sitecore/content/Home//Circle

Output:

Predicates are used to find a specific Item or an Item that contains a specific value.

Predicates are always embedded in square brackets. Below is the description of two groups of predicates available in Sitecore – Attributes and Functions.

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