Xpointer výraz b2/3 nebo xpointer(id('b2')/*[3]) vybere z následujícího dokumentu
<AAA> <BBB myid="b1" bbb="111"> Text in the first element BBB.</BBB> <BBB myid="b2" bbb="222"> Text in another element BBB. <DDD ddd="999"> Text in more nested element.</DDD> <DDD ddd="888"> Text in more nested element.</DDD> <DDD ddd="777"> Text in more nested element.</DDD> </BBB> <CCC ccc="123" xxx="321"> Again some text in some element.</CCC> </AAA>