# Evaluate XPath

This activity evaluates the XPath on a use-Decodespecified XML input.

### Input

* **XPath:** [`String Argument`](https://docs.visualyze.ai/getting-started/rpa-studio/arguments#string) <mark style="color:red;">`Required`</mark>\
  Input the XPath of the element to be read.
* **Input:** [`String Argument`](https://docs.visualyze.ai/getting-started/rpa-studio/arguments#string) <mark style="color:red;">`Required`</mark>\
  Input the XML to evaluate the XML.
* **Decode Html:** [`Boolean Argument`](https://docs.visualyze.ai/getting-started/rpa-studio/arguments#types-of-arguments)\
  Specifies whether to apply text preprocessing to decode Html to convert Html entities on the Html input.
* **Input Format:**\
  Specifies the type of input provided. By default the value is **XML.**

### Output

* **Result:** [`String Variable`](https://docs.visualyze.ai/getting-started/rpa-studio/variables#string)\
  Stores the updated XML after evaluating the XPath in the specified [String ](https://docs.visualyze.ai/getting-started/rpa-studio/variables#string)variable.