This specification normatively depends on the XPointer Framework [XPtrFrame] specification.
XPointer processors supporting the element()
scheme depend on the ability of applications to expose an XML resource as at least the XML Information Set [Infoset] and XML Schema [XMLSchema] information items and properties listed in the XPointer Framework specification.
Conforming XPointer processors claiming to support the element()
scheme must conform to the behavior defined in this specification and may conform to additional XPointer scheme specifications.