diff --git a/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/expression.hpp b/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/expression.hpp
index e3c7ad8c3a..4c06d6d278 100644
--- a/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/expression.hpp
+++ b/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/expression.hpp
@@ -2069,8 +2069,8 @@ namespace detail {
         using value_type = Json;
         using reference = JsonReference;
         using value_pointer = typename std::conditional<std::is_const<typename std::remove_reference<JsonReference>::type>::value,typename Json::const_pointer,typename Json::pointer>::type;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<string_type>;
-        using json_location_type = json_location<string_type>;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
+        using json_location_type = json_location<value_type>;
         using path_pointer = const path_node_type*;
 
         json_location_type path_;
@@ -2130,8 +2130,8 @@ namespace detail {
         using value_type = Json;
         using reference = JsonReference;
         using value_pointer = typename std::conditional<std::is_const<typename std::remove_reference<JsonReference>::type>::value,typename Json::const_pointer,typename Json::pointer>::type;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<string_type>;
-        using json_location_type = json_location<string_type>;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
+        using json_location_type = json_location<value_type>;
         using path_pointer = const path_node_type*;
     private:
         const path_node_type* last_ptr_;
@@ -2160,7 +2160,7 @@ namespace detail {
         using char_type = typename Json::char_type;
         using string_type = typename Json::string_type;
         using reference = JsonReference;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<string_type>;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
 
         virtual ~node_receiver() noexcept = default;
 
@@ -2176,8 +2176,8 @@ namespace detail {
         using reference = JsonReference;
         using char_type = typename Json::char_type;
         using string_type = typename Json::string_type;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<string_type>;
-        using json_location_type = json_location<string_type>;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
+        using json_location_type = json_location<Json>;
         using path_value_pair_type = path_value_pair<Json,JsonReference>;
 
         allocator_type alloc_;
@@ -2202,7 +2202,7 @@ namespace detail {
         using reference = JsonReference;
         using char_type = typename Json::char_type;
         using string_type = typename Json::string_type;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<string_type>;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
         using path_stem_value_pair_type = path_component_value_pair<Json,JsonReference>;
 
         std::vector<path_stem_value_pair_type> nodes;
@@ -2222,7 +2222,7 @@ namespace detail {
         using string_type = typename Json::string_type;
         using reference = JsonReference;
         using pointer = typename std::conditional<std::is_const<typename std::remove_reference<reference>::type>::value,typename Json::const_pointer,typename Json::pointer>::type;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<string_type>;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
         using path_stem_value_pair_type = path_component_value_pair<Json,JsonReference>;
 
         allocator_type alloc_;
@@ -2319,8 +2319,8 @@ namespace detail {
         using reference = JsonReference;
         using pointer = typename std::conditional<std::is_const<typename std::remove_reference<JsonReference>::type>::value,typename Json::const_pointer,typename Json::pointer>::type;
         using path_value_pair_type = path_value_pair<Json,JsonReference>;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<string_type>;
-        using json_location_type = json_location<string_type>;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
+        using json_location_type = json_location<Json>;
         using node_receiver_type = node_receiver<Json,JsonReference>;
         using selector_type = jsonpath_selector<Json,JsonReference>;
 
@@ -2623,7 +2623,7 @@ namespace detail {
         using reference = JsonReference;
         using pointer = typename std::conditional<std::is_const<typename std::remove_reference<JsonReference>::type>::value,typename Json::const_pointer,typename Json::pointer>::type;
         using path_value_pair_type = path_value_pair<Json,JsonReference>;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<string_type>;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
 
         virtual ~expression_base() noexcept = default;
 
@@ -3004,8 +3004,8 @@ namespace detail {
         using reference = JsonReference;
         using char_type = typename Json::char_type;
         using string_type = typename Json::string_type;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<string_type>;
-        using json_location_type = json_location<string_type>;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
+        using json_location_type = json_location<Json>;
     private:
         allocator_type alloc_;
         Callback& callback_;
@@ -3040,8 +3040,8 @@ namespace detail {
         using token_type = token<Json,JsonReference>;
         using reference_arg_type = typename std::conditional<std::is_const<typename std::remove_reference<JsonReference>::type>::value,
             const_reference_arg_t,reference_arg_t>::type;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<string_type>;
-        using json_location_type = json_location<string_type>;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
+        using json_location_type = json_location<Json>;
         using selector_type = jsonpath_selector<Json,JsonReference>;
     private:
         allocator_type alloc_;
@@ -3238,7 +3238,7 @@ namespace detail {
         using token_type = token<Json,reference>;
         using reference_arg_type = typename std::conditional<std::is_const<typename std::remove_reference<reference>::type>::value,
             const_reference_arg_t,reference_arg_t>::type;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<string_type>;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
         using stack_item_type = value_or_pointer<Json,JsonReference>;
     private:
         std::vector<token_type> token_list_;
diff --git a/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/json_location.hpp b/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/json_location.hpp
index b198b92416..4215e70c19 100644
--- a/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/json_location.hpp
+++ b/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/json_location.hpp
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@
 namespace jsoncons { 
 namespace jsonpath {
 
-    template <class StringT>
+    template <class Json>
     class json_location; 
 
     enum class path_node_kind { root, index, name };
 
-    template <class StringT>
+    template <class Json>
     class path_node 
     {
-        friend class json_location<StringT>;
+        friend class json_location<Json>;
     public:
-        using string_type = StringT;
-        using char_type = typename StringT::value_type;
+        using string_type = typename Json::string_type;
+        using char_type = typename string_type::value_type;
     private:
 
         const path_node* parent_;
@@ -265,13 +265,13 @@ namespace jsonpath {
 
     } // namespace detail
 
-    template <class StringT>
+    template <class Json>
     class json_location
     {
     public:
-        using allocator_type = typename StringT::allocator_type;
-        using string_type = StringT;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<StringT>;
+        using allocator_type = typename Json::allocator_type;
+        using string_type = typename Json::string_type;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
     private:
         allocator_type alloc_;
         std::vector<const path_node_type*> nodes_;
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ namespace jsonpath {
     };
 
     template <class Json>
-    Json* select(Json& root, const json_location<typename Json::string_type>& path)
+    Json* select(Json& root, const json_location<typename std::remove_cv<Json>::type>& path)
     {
         Json* current = std::addressof(root);
         for (const auto& path_node : path)
diff --git a/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/jsonpath_expression.hpp b/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/jsonpath_expression.hpp
index 389b3bb572..a8da2258ee 100644
--- a/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/jsonpath_expression.hpp
+++ b/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/jsonpath_expression.hpp
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ namespace detail {
         using token_type = token<Json,JsonReference>;
         using path_expression_type = path_expression<Json,JsonReference>;
         using expression_type = expression<Json,JsonReference>;
-        using json_location_type = json_location<string_type>;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<string_type>;
+        using json_location_type = json_location<Json>;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
         using selector_type = jsonpath_selector<Json,JsonReference>;
 
     private:
@@ -2496,8 +2496,8 @@ namespace detail {
         using pointer = typename std::conditional<std::is_const<typename std::remove_reference<reference>::type>::value, typename Json::const_pointer, typename Json::pointer>::type;
         using allocator_type = typename value_type::allocator_type;
         using evaluator_type = typename jsoncons::jsonpath::detail::jsonpath_evaluator<value_type, reference>;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<string_type>;
-        using json_location_type = json_location<string_type>;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
+        using json_location_type = json_location<value_type>;
         using path_expression_type = jsoncons::jsonpath::detail::path_expression<value_type,reference>;
         using path_pointer = const path_node_type*;
     };
@@ -2515,8 +2515,8 @@ namespace detail {
         using pointer = typename std::conditional<std::is_const<typename std::remove_reference<reference>::type>::value, typename Json::const_pointer, typename Json::pointer>::type;
         using allocator_type = typename value_type::allocator_type;
         using evaluator_type = typename jsoncons::jsonpath::detail::jsonpath_evaluator<value_type, reference>;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<string_type>;
-        using json_location_type = json_location<string_type>;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
+        using json_location_type = json_location<value_type>;
         using path_expression_type = jsoncons::jsonpath::detail::path_expression<value_type,reference>;
         using path_pointer = const path_node_type*;
     };
diff --git a/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/jsonpath_selector.hpp b/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/jsonpath_selector.hpp
index 56c29079a0..caee3d300a 100644
--- a/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/jsonpath_selector.hpp
+++ b/include/jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/jsonpath_selector.hpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace detail {
         using reference = JsonReference;
         using char_type = typename Json::char_type;
         using string_type = typename Json::string_type;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<string_type>;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
 
         Json* val;
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ namespace detail {
         using char_type = typename Json::char_type;
         using string_view_type = typename Json::string_view_type;
         using string_type = typename Json::string_type;
-        using path_node_type = path_node<string_type>;
+        using path_node_type = path_node<Json>;
 
         static const path_node_type& generate(dynamic_resources<Json,JsonReference>& resources,
                                                        const path_node_type& last, 
diff --git a/test/jsonpath/src/json_location_tests.cpp b/test/jsonpath/src/json_location_tests.cpp
index 011e81b265..6763269184 100644
--- a/test/jsonpath/src/json_location_tests.cpp
+++ b/test/jsonpath/src/json_location_tests.cpp
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
 #include "windows.h" // test no inadvertant macro expansions
 #endif
+#include <jsoncons/json.hpp>
 #include <jsoncons_ext/jsonpath/json_location.hpp>
 #include <catch/catch.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 
-using path_node = jsoncons::jsonpath::path_node<std::string>;
-using json_location = jsoncons::jsonpath::json_location<std::string>;
+using path_node = jsoncons::jsonpath::path_node<jsoncons::json>;
+using json_location = jsoncons::jsonpath::json_location<jsoncons::json>;
 
 TEST_CASE("test json_location equals")
 {
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ TEST_CASE("test json_location equals")
     json_location path1(component4);
     json_location path2(component14);
 
-    CHECK(path1 == path2);
+    CHECK((path1 == path2));
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("test json_location to_string")
diff --git a/test/jsonpath/src/jsonpath_make_expression_tests.cpp b/test/jsonpath/src/jsonpath_make_expression_tests.cpp
index 73a9b798d0..140ae65943 100644
--- a/test/jsonpath/src/jsonpath_make_expression_tests.cpp
+++ b/test/jsonpath/src/jsonpath_make_expression_tests.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ TEST_CASE("jsonpath make_expression test")
 
         auto expr = jsoncons::jsonpath::make_update_expression<const json>("$.books[*]");
 
-        auto callback = [&](const jsonpath::json_location<std::string>& /*location*/, const json& book)
+        auto callback = [&](const jsonpath::json_location<json>& /*location*/, const json& book)
         {
             if (book.at("category") == "memoir" && !book.contains("price"))
             {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ TEST_CASE("jsonpath make_expression test")
 
         auto expr = jsoncons::jsonpath::make_update_expression<json>("$.books[*]");
 
-        auto callback1 = [&](const jsonpath::json_location<std::string>& /*location*/, const json& book)
+        auto callback1 = [&](const jsonpath::json_location<json>& /*location*/, const json& book)
         {
             if (book.at("category") == "memoir" && !book.contains("price"))
             {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ TEST_CASE("jsonpath make_expression test")
             }
         };
 
-        auto callback2 = [](const jsonpath::json_location<std::string>& /*location*/, json& book)
+        auto callback2 = [](const jsonpath::json_location<json>& /*location*/, json& book)
         {
             if (book.at("category") == "memoir" && !book.contains("price"))
             {