Package com.norconex.commons.lang.xml

Class XpathUtil

java.lang.Object

com.norconex.commons.lang.xml.XpathUtil

public final class XpathUtil
extends Object

XPath-related utility methods.

Since:

3.0.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	attr(String attributeName)	Create an XPath attribute reference or an empty string if the attribute name is blank.
static XPath	newXPath()	Gets a new XPath instance from the default object model.
static XPathExpression	newXPathExpression(String expression)	Gets a new compiled XPathExpression from the given string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

attr

public static String attr(String attributeName)

Create an XPath attribute reference or an empty string if the attribute name is blank.

Parameters:

attributeName - the attribute name

Returns:

the attribute name, prefixed with @, or an empty string (never null)

newXPath

public static XPath newXPath()

Gets a new XPath instance from the default object model.

Returns:

new XPath instance

newXPathExpression

public static XPathExpression newXPathExpression(String expression)

Gets a new compiled XPathExpression from the given string.

Parameters:

expression - the XPath string

Returns:

compiled XPath expression