Package org.springframework.xml.xpath

Class XPathExpressionFactoryBean

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.xml.xpath.XPathExpressionFactoryBean

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean<XPathExpression>, org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean

public class XPathExpressionFactoryBean
extends Object
implements org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean<XPathExpression>, org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean

Spring FactoryBean for XPathExpression object. Facilitates injection of XPath expressions into endpoint beans.

Uses XPathExpressionFactory underneath, so support is provided for JAXP 1.3, and Jaxen XPaths.

Since:

1.0.0

Author:

Arjen Poutsma

See Also:

• setExpression(String)

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean

OBJECT_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
XPathExpressionFactoryBean()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	afterPropertiesSet()
XPathExpression	getObject()
Class<? extends XPathExpression>	getObjectType()
boolean	isSingleton()
void	setExpression(String expression)	Sets the XPath expression.
void	setNamespaces(Map<String,String> namespaces)	Sets the namespaces for the expressions.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

XPathExpressionFactoryBean

public XPathExpressionFactoryBean()

Method Details

setExpression

public void setExpression(String expression)

Sets the XPath expression. Setting this property is required.

setNamespaces

public void setNamespaces(Map<String,String> namespaces)

Sets the namespaces for the expressions. The given properties binds string prefixes to string namespaces.

afterPropertiesSet

public void afterPropertiesSet()
                        throws IllegalStateException,
XPathParseException

Specified by:

afterPropertiesSet in interface org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean

Throws:

IllegalStateException

XPathParseException

getObject

public XPathExpression getObject()
                          throws Exception

Specified by:

getObject in interface org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean<XPathExpression>

Throws:

Exception

getObjectType

public Class<? extends XPathExpression> getObjectType()

Specified by:

getObjectType in interface org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean<XPathExpression>

isSingleton

public boolean isSingleton()

Specified by:

isSingleton in interface org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean<XPathExpression>