org.springframework.xml.xpath
Class XPathExpressionFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.xml.xpath.XPathExpressionFactory

public abstract class XPathExpressionFactory
extends Object

Factory for compiled XPathExpressions, being aware of JAXP 1.3+ XPath functionality, and Jaxen. Mainly for internal use of the framework.

The goal of this class is to avoid runtime dependencies a specific XPath engine, simply using the best XPath implementation that is available. Prefers JAXP 1.3+ XPath implementations to Jaxen.

Since:

1.0.0

Author:

Arjen Poutsma

See Also:

XPathExpression

Constructor Summary

XPathExpressionFactory()

Method Summary

static XPathExpression	createXPathExpression(String expression) Create a compiled XPath expression using the given string.
static XPathExpression	createXPathExpression(String expression, Map namespaces) Create a compiled XPath expression using the given string and namespaces.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XPathExpressionFactory

public XPathExpressionFactory()

Method Detail

createXPathExpression

public static XPathExpression createXPathExpression(String expression)
                                             throws IllegalStateException,
                                                    XPathParseException

Create a compiled XPath expression using the given string.

Parameters:

expression - the XPath expression

Returns:

the compiled XPath expression

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if neither JAXP 1.3+, or Jaxen are available

XPathParseException - if the given expression cannot be parsed

createXPathExpression

public static XPathExpression createXPathExpression(String expression,
                                                    Map namespaces)
                                             throws IllegalStateException,
                                                    XPathParseException

Create a compiled XPath expression using the given string and namespaces. The namespace map should consist of string prefixes mapped to string namespaces.

Parameters:

expression - the XPath expression

namespaces - a map that binds string prefixes to string namespaces

Returns:

the compiled XPath expression

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if neither JAXP 1.3+, or Jaxen are available

XPathParseException - if the given expression cannot be parsed