dk.brics.xpath.converter
Class XPathParser

java.lang.Object
  dk.brics.xpath.converter.XPathParser

public class XPathParser
extends Object

Parser for XPath paths.

Constructor Summary

XPathParser()
Constructs a new XPath parser.

Method Summary

Path	parse(String str) Parses a given XPath path.
UnionExpr	parseUnion(String str) Parses a given XPath path.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XPathParser

public XPathParser()

Constructs a new XPath parser.

Method Detail

parse

public Path parse(String str)
           throws XPathException

Parses a given XPath path.

Note: If the expression contains top-level unions only the first path will be returned. Use parseUnion(String) to support more general XPath expressions.

Parameters:

str - a string representation of an XPath path

Returns:

the Path representation of str

Throws:

XPathException - if parse error

parseUnion

public UnionExpr parseUnion(String str)
                     throws XPathException

Parses a given XPath path.

Parameters:

str - a string representation of an XPath path

Returns:

the UnionExpr representation of str

Throws:

XPathException - if parse error