javax.xml.xpath
Interface XPathExpression
- AndExpr, Constant, Expr, FunctionCall, IdFunction, OrExpr, Pattern, Root, Selector, Steps, UnionExpr, VariableReference
public interface XPathExpression
An XPath expression.
- 1.3
String | evaluate(Object item)- Evaluates this expression against the specified context, returning the
result as a string.
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Object | evaluate(Object item, QName returnType)- Evaluates this expression against the specified context.
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String | evaluate(InputSource source)- Evaluates this expression against the specified context, returning the
result as a string.
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Object | evaluate(InputSource source, QName returnType)- Evaluates this expression against the specified context.
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evaluate
public String evaluate(Object item)
throws XPathExpressionException Evaluates this expression against the specified context, returning the
result as a string.
item - the evaluation context
evaluate
public Object evaluate(Object item,
QName returnType)
throws XPathExpressionException Evaluates this expression against the specified context.
item - the evaluation contextreturnType - the desired return type
evaluate
public String evaluate(InputSource source)
throws XPathExpressionException Evaluates this expression against the specified context, returning the
result as a string.
source - the source to load the context from
evaluate
public Object evaluate(InputSource source,
QName returnType)
throws XPathExpressionException Evaluates this expression against the specified context.
source - the source to load the context fromreturnType - the desired return type