org.apache.abdera.util
Class AbstractXPath

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.abdera.util.AbstractXPath

All Implemented Interfaces:

XPath

Direct Known Subclasses:

FOMXPath

public abstract class AbstractXPath
extends Object
implements XPath

Abstract base implementation of XPath

Constructor Summary

protected	AbstractXPath()
protected	AbstractXPath(Map<String,String> defaultNamespaces)

Method Summary

boolean	booleanValueOf(String path, Base base) Return a boolean representation of the specified Path
Object	evaluate(String path, Base base) Evaluate the specified XPath and return it's value
Map<String,String>	getDefaultNamespaces() Return the default mapping of Prefixes to XML Namespaces
protected Map<String,String>	initDefaultNamespaces()
Number	numericValueOf(String path, Base base) Return a numeric representation of the specified Path
List	selectNodes(String path, Base base) Return a listing of nodes matching the specified Path
Object	selectSingleNode(String path, Base base) Return the first node matching the specified Path
String	valueOf(String path, Base base) Return the text value of the specified Path

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.abdera.xpath.XPath

booleanValueOf, evaluate, numericValueOf, selectNodes, selectSingleNode, valueOf

Constructor Detail

AbstractXPath

protected AbstractXPath()

AbstractXPath

protected AbstractXPath(Map<String,String> defaultNamespaces)

Method Detail

initDefaultNamespaces

protected Map<String,String> initDefaultNamespaces()

getDefaultNamespaces

public Map<String,String> getDefaultNamespaces()

Description copied from interface: XPath

Return the default mapping of Prefixes to XML Namespaces

Specified by:

getDefaultNamespaces in interface XPath

selectNodes

public List selectNodes(String path,
                        Base base)
                 throws XPathException

Description copied from interface: XPath

Return a listing of nodes matching the specified Path

Specified by:

selectNodes in interface XPath

Throws:

XPathException

selectSingleNode

public Object selectSingleNode(String path,
                               Base base)
                        throws XPathException

Description copied from interface: XPath

Return the first node matching the specified Path

Specified by:

selectSingleNode in interface XPath

Throws:

XPathException

evaluate

public Object evaluate(String path,
                       Base base)
                throws XPathException

Description copied from interface: XPath

Evaluate the specified XPath and return it's value

Specified by:

evaluate in interface XPath

Throws:

XPathException

valueOf

public String valueOf(String path,
                      Base base)
               throws XPathException

Description copied from interface: XPath

Return the text value of the specified Path

Specified by:

valueOf in interface XPath

Throws:

XPathException

booleanValueOf

public boolean booleanValueOf(String path,
                              Base base)
                       throws XPathException

Description copied from interface: XPath

Return a boolean representation of the specified Path

Specified by:

booleanValueOf in interface XPath

Throws:

XPathException

numericValueOf

public Number numericValueOf(String path,
                             Base base)
                      throws XPathException

Description copied from interface: XPath

Return a numeric representation of the specified Path

Specified by:

numericValueOf in interface XPath

Throws:

XPathException