org.jaxen.expr

Interface LocationPath

All Superinterfaces:
Expr, Serializable
Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultAbsoluteLocationPath, DefaultLocationPath, DefaultRelativeLocationPath

public interface LocationPath
extends Expr

Represents an XPath location path such as //foo/bar or pre:baz[position()=last()]. This is production 1 in the XPath 1.0 specification:
[1]  LocationPath ::= RelativeLocationPath    
                    | AbsoluteLocationPath

Method Summary

void
addStep(Step step)
Add the next step to this location path.
List
getSteps()
Returns the ordered list of steps in this location path.
boolean
isAbsolute()
Returns true if this is an absolute location path; false if it isn't.

Methods inherited from interface org.jaxen.expr.Expr

evaluate, getText, simplify

Method Details

addStep

public void addStep(Step step)
Add the next step to this location path.
Parameters:
step -

getSteps

public List getSteps()
Returns the ordered list of steps in this location path. This list may be live.
Returns:
the ordered list of steps in this location path

isAbsolute

public boolean isAbsolute()
Returns true if this is an absolute location path; false if it isn't. Absolute location paths all begiune with / or //.
Returns:
true if this is an absol;ute location path; false if it isn't