1 /*
2 * $Header: /home/projects/jaxen/scm/jaxen/src/java/main/org/jaxen/dom/DOMXPath.java,v 1.8 2005/06/28 13:44:46 elharo Exp $
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59 * $Id: DOMXPath.java,v 1.8 2005/06/28 13:44:46 elharo Exp $
60 */
61
62 // XPath.java - top-level entry point for DOM XPath matching.
63
64 package org.jaxen.dom;
65
66 import org.jaxen.BaseXPath;
67 import org.jaxen.JaxenException;
68
69 /*** An XPath implementation for the W3C DOM.
70 *
71 * <p>This is the main entry point for matching an XPath against a DOM
72 * tree. You create a compiled XPath object, then match it against
73 * one or more context nodes using the {@link #selectNodes(Object)}
74 * method, as in the following example:</p>
75 *
76 * <pre> XPath path = new DOMXPath("a/b/c");
77 * List results = path.selectNodes(domNode);</pre>
78 *
79 * @see BaseXPath
80 *
81 * @author <a href="mailto:jstrachan@apache.org">James Strachan</a>
82 * @author <a href="mailto:bob@werken.com">bob mcwhirter</a>
83 *
84 * @version $Revision: 1.8 $
85 */
86 public class DOMXPath extends BaseXPath
87 {
88 /*** Create a new <code>DOMXPath</code> from an XPath expression string.
89 *
90 * @param xpathExpr the XPath expression
91 *
92 * @throws JaxenException if there is a syntax error in the expression
93 */
94 public DOMXPath(String xpathExpr) throws JaxenException
95 {
96 super( xpathExpr, DocumentNavigator.getInstance() );
97 }
98
99 }