XPathReader

java.lang.Object
- org.jaxen.saxpath.base.XPathReader

All Implemented Interfaces:

SAXPathEventSource, XPathReader
```
public class XPathReader
extends java.lang.Object
implements XPathReader
```
Implementation of SAXPath's XPathReader which generates callbacks to an XPathHandler.

Author:

bob mcwhirter (bob@werken.com)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

XPathReader()
Create a new XPathReader with a do-nothing XPathHandler.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`XPathHandler`	`getXPathHandler()`	Retrieve the current `XPathHandler` which receives the event callbacks.
`void`	`parse(java.lang.String xpath)`	Parse an XPath expression, and send event callbacks to an `XPathHandler`.
`void`	`setXPathHandler(XPathHandler handler)`	Set the `XPathHandler` to receive event callbacks during the parse.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - XPathReader
```
public XPathReader()
```
    Create a new XPathReader with a do-nothing XPathHandler.
- Method Detail
  - setXPathHandler
```
public void setXPathHandler(XPathHandler handler)
```
    Description copied from interface: SAXPathEventSource
    
    Set the XPathHandler to receive event callbacks during the parse.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setXPathHandler in interface SAXPathEventSource
    
    Parameters:
    
    handler - the handler to receive callbacks
  - getXPathHandler
```
public XPathHandler getXPathHandler()
```
    Description copied from interface: SAXPathEventSource
    
    Retrieve the current XPathHandler which receives the event callbacks.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getXPathHandler in interface SAXPathEventSource
    
    Returns:
    
    the currently installed XPathHandler
  - parse
```
public void parse(java.lang.String xpath)
           throws SAXPathException
```
    Description copied from interface: XPathReader
    
    Parse an XPath expression, and send event callbacks to an XPathHandler.
    
    Specified by:
    
    parse in interface XPathReader
    
    Parameters:
    
    xpath - the textual XPath expression to parse
    
    Throws:
    
    SAXPathException - if the expression is syntactically incorrect