Package org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri

Class Parser

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.Parser

public class Parser
extends java.lang.Object

XPath parser

Version:

$Revision: 652845 $ $Date: 2008-05-02 12:46:46 -0500 (Fri, 02 May 2008) $

Author:

Dmitri Plotnikov

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private static XPathParser	parser

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Parser()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
private static java.lang.String	addEscapes(java.lang.String string)	Add escapes to the specified String.
private static java.lang.String	describePosition(java.lang.String expression, int position)	Describe a parse position.
static java.lang.Object	parseExpression(java.lang.String expression, Compiler compiler)	Parses the XPath expression.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

parser

private static XPathParser parser

Constructor Detail

Parser

public Parser()

Method Detail

parseExpression

public static java.lang.Object parseExpression(java.lang.String expression,
                                               Compiler compiler)

Parses the XPath expression. Throws a JXPathException in case of a syntax error.

Parameters:

expression - to parse

compiler - the compiler

Returns:

parsed Object

describePosition

private static java.lang.String describePosition(java.lang.String expression,
                                                 int position)

Describe a parse position.

Parameters:

expression - to parse

position - parse position

Returns:

String

addEscapes

private static java.lang.String addEscapes(java.lang.String string)

Add escapes to the specified String.

Parameters:

string - incoming String

Returns:

String