XPathUtils (WSDL4J API)

java.lang.Object
- com.ibm.wsdl.util.xml.XPathUtils

```
public class XPathUtils
extends java.lang.Object
```
A XPathUtils ...

Author:

Matthew J. Duftler (duftler@us.ibm.com), Sanjiva Weerawarana (sanjiva@watson.ibm.com)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

XPathUtils()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static java.lang.String`	`getXPathExprFromNode(org.w3c.dom.Node node)`	Generates an XPath expression that will return only the given node as its result.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - XPathUtils
```
public XPathUtils()
```
- Method Detail
  - getXPathExprFromNode
```
public static java.lang.String getXPathExprFromNode(org.w3c.dom.Node node)
                                             throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
```
    Generates an XPath expression that will return only the given node as its result. This method only works for element, text, document and PI nodes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    node - the node to generate an XPath expression for. This node must be an element node, a text node, a document node, or a processing instruction node.
    
    Returns:
    
    an XPath expression that will return only the given node as its result.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the given node is not an element, text, document or PI node.