com.xmlmind.xml.xpath

Interface Pattern

All Known Subinterfaces:

PathPattern

All Known Implementing Classes:

AlternativesPattern

public interface Pattern

Interface specifying what is a pattern.

It is important to remember that:

• Patterns are defined in the XSLT spec, not in the XPath spec.
• The grammar of XSLT patterns is simpler than the grammar of XPath expressions.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	matches(XNode node, ExprContext context) Matches specified node against this pattern.

Method Detail

matches

boolean matches(XNode node,
                ExprContext context)
         throws EvalException

Matches specified node against this pattern.

Parameters:

node - node to be matched

context - evaluation context

Returns:

true if specified node matches this pattern; false otherwise

Throws:

EvalException - if specified node cannot be matched against this pattern