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org.w3c.dom.xpath

public Interface XPathNSResolver


The XPathNSResolver interface permit prefix strings in the expression to be properly bound to namespaceURI strings. XPathEvaluator can construct an implementation of XPathNSResolver from a node, or the interface may be implemented by any application.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 XPath Specification.

Since
1.4, DOM Level 3

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public String

Returns:

Returns the associated namespace URI or null if none is found.
lookupNamespaceURI
(String
The prefix to look for.
prefix
)

Look up the namespace URI associated to the given namespace prefix.

Method Detail

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public String lookupNamespaceURI(String prefix)

Look up the namespace URI associated to the given namespace prefix. The XPath evaluator must never call this with a null or empty argument, because the result of doing this is undefined.

Parameters
prefix:String

The prefix to look for.

Returns:String

Returns the associated namespace URI or null if none is found.