Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License public class Main { public static int levelChange(String xpath1, String xpath2) { String[] paths1 = split(xpath1); String[] paths2 = split(xpath2); int length = Math.min(paths1.length, paths2.length); int index = 0; while (index < length && paths1[index].equals(paths2[index])) { index++; } return index; } public static String[] split(String xpath) { String[] paths = xpath.split("/"); if (paths.length == 0) { paths = new String[1]; paths[0] = ""; } return paths; } }