Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import org.w3c.dom.*; import javax.xml.xpath.XPath; import javax.xml.xpath.XPathExpression; import javax.xml.xpath.XPathFactory; import static javax.xml.xpath.XPathConstants.NODE; public class Main { /** * Uses the passed XPath expression to locate a single node in the passed element. * @param targetNode The node to search. * @param expression The XPath expression. * @return The located node or null if one is not found. */ public static Node xGetNode(Node targetNode, String expression) { Node node = null; XPath xpath = null; try { xpath = XPathFactory.newInstance().newXPath(); XPathExpression xpathExpression = xpath.compile(expression); node = (Node) xpathExpression.evaluate(targetNode, NODE); return node; } catch (Exception e) { throw new RuntimeException("XPath:Failed to locate the node:" + expression, e); } } }