Here you can find the source of getElement(Document doc, String path)
public static String getElement(Document doc, String path) throws XPathExpressionException
//package com.java2s; /**/*from w ww .ja v a 2 s .co m*/ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License, * v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file, You can * obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. OpenMRS is also distributed under * the terms of the Healthcare Disclaimer located at http://openmrs.org/license. * * Copyright (C) OpenMRS Inc. OpenMRS is a registered trademark and the OpenMRS * graphic logo is a trademark of OpenMRS Inc. */ import javax.xml.xpath.XPath; import javax.xml.xpath.XPathExpressionException; import javax.xml.xpath.XPathFactory; import org.w3c.dom.Document; public class Main { private static XPath xpath = XPathFactory.newInstance().newXPath(); public static String getElement(Document doc, String path) throws XPathExpressionException { return xpath.compile(path).evaluate(doc); } }