Java Utililty Methods XML Node Path

List of utility methods to do XML Node Path

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Description

The list of methods to do XML Node Path are organized into topic(s).

Method

ElementaddElementPath(Node element, String path)
add Element Path 
return addElementPath(element, path.split("/"));
NodecreateAndAppendNode(Node root, String path)
create And Append Node 
if (path == null)
    return root;
Element node = null;
if (path.contains("/")) 
    String[] steps = path.split("/");
    Node upper = root;
    Node lower = null;
...
ListextractNodes(Node node, String path)
Returns all nodes at the bottom of path from node. 
if (node == null)
    return new ArrayList<Node>();
List<Node> result = new ArrayList<Node>();
NodeList list = node.getChildNodes();
if (path.equals("#text"))
    result.add(node.getFirstChild());
else if (path.charAt(0) == '@')
    result.add(node.getAttributes().getNamedItem(path.substring(1)));
...
NodeextractPath(Node node, String[] path)
Returns first node at the bottom of path from node. 
for (int i = 0; i < path.length; i++)
    node = extractNode(node, path[i]);
return node;
ListextractPaths(Node node, String[] path)
Returns all nodes at the bottom of path from node. 
List<Node> result = new ArrayList<Node>();
result.add(node);
for (int i = 0; i < path.length; i++) {
    List<Node> children = new ArrayList<Node>();
    for (int j = 0; j < result.size(); j++)
        children.addAll(extractNodes((Node) result.get(j), path[i]));
    result = children;
return result;
StringgetCompletePathForANode(Node objNode)
get Complete Path For A Node 
String strCompletePathForNode = objNode.getNodeName();
Node tempNode = objNode;
while (tempNode.getParentNode() != null) {
    tempNode = tempNode.getParentNode();
    if (tempNode.getNodeName().equals("#document"))
        strCompletePathForNode = "/" + strCompletePathForNode;
    else
        strCompletePathForNode = tempNode.getNodeName() + "/" + strCompletePathForNode;
...
StringgetContent(Node n, String path)
Get the text at specified path starting from the specified node 
if (n == null)
    return null;
return getContent(n.getChildNodes(), path);
ElementgetDescendant(Node node, String path)
Gets a descendant element of a node. 
StringTokenizer tok = new StringTokenizer(path, "/");
while (tok.hasMoreTokens()) {
    node = getChild(node, tok.nextToken());
    if (node == null)
        return null;
return (Element) node;
ElementgetElementViaPath(Node node, String path)
Get an element specified by a starting node and a path string. 
if (node instanceof Document)
    node = ((Document) node).getDocumentElement();
if (!(node instanceof Element))
    return null;
int k = path.indexOf("/");
String firstPathElement = path;
if (k > 0)
    firstPathElement = path.substring(0, k);
...
StringgetFullPath(Node node)
get Full Path 
StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
while (node != null) {
    buffer.insert(0, node.getNodeName());
    char separator = '/';
    if (node instanceof Attr) {
        separator = '@';
    buffer.insert(0, separator);
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