Here you can find the source of xpath()
public static XPath xpath()
//package com.java2s; /*// w w w.j av a 2 s .c om * Copyright 2010-2016 ksyun.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"). * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * A copy of the License is located at * * http://ksyun.com/apache2.0 * * or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is distributed * on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either * express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing * permissions and limitations under the License. */ import javax.xml.xpath.XPath; import javax.xml.xpath.XPathFactory; public class Main { /** * Returns a new instance of XPath, which is not thread safe and not * reentrant. */ public static XPath xpath() { return XPathFactory.newInstance().newXPath(); } }