On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Eddie wrote:
> Hi,
>
> is the following a valid xpath
>
> $u/user/name
>
> I presume it is valid as long as $u resolves to a node or a list of
> nodes. The reason I ask is that XQuery uses this type of xpath all the
> time in the Return clause.
> Currently JAXEN falls over when presented with such a path.
Yah, it should be valid. Completely un-tested at this point
though. Hopefully today I'll get a chance to take a look at
it.
> Would it be possible to add the methods
> public String getPrefix();
> public String getVariableName();
> to the interface org.jaxen.expr.VariableReferenceExpr as otherwise I
> can't access the prefix and local names of the variable
Absolutely.
btw, what's your background with XQL/XPath and such?
If you're doing heavy XQL hacking, and need quick changes
to bring Jaxen into line with what you're doing, making
you a committer might be wise.
-bob
(btw, could we try to keep email to jaxen-interest
purely as plaintext, and avoid the HTML?)
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