OK, email #19 to the list. I'm both incredibly patient and skeptical that
this will ever work. I might try and run this in a debugger and track down
"how" JXPath traverses the DynaBean.... but given the reflection involved
that might be a painful task.
--AH
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Andrew Hughes <ahhug...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ping... if anyone can help with this JXPath & DynaBeans problem I'd be
> REALLY THANKFUL :)
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Andrew Hughes <ahhug...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Howdy,
>> I've taken Matt's suggestion onboard and I have investigated DynaBeans.
>> These look pretty good for all intestive purposes and there's a code
>> examples below how to build the data structure:
>>
>> + root [...@name="ROOT"]
>> + animal [...@name="ANIMAL"]
>> + dog [...@name="DOG"]
>> + boxer [...@name="BOXER"]
>> + labrador [...@name="LABRADOR"]
>> + cat [...@name="CAT"]
>> + tiger [...@name="TIGER-ONE"]
>> + tiger [...@name="TIGER-TWO"]
>> + tiger [...@name="TIGER-THREE"]
>> + lion [...@name="LION"]
>>
>>
>> And the code looks like...
>>
>> LazyDynaBean lazyDynaBean = new LazyDynaBean(); //the transparent root.
>> LazyDynaBean root = new LazyDynaBean();
>> LazyDynaBean animal = new LazyDynaBean();
>> LazyDynaBean dog = new LazyDynaBean();
>> LazyDynaBean cat = new LazyDynaBean();
>> LazyDynaBean boxer = new LazyDynaBean();
>> LazyDynaBean labrador = new LazyDynaBean();
>> LazyDynaBean tiger1 = new LazyDynaBean();
>> LazyDynaBean tiger2 = new LazyDynaBean();
>> LazyDynaBean tiger3 = new LazyDynaBean();
>> LazyDynaBean lion = new LazyDynaBean();
>> //set the @name property of each bean, user UPPER to make them distinct
>> for examples.
>> root.set("name","ROOT");
>> animal.set("name","ANIMAL");
>> dog.set("name","DOG");
>> cat.set("name","CAT");
>> boxer.set("name","BOXER");
>> labrador.set("name","LABRADOR");
>> tiger1.set("name","TIGER-ONE");
>> tiger2.set("name","TIGER-TWO");
>> tiger3.set("name","TIGER-THREE");
>> lion.set("name","LION");
>> //build the bean hierarchy.
>> lazyDynaBean.set("root",0, root);
>> root.set("animal",0, animal);
>> animal.set("dog",0,dog);
>> animal.set("cat",0,cat);
>> dog.set("labrador",0,labrador);
>> dog.set("boxer",0, boxer);
>> cat.set("tiger",0,tiger1);//duplicate
>> cat.set("tiger",1,tiger2);//duplicate
>> cat.set("tiger",1,tiger3);//duplicate
>> cat.set("lion",0,lion);
>> JXPathContext context = JXPathContext.newContext(lazyDynaBean);
>> String query = "/root/animal/cat/tiger";
>> Object value = context.getValue(query);
>>
>>
>> But there's a problem with JXPath querying this also. Absolute Paths like
>> '/root/animal/cat/tiger' or '/root/animal/cat/tiger'[2]' work perfectly.
>> But I don't have anyluck doing "deep" searches. For examples the following
>> just won't work.
>> '//cat'
>> //*...@name='LION']
>> /root/animal/cat/tig...@name='TIGER-TWO']
>>
>> Things are looking up, but is this behavior to be expected?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> --AH
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Matt Benson <gudnabr...@yahoo.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On Wed, 2/11/09, Andrew Hughes <ahhug...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > From: Andrew Hughes <ahhug...@gmail.com>
>>> > Subject: Re: JXPath over Generic Collection<?>, How?
>>> > To: "Commons Users List" <user@commons.apache.org>
>>> > Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 4:19 AM
>>> > Still No Luck, I have removed recursive generic collections
>>> > and have tried
>>> > the following code... this is becoming a marathon effort
>>> > :'(
>>> >
>>> > public class Thing {
>>> >
>>> > public Thing(String name) {
>>> > this.name = name;
>>> > }
>>> > private String name = "";
>>> >
>>> > public String getName() {
>>> > return name;
>>> > }
>>> > private ArrayList<Thing> children = new
>>> > ArrayList<Thing>();
>>> >
>>> > public ArrayList<Thing> getChildren() {
>>> > return children;
>>> > }
>>> >
>>> > }
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > public static void main(String[] args) {
>>> > //get some same data
>>> > Thing animal = new Thing("Animal");
>>> > //Animal.Dog.*
>>> > Thing dog = new Thing("Dog");
>>> > dog.getChildren().add(new
>>> > Thing("Labrador"));
>>> > dog.getChildren().add(new
>>> > Thing("Boxer"));
>>> > animal.getChildren().add(dog);
>>> > //Animal.Cat.*
>>> > Thing cat = new Thing("Cat");
>>> > cat.getChildren().add(new Thing("Lion"));
>>> > cat.getChildren().add(new
>>> > Thing("Tiger"));
>>> > animal.getChildren().add(cat);
>>> >
>>> > //run a query on it
>>> > JXPathContext context =
>>> > JXPathContext.newContext(animal);
>>> > String query = "/Animal";
>>> > Thing result = (Thing) context.getValue(query);
>>> > String path = context.getPointer(query).asPath();
>>> > System.out.println("Ran '" + query +
>>> > "' and got '" +
>>> > result.getName() + "' on path '" + path +
>>> > "'.");
>>> > }
>>> >
>>>
>>> What would you be trying to select? If you want to know how to look for
>>> a given Thing in this graph, I can probably help. If you want to know what
>>> graph will allow you to use a preconceived notion of the xpath you want to
>>> use, that will be harder. You might use [beanutils] dynabeans in
>>> conjunction with [jxpath] to try and achieve the latter.
>>>
>>> -Matt
>>>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Andrew Hughes
>>> > <ahhug...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Yeah, that makes sense. The part that was confusing me
>>> > is that if I
>>> > > have...
>>> > >
>>> > > public class Thing {
>>> > >
>>> > > private List<Thing> children;
>>> > >
>>> > > }
>>> > >
>>> > > I was assuming I would need to prefix all of my
>>> > expressions "steps" with
>>> > > '/children'. From what you said earlier this
>>> > is not the case as collections
>>> > > are "auto traversed/loaded".
>>> > >
>>> > > Thanks again matt! I won't get to test this out
>>> > til later tonight be look
>>> > > foward to seeing it working!!!
>>> > >
>>> > > Andrew
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Matt Benson
>>> > <gudnabr...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >>
>>> > >> It should be as simple as Thing _containing_ a
>>> > List<Thing> rather than
>>> > >> _being_ a List<Thing>. Composition over
>>> > inheritance, do you see?
>>> > >>
>>> > >> HTH,
>>> > >> Matt
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >> --- On Tue, 2/10/09, Andrew Hughes
>>> > <ahhug...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > >>
>>> > >> > From: Andrew Hughes
>>> > <ahhug...@gmail.com>
>>> > >> > Subject: Re: JXPath over Generic
>>> > Collection<?>, How?
>>> > >> > To: "Commons Users List"
>>> > <user@commons.apache.org>,
>>> > >> gudnabr...@yahoo.com
>>> > >> > Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 7:06 PM
>>> > >> > Matt, Thank You.
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > Is there any other data structure I can use
>>> > that would work
>>> > >> > with JXPath? My
>>> > >> > requirement is that... a "Thing"
>>> > can have contain
>>> > >> > multiple child "Thing(s)"
>>> > >> > (and the children are allowed to be
>>> > non-unique).
>>> > >> > This is equivalent to an XML element as it
>>> > can contain
>>> > >> > multiple child
>>> > >> > elements, how do these guy's handle it I
>>> > wonder?
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > --Andrew
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Matt Benson
>>> > >> > <gudnabr...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > >
>>> > >> > > I admit I hadn't looked at this with
>>> > a highly
>>> > >> > critical eye, but this
>>> > >> > > business of Thing extending
>>> > ArrayList<Thing>
>>> > >> > seems quite strange to me.
>>> > >> > > JXPath basically functions by
>>> > "opening up"
>>> > >> > collections automatically, so
>>> > >> > > the very fact that Thing is itself a
>>> > Collection
>>> > >> > implies that a Thing will be
>>> > >> > > opened up, and its children will be
>>> > searched... but in
>>> > >> > this example, either
>>> > >> > > there are no children, at the leaves, or
>>> > the children
>>> > >> > themselves are
>>> > >> > > (possibly empty) collections. It looks
>>> > as though
>>> > >> > you're trying to represent
>>> > >> > > a tree structure. This may be a good
>>> > example of a
>>> > >> > reason for the idea of
>>> > >> > > composition over inheritance. I
>>> > don't think
>>> > >> > you're going to get any
>>> > >> > > traction using JXPath with this object
>>> > model.
>>> > >> > >
>>> > >> > > Sorry for the bad news,
>>> > >> > > Matt
>>> > >> > >
>>> > >> > >
>>> > >> > > --- On Tue, 2/10/09, Andrew Hughes
>>> > >> > <ahhug...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > >> > >
>>> > >> > > > From: Andrew Hughes
>>> > <ahhug...@gmail.com>
>>> > >> > > > Subject: Re: JXPath over Generic
>>> > >> > Collection<?>, How?
>>> > >> > > > To: "Commons Users List"
>>> > >> > <user@commons.apache.org>
>>> > >> > > > Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009,
>>> > 7:16 AM
>>> > >> > > > Still busted. Example is now
>>> > simplified. As soon
>>> > >> > as a
>>> > >> > > > generic Collection
>>> > >> > > > becomes involved BOOM!
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > >> > > > The Main Method to exec:
>>> > >> > > > public class App {
>>> > >> > > > public static void main(
>>> > String[] args ){
>>> > >> > > > JXPathContext context =
>>> > >> > > > JXPathContext.newContext(new
>>> > ThingRoot());
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > >> >
>>> > System.out.println(((Thing)context.getValue("/root")).getName());
>>> > >> > > > }
>>> > >> > > > }
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > >> > > > The (populated) context root I am
>>> > using, where
>>> > >> > root is a
>>> > >> > > > single object
>>> > >> > > > holding a List of Thing's.
>>> > >> > > > package jxpathresearch;
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > >> > > > import java.util.ArrayList;
>>> > >> > > > import java.util.List;
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > >> > > > public class ThingRoot {
>>> > >> > > > private List<Thing> root
>>> > new
>>> > >> > ArrayList(); //this
>>> > >> > > > will serve as the root.
>>> > >> > > > public ThingRoot() {
>>> > >> > > > Thing animal = new
>>> > >> > Thing("Animal");
>>> > >> > > > root.add(animal);//Animal
>>> > >> > > > Thing dog = new
>>> > Thing("Dog");
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > animal.add(dog);//Animal.Dog
>>> > >> > > > dog.add(new
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > >> >
>>> > Thing("Labrador"));//Animal.Dog.Labrador
>>> > >> > > > dog.add(new
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > Thing("Boxer"));//Animal.Dog.Boxer
>>> > >> > > > }
>>> > >> > > > public List<Thing>
>>> > getRoot() { return
>>> > >> > root; }
>>> > >> > > > }
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > >> > > > Finally here's a very simple
>>> > 'Thing'
>>> > >> > that
>>> > >> > > > contains a List of Thing(s):
>>> > >> > > > public class Thing extends
>>> > ArrayList<Thing>
>>> > >> > {
>>> > >> > > > public Thing(String
>>> > name){this.name = name;}
>>> > >> > > > private String name =
>>> > "";
>>> > >> > > > public String getName() {return
>>> > name;}
>>> > >> > > > }
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > >> > > > I can't query anything beyond
>>> > /root, it
>>> > >> > doesn't
>>> > >> > > > seem to ever get traversed.
>>> > >> > > > I would expect results for //Thing
>>> > and
>>> > >> > > > //thi...@name='Labrador']
>>> > etc but I
>>> > >> > > > get no results only exceptions.
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > >> > > > My brain is hurting.
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > >> > > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:22 AM,
>>> > Andrew Hughes
>>> > >> > > > <ahhug...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > >> > > > > I've noew tested a whole
>>> > heap of
>>> > >> > expressions even
>>> > >> > > > //name='Tiger' nothing
>>> > >> > > > > works.
>>> > >> > > > >
>>> > >> > > > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:01
>>> > AM, Andrew
>>> > >> > Hughes
>>> > >> > > > <ahhug...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>> > >> > > > >
>>> > >> > > > >> I got cracking on testing
>>> > this out... no
>>> > >> > luck
>>> > >> > > > (yet). Here's my testing
>>> > >> > > > >> code if some kind person
>>> > could please
>>> > >> > take a
>>> > >> > > > look....
>>> > >> > > > >> First my generic
>>> > collection hierarchy
>>> > >> > (which only
>>> > >> > > > contains a name and
>>> > >> > > > >> children)...
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> package jxpathresearch;
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> import
>>> > java.util.ArrayList;
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> public class HierarchyPojo
>>> > extends
>>> > >> > > > ArrayList<HierarchyPojo> {
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> public
>>> > HierarchyPojo(String name){
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > this.setName(name);
>>> > >> > > > >> }
>>> > >> > > > >> private String name =
>>> > "";
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> public String
>>> > getName() {
>>> > >> > > > >> return name;
>>> > >> > > > >> }
>>> > >> > > > >> public void
>>> > setName(String name) {
>>> > >> > > > >> this.name = name;
>>> > >> > > > >> }
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> }
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> Next, the wrapper for the
>>> > root context
>>> > >> > (as Matt
>>> > >> > > > suggested) and populated
>>> > >> > > > >> with animals...
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> package jxpathresearch;
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> public class
>>> > CollectionRoot {
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> private HierarchyPojo
>>> > hierarchyPojo;
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> public
>>> > CollectionRoot(){
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> //Animal
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> hierarchyPojo =
>>> > new
>>> > >> > > > HierarchyPojo("Animal");
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> //Animal.Dog
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> HierarchyPojo dog
>>> > = new
>>> > >> > > > HierarchyPojo("Dog");
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > //Animal.Dog.Labrador
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> dog.add(new
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > HierarchyPojo("Labrador"));
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> //Animal.Dog.Boxer
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> dog.add(new
>>> > >> > > > HierarchyPojo("Boxer"));
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > //Animal.Dog.Mastiff
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> dog.add(new
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > HierarchyPojo("Mastiff"));
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> //Animal.Cat
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> HierarchyPojo cat
>>> > = new
>>> > >> > > > HierarchyPojo("Cat");
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> //Animal.Cat.Tiger
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> cat.add(new
>>> > >> > > > HierarchyPojo("Tiger"));
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > //Animal.Cat.Cougar
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> cat.add(new
>>> > >> > > > HierarchyPojo("Cougar"));
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > //Animal.Cat.Leopard
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> cat.add(new
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > HierarchyPojo("Leopard"));
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> //Add Animal.Dog
>>> > &
>>> > >> > Animal.Cat
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > hierarchyPojo.add(dog);
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > hierarchyPojo.add(cat);
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> }
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> public HierarchyPojo
>>> > >> > getHierarchyPojo()
>>> > >> > > > {return hierarchyPojo;}
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> public void
>>> > >> > setHierarchyPojo(HierarchyPojo
>>> > >> > > > hierarchyPojo)
>>> > >> > > > >> {this.hierarchyPojo =
>>> > hierarchyPojo;}
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> }
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> Finally invoke and test...
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> public class App
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> {
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> public static void
>>> > main( String[]
>>> > >> > args )
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> {
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> JXPathContext
>>> > context =
>>> > >> > > > JXPathContext.newContext(new
>>> > >> > > > >> CollectionRoot());
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> String query =
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > >> >
>>> > "//hierarchypo...@name='Tiger']";
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> String fName =
>>> > >> > > > context.getValue(query).toString();
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > System.out.println("Ran
>>> > >> > > > '"+query+"' and
>>> > got
>>> > >> > > >
>>> > '"+fName+"'");
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> }
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> }
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> Above, should find one
>>> > entry for
>>> > >> > > > 'name=Tiger' but it does
>>> > not, I get an
>>> > >> > > > >> exception. This still
>>> > doesn't seem
>>> > >> > to traverse
>>> > >> > > > the Collection correctly. Any
>>> > >> > > > >> help would be most
>>> > welcome.
>>> > >> > > > >> Exception in thread
>>> > "main"
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> >
>>> > org.apache.commons.jxpath.JXPathNotFoundException:
>>> > >> > > > No value for xpath:
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > //hierarchypo...@name='Tiger']
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> Thanks for reading,
>>> > >> > > > >> Andrew
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >> On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at
>>> > 10:24 PM, Andrew
>>> > >> > Hughes
>>> > >> > > > <ahhug...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>> > >> > > > >>
>>> > >> > > > >>> Thanks Matt - I will
>>> > test this out
>>> > >> > tomorrow
>>> > >> > > > when I am back in the
>>> > >> > > > >>> office...
>>> > >> > > > >>>
>>> > >> > > > >>> Being constructive...
>>> > >> > > > >>> Surely this should at
>>> > least be a
>>> > >> > precondition
>>> > >> > > > check and throw a specific
>>> > >> > > > >>> exception if it's
>>> > not supported?
>>> > >> > > > >>> Thank You
>>> > >> > > > >>> --Andrew
>>> > >> > > > >>>
>>> > >> > > > >>>
>>> > >> > > > >>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at
>>> > 2:27 PM, Matt
>>> > >> > Benson
>>> > >> > > > <gudnabr...@yahoo.com>wrote:
>>> > >> > > > >>>
>>> > >> > > > >>>>
>>> > >> > > > >>>> Most likely your
>>> > problem is not
>>> > >> > with
>>> > >> > > > generics, but simply with the fact
>>> > >> > > > >>>> that JXPath has a
>>> > hard time
>>> > >> > using a
>>> > >> > > > collection as its root. The
>>> > easiest
>>> > >> > > > >>>> workaround is to
>>> > use some parent
>>> > >> > object to
>>> > >> > > > hold a reference to your
>>> > >> > > > >>>> container.
>>> > >> > > > >>>>
>>> > >> > > > >>>> HTH,
>>> > >> > > > >>>> Matt
>>> > >> > > > >>>>
>>> > >> > > > >>>>
>>> > >> > > > >>>> --- On Sun,
>>> > 2/8/09, Andrew
>>> > >> > Hughes
>>> > >> > > > <ahhug...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > >> > > > >>>>
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > From: Andrew
>>> > Hughes
>>> > >> > > > <ahhug...@gmail.com>
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > Subject:
>>> > JXPath over
>>> > >> > Generic
>>> > >> > > > Collection<?>, How?
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > To:
>>> > "Commons Users
>>> > >> > List"
>>> > >> > > > <user@commons.apache.org>
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > Date: Sunday,
>>> > February 8,
>>> > >> > 2009, 5:09
>>> > >> > > > PM
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > Hi All,
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > Hopefully the
>>> > solution is
>>> > >> > as easy as
>>> > >> > > > the question. I would
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > like to
>>> > perform
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > evaluation on
>>> > a (very
>>> > >> > simple) generic
>>> > >> > > > collection... as you
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > can see below
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > (HeirarchyPojo). I should
>>> > >> > be able to
>>> > >> > > > ask for a
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > HeirarchyPojo's with
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > name='Bill' or the
>>> > >> > 3rd
>>> > >> > > > Child... The problem is that
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > nothing ever
>>> > evaluate on
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > this data
>>> > structure.
>>> > >> > What's the
>>> > >> > > > deal with Generic
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > Collections
>>> > and JXPath?
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > p.s this is
>>> > not in the
>>> > >> > userguide and
>>> > >> > > > would be a most
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > welcomed
>>> > addition (if
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > we can nut
>>> > this out with
>>> > >> > your help).
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > Cheers.
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > package
>>> > xpath.and.generics;
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > import
>>> > java.util.ArrayList;
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > public class
>>> > HeirarchyPojo
>>> > >> > extends
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > >> > ArrayList<HeirarchyPojo>{
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > public
>>> > >> > HeirarchyPojo(){}
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > private
>>> > String id;
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > private
>>> > String name;
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > public
>>> > String getId() {
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > return id;
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > }
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > public
>>> > void
>>> > >> > setId(String id) {
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > this.id = id;
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > }
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > public
>>> > String getName()
>>> > >> > {
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > return name;
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > }
>>> > >> > > > >>>> >
>>> > >> > > > >>>> > public
>>> > void
>>> > >> > setName(String name)
>>> > >> > > > {
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