com.tailf.jnc

Class PathCreate

java.lang.Object

com.tailf.jnc.Path

com.tailf.jnc.PathCreate

public class PathCreate
extends Path

A "path create" expression.

The result of evaluating a "path create" expression is a new Element node tree. A configuration tree can easily be created with this class.

Example:

 PathCreate path = new PathCreate("/hosts/host[name='john', age=42]");
 Element element_tree = path.eval(PrefixMap);
 

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PathCreate(java.lang.String pathStr) Constructor for a PathCreate (parse tree) from a "path create" string.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Element	eval(PrefixMap prefixMap) Evaluates the path expression and build a new Element subtree.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this PathCreate.

Methods inherited from class com.tailf.jnc.Path

eval

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PathCreate

public PathCreate(java.lang.String pathStr)
           throws JNCException

Constructor for a PathCreate (parse tree) from a "path create" string. This PathCreate can be used for creating a new Element tree.

See PathCreate for more information about path create expressions.

Parameters:

pathStr - A "path create" string

Throws:

JNCException

Method Detail

eval

public Element eval(PrefixMap prefixMap)
             throws JNCException

Evaluates the path expression and build a new Element subtree.

Parameters:

prefixMap - Prefix mappings

Returns:

A new element tree

Throws:

JNCException

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this PathCreate. It's a parse tree.

Overrides:

toString in class Path