javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory dbf = javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
dbf.setNamespaceAware(true); javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder db = dbf.newDocumentBuilder(); Document signedDoc = db.parse(new java.io.ByteArrayInputStream(signedStr.getBytes())); sigElement = (Element)XPathAPI.selectSingleNode(signedDoc,"//ParentPrescription/pertinentI nformation1/pertinentPrescription/author/signatureText/Signature"); System.out.println(sigElement.getNodeName()); throws the following exception, which means it cannot evaluate the xpath java.lang.NullPointerException at com.syntegra.xml.dsig.sign.XMLDSig.verify(XMLDSig.java:178) at com.syntegra.xml.dsig.sign.XMLDSig.main(XMLDSig.java:78) Which means Heiner, its not working.... Best Always, ............................................................................ Ritesh Aswaney * Mobile: +44 7909540132 ............................................................................ -----Original Message----- From: Heiner Westphal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 09 March 2005 19:54 To: security-dev@xml.apache.org Subject: Re: Somone... help... please ... Ritesh, leaving the namepaceAware on true and use some ugly XPath like "//*[local-name()='Header']/*[local-name()='SenderInfo']/*[local-name()='Send erID']" will match the node you would have called "//Header/SenderInfo/SenderID" in absence of namespaces. Sadly it matches nodes even in the wrong namespace, but that is usualy not a problem, because its not common to mix the same element names from different namespaces. Dont know if it works in your case, but I would give it a try. Regards, Heiner ******************************************************************** This email may contain information which is privileged or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please notify the sender immediately and delete it without reading, copying, storing, forwarding or disclosing its contents to any other person Thank you Check us out at http://www.bt.com/consulting ********************************************************************