Andrew,
I've been meaning to look into this but haven't yet. If you have any
ready-to-run code you can send to the list, that wouldn't hurt...
-Matt
--- On Mon, 2/23/09, 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: Monday, February 23, 2009, 5:42 AM
> 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)
> >>> > >> > > > {
> >>> > >> > > > >>>>
> >
> >>> > this.name = name;
> >>> > >> > > > >>>>
> > }
> >>> > >> > > > >>>>
> >
> >>> > >> > > > >>>>
> > }
> >>> > >> > > > >>>>
> >>> > >> > > > >>>>
> >>> > >> > > > >>>>
> >>> > >> > > > >>>>
> >>> > >> > > > >>>>
> >>> > >> > > >
> >>> > >> >
> >>> >
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