I am having trouble getting the selectPath(String) method to work the way
I understand that it should.

I am using xmlbeans 2.0 jdk 1.4.2 and have saxon 8.5.1 on my classpath...

I have attached the sample xml file I have loaded.

When I try to run the follwing code:
String declarations = "declare namespace
osca='http://www.courts.mo.gov/osca'; ";
    declarations += "declare namespace
case='http://www.courts.mo.gov/case-constraint'; ";
    String path = "$this//osca:Case/case:CaseTrackingID/case:ID/text()";
    XmlObject[] x = legalEnvelopeDocument.selectPath(declarations + path);
    System.out.println("Length: " + x.length);
    System.out.println(x.length > 0 ? x[0].toString() : "not found");

I get the following error:
java.lang.RuntimeException:  Trying XBeans path engine... Trying Saxon...
FAILED on declare namespace osca='http://www.courts.mo.gov/osca'; declare
namespace case='http://www.courts.mo.gov/case-constraint';
$this//osca:Case/case:CaseTrackingID/case:ID/text()


When I try the following path with the same above code:
String path = "$this//osca:Case/case:CaseTrackingID/case:ID";

It runs but I get two elements back instead of the one that should be
returned based on the xml document.

Do I misunderstand how xpath is supposed to be used or am I just missing a
. or slash somewhere.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<osca:LegalEnvelope lastUpdatedDate="2005-09-07-05:00" xmlns:osca="http://www.courts.mo.gov/osca"; xmlns:case="http://www.courts.mo.gov/case-constraint"; xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance";>
  <osca:Legal>
    <osca:CourtFiling>
      <osca:Court>
        <case:OrganizationID>
          <case:ID>07</case:ID>
        </case:OrganizationID>
        <case:OrganizationLocalID>
          <case:ID>CY</case:ID>
        </case:OrganizationLocalID>
      </osca:Court>
      <osca:Case>
        <case:CaseTrackingID>
          <case:ID>ID001</case:ID>
        </case:CaseTrackingID>
        <case:CaseTitleText>TODO: Set this later using a common business rule</case:CaseTitleText>
        <case:CaseDetails>
          <case:CaseSecurityText>1</case:CaseSecurityText>
          <case:CaseSubtypeText>CA</case:CaseSubtypeText>
        </case:CaseDetails>
        <case:CaseFiling>
          <case:ActivityDate>2005-09-07-05:00</case:ActivityDate>
          <case:ActivityTime>21:05:05.916-05:00</case:ActivityTime>
        </case:CaseFiling>
        <case:CaseLineageCase>
          <case:CaseTrackingID>
            <case:ID>ID002</case:ID>
          </case:CaseTrackingID>
        </case:CaseLineageCase>
        <case:CaseParticipants>
          <case:CaseDefendantParty.Person uid="007">
            <case:PersonName>
              <case:PersonGivenName>JOHN</case:PersonGivenName>
              <case:PersonMiddleName>Q</case:PersonMiddleName>
              <case:PersonSurName>PUBLIC</case:PersonSurName>
              <case:PersonSuffixName xsi:type="case:PersonNameTextType">JR</case:PersonSuffixName>
            </case:PersonName>
            <case:DriverLicense>
              <case:DriverAuthorizationID.Detailed>
                <case:ID>1234</case:ID>
                <case:IDIssuingAuthorityText>KS</case:IDIssuingAuthorityText>
                <case:IDJurisdictionText>USA</case:IDJurisdictionText>
              </case:DriverAuthorizationID.Detailed>
            </case:DriverLicense>
            <case:PersonAlias>
              <case:PersonName>
                <case:PersonGivenName>JOHN</case:PersonGivenName>
                <case:PersonMiddleName>Q</case:PersonMiddleName>
                <case:PersonSurName>PUBLIC</case:PersonSurName>
                <case:PersonSuffixName xsi:type="case:PersonNameTextType">JR</case:PersonSuffixName>
              </case:PersonName>
            </case:PersonAlias>
            <case:PersonAssignedIDDetails>
              <case:PersonOtherID>
                <case:ID>C0001</case:ID>
                <case:IDTypeCodeText>SYS</case:IDTypeCodeText>
              </case:PersonOtherID>
              <case:PersonSSNID>
                <case:ID>123456789</case:ID>
              </case:PersonSSNID>
            </case:PersonAssignedIDDetails>
            <case:PersonBirthDate>2005-09-07-05:00</case:PersonBirthDate>
            <case:PersonPhysicalDetails>
              <case:PersonSexCode>M</case:PersonSexCode>
            </case:PersonPhysicalDetails>
            <case:PersonSocialDetails>
              <case:PersonEthnicityCode>W</case:PersonEthnicityCode>
            </case:PersonSocialDetails>
            <case:PersonDescriptionText>DFT</case:PersonDescriptionText>
          </case:CaseDefendantParty.Person>
        </case:CaseParticipants>
      </osca:Case>
    </osca:CourtFiling>
  </osca:Legal>
</osca:LegalEnvelope>
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