YangXPathParser (yangtools-docs 5.0.0 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

YangXPathParser.QualifiedBound, YangXPathParser.UnqualifiedBound
```
@Beta
public interface YangXPathParser
```
Interface for converting a String into a YangXPathExpression. Implementations of this interface are expected to be NOT thread-safe.

Author:

Robert Varga

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static interface`	`YangXPathParser.QualifiedBound`	A `YangXPathParser` bound to a `YangNamespaceContext`, producing Qualified-bound Expressions.
`static interface`	`YangXPathParser.UnqualifiedBound`	A `YangXPathParser` bound to a `YangNamespaceContext` and a default namespace, producing Unqualified-bound Expressions.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

YangXPathExpression parseExpression(String xpath)
Parse a string containing an XPath expression.

- Method Detail
  - parseExpression
```
YangXPathExpression parseExpression(String xpath)
                             throws XPathExpressionException
```
    Parse a string containing an XPath expression.
    
    Parameters:
    
    xpath - XPath expression string
    
    Returns:
    
    A parsed YangXPathExpression
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - if xpath is null
    
    XPathExpressionException - when the expression cannot be parsed