Sending XPath a variable from Java

Question

I have an XPath expression that searches for a static value. In this example, \"test\" is that value:

XPathExpression expr = xpath.compile(\"//doc[contains(.         


        

Answer 1

You don't need to evaluate Java (or whatever else PL variables in XPath). In C# (don't know Java well) I'll use:

    string XPathExpression = 
"//doc[contains(., " + myVar.ToString() + ")]/*/text()";

    XmlNodelist result = xmlDoc.SelectNodes(XPathExpression);