org.apache.xml.security.utils
Class XPathFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.xml.security.utils.XPathFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:

JDKXPathFactory, XalanXPathFactory

public abstract class XPathFactory
extends Object

A Factory to return an XPathAPI instance. If Xalan is available it returns XalanXPathAPI. If not, then it returns JDKXPathAPI.

Constructor Summary

XPathFactory()

Method Summary

protected static boolean	isXalanInstalled()
static XPathFactory	newInstance() Get a new XPathFactory instance
abstract XPathAPI	newXPathAPI() Get a new XPathAPI instance

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

XPathFactory

public XPathFactory()

Method Detail

isXalanInstalled

protected static boolean isXalanInstalled()

newInstance

public static XPathFactory newInstance()

Get a new XPathFactory instance

newXPathAPI

public abstract XPathAPI newXPathAPI()

Get a new XPathAPI instance