Java XML Element Get getElementPath(Element element)

Description

Returns absolute xpath for specified element, ignores namespaces

License

EUPL

Parameter

Parameter	Description
element	the element to create for

Return

the elements path in its containing document

Declaration

public static String getElementPath(Element element) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import org.w3c.dom.Element;

import org.w3c.dom.Node;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns absolute xpath for specified element, ignores namespaces
     *
     * @param element the element to create for
     * @return the elements path in its containing document
     */

    public static String getElementPath(Element element) {
        Node elm = element;

        String result = elm.getNodeName() + "[" + getElementIndex(elm) + "]";
        while (elm.getParentNode() != null && elm.getParentNode().getNodeType() != Node.DOCUMENT_NODE) {
            elm = elm.getParentNode();
            result = elm.getNodeName() + "[" + getElementIndex(elm) + "]/" + result;
        }

        return "/" + result;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the index of the specified element amongst elements with the same
     * name
     *
     * @param element the element to get for
     * @return the index of the element, will be >= 1
     */

    public static int getElementIndex(Node element) {
        int result = 1;

        Node elm = element.getPreviousSibling();
        while (elm != null) {
            if (elm.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE && elm.getNodeName().equals(element.getNodeName())) {
                result++;
            }
            elm = elm.getPreviousSibling();
        }

        return result;
    }
}

Related

1. getElementNamespaceURI(Element element)
2. getElementNS(Element el, String nsuri, String name)
3. getElementNS(Element elem, String namespaceUri, String localName)
4. getElementNS(Element root, Set nsUris, String wantedLocalName)
5. getElementPath(Element elem)
6. getElementPath(Element element)
7. getElementPosition(Element element)
8. getElements(Element aElement)
9. getElements(Element document, String elementName, String attrName, String attrValue)