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do we need document object to use xpath?<br />
please advise 
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Yes. XPath works by inspecting a DOM
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> do we need document object to use xpath?
> please advise

Yes. XPath works by inspecting a DOM

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does XPath do not work with SAX(works only DOM). Please advise
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does XPath do not work with SAX(works only DOM). Please advise

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why does xpath inspect DOM in between. why does xpath inspect XML directly?<br />
Please advice
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why does xpath inspect DOM in between. why does xpath inspect XML directly?
Please advice

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What do you mean by 'in between'?
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Document document = builder.parse(<br />
new FileInputStream(&quot;c:\\custo<wbr />mers.xml&quot;)<wbr />);
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<br />
I mean above step is extra in between step right(i.e building DOM from the XML) Please advise
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> Document document = builder.parse(
> new FileInputStream("c:\\customers.xml"));


I mean above step is extra in between step right(i.e building DOM from the XML) Please advise

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Hi,<br />
<br />
I am reading as below<br />
<br />
create document object as below. <br />
<br />
<br />
Document document = builder.parse(<br />
new FileInputStream(&quot;c:\\custo<wbr />mers.xml&quot;)<wbr />);<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
then use XPath by creating an xpath object using XPathFactory.<br />
Reading names of all customers<br />
String expression = &quot;/Customers/Customer/first<wbr />name&quot;;<br />
NodeList nodeList = (NodeList) xPath.compile(expression).<wbr />evaluate(x<wbr />mlDocument<wbr />, XPathConstants.NODESET);<br />
<br />
<br />
do we need document object to use xpath?<br />
please advise
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Hi,

I am reading as below

create document object as below. 


Document document = builder.parse(
new FileInputStream("c:\\customers.xml"));



then use XPath by creating an xpath object using XPathFactory.
Reading names of all customers
String expression = "/Customers/Customer/firstname";
NodeList nodeList = (NodeList) xPath.compile(expression).evaluate(xmlDocument, XPathConstants.NODESET);


do we need document object to use xpath?
please advise

do we need document object to use xpath

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