Class xpath

• Defined in File xpath.hpp

Class Documentation

class xpath

Class encapsulating an XPath.

The actual xpath implementation. It expects an xpath in the constructor and this path must be UTF-8 encoded.

Public Functions

xpath(std::string_view path)

constructor taking a UTF-8 encoded xpath in path

inline xpath(const xpath &rhs)

copy constructor

inline xpath(xpath &&rhs) noexcept

move constructor

inline xpath &operator=(xpath xp)

assignment operator

template<typename T>
std::vector<T*> evaluate(const node &root, const context &ctxt = {}) const

Evaluate an XPath and return a node_set. If you’re only interested in mxml::element results, you should call the evaluate<element>() instantiation. Use ctxt to provide values for variables.

bool matches(const node *n, const context &ctxt = {}) const

Returns true if the n node matches the XPath Use ctxt to provide values for variables.