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org.w3c.dom.xpath.XPathExpression.evaluate
method
public evaluate(contextNode as Node, type as Int, result as XPathResult) as XPathResult throws XPathException, DOMException
Description

Evaluates this expression against a context node.

Parameters
  • contextNode Context node.
  • type Requested `XPathResult` type.
  • result Reusable result object, or `null`.
Returns

XPath result.

Throws
  • XPathException if result conversion fails.
  • DOMException if the context node is invalid.
Example
result = expression.evaluate(document, XPathResult.ANY_TYPE, null)