private Date parseDate(XPathExpression<Element> expression, Element element)
throws ParseException {
Element result = expression.evaluateFirst(element);
if (result != null) {
SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
return dateFormat.parse(result.getText());
} else {
throw new IllegalArgumentException(
"Could not evaluate [" + expression + "] on [" + element + "]");
}
}
/** ************************************************************************* */
public static Element selectElement(Document doc, String path) {
XPathExpression<Element> expression =
XPathFactory.instance().compile(path, new ElementFilter());
return expression.evaluateFirst(doc);
}