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); }