private Converter getConverter(Class class1, Constructor constructor) throws Exception {
constructor = (Converter) constructor.newInstance(new Object[0]);
if (constructor != null) {
cache.cache(class1, constructor);
}
return constructor;
}
/**
* This is used to acquire the attribute path using this XPath expression. The attribute path is
* simply the fully qualified path for this expression with the provided name appended. If this is
* an empty path, the provided name is returned.
*
* @param name this is the name of the attribute to be used
* @return a fully qualified path for the specified name
*/
public String getAttribute(String name) {
if (!isEmpty(location)) {
String path = attributes.fetch(name);
if (path == null) {
path = getAttributePath(location, name);
if (path != null) {
attributes.cache(name, path);
}
}
return path;
}
return style.getAttribute(name);
}
/**
* This is used to acquire the element path using this XPath expression. The element path is
* simply the fully qualified path for this expression with the provided name appended. If this is
* an empty path, the provided name is returned.
*
* @param name this is the name of the element to be used
* @return a fully qualified path for the specified name
*/
public String getElement(String name) {
if (!isEmpty(location)) {
String path = elements.fetch(name);
if (path == null) {
path = getElementPath(location, name);
if (path != null) {
elements.cache(name, path);
}
}
return path;
}
return style.getElement(name);
}