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Hi all,
I have a project that I compile using java 1.4.
one of the source files imports org.apache.xpath.*
I have been trying to compile using JDK 1.5, but it is not working.
I looked at the src.zip file and found that this package does not exist
anymore in 1.5
I found another one javax.xml.xpath but it does not seem to have the same
XPath constructors, and thus, I am not able to successfully compile.

I am sure there must be something I am missing.
Can anyone tell me what do I need to do?

thanks
hilz

This is not part of JDK 1.5 it is part of the Apache project in a
separate jar file. Go to apache.org and look for the xpath download
there.

"willirl" <> wrote in message
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> This is not part of JDK 1.5 it is part of the Apache project in a
> separate jar file. Go to apache.org and look for the xpath download
> there.
>

But wasn't it part of the JDK 1.4 ?
So how come they removed it from 1.5?

thanks
hilz

hilz wrote:
> "willirl" <> wrote in message
> news: ups.com...
>> This is not part of JDK 1.5 it is part of the Apache project in a
>> separate jar file. Go to apache.org and look for the xpath download
>> there.
>>
>
> But wasn't it part of the JDK 1.4 ?

No

> So how come they removed it from 1.5?

They didn't.

--
Virgil

> >
> > But wasn't it part of the JDK 1.4 ?
>
> No
>

So how come when i open the src.zip file that is distributed with JDK 1.4
that i downloaded form java.sun.com, and look for the package
org.apache.xpath i can find it there?
And if i do the same with the src.zip file that came with JDK 1.5, i do not
find it there?

Or am I still missing something?
thanks
hilz

In article <6pSdnSXFm5DeRWLcRVn->, "hilz" <>
wrote:

> > >
> > > But wasn't it part of the JDK 1.4 ?
> >
> > No
> >
>
> So how come when i open the src.zip file that is distributed with JDK 1.4
> that i downloaded form java.sun.com, and look for the package
> org.apache.xpath i can find it there?
> And if i do the same with the src.zip file that came with JDK 1.5, i do not
> find it there?
>
> Or am I still missing something?
> thanks
> hilz

If you check, you'll find that there are a great many classes included
in src.zip that are not listed in the 1.4 API docs. That's because
they're not part of the API but are used at runtime. The class files
will appear in the rt.jar file in the jre/lib directory. It happens
that the org.apache.xpath package structure is among those. Much has
changed in 1.5, including a switch in the internal classes and packages
used for some of the XML-related operations.

= Steve =
--
Steve W. Jackson
Montgomery, Alabama

On 1-2-2005 20:21, Virgil Green wrote:
> hilz wrote:
>
>>"willirl" <> wrote in message
>>news: roups.com...
>>
>>>This is not part of JDK 1.5 it is part of the Apache project in a
>>>separate jar file. Go to apache.org and look for the xpath download
>>>there.
>>>
>>
>>But wasn't it part of the JDK 1.4 ?
>
>
> No
>

Actually, there is a whole bunch of classes in the org.apache.xpath
package in rt.jar of JRE 1.4.0, 1.4.1 and 1.4.2.
You might want to (re)check your rt.jar.

>
>>So how come they removed it from 1.5?
>
>
> They didn't.

They have, in favor of the javax.xml.xpath, which, according to
<http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/xml/jaxp/JAXP-Compatibility_150.html#new>,
"provides a more java-friendly way to use an XPath expression".

>
> --
> Virgil
--
Regards,

Roland de Ruiter
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Roland wrote:
> On 1-2-2005 20:21, Virgil Green wrote:
>> hilz wrote:
>>
>>> "willirl" <> wrote in message
>>> news: ups.com...
>>>
>>>> This is not part of JDK 1.5 it is part of the Apache project in a
>>>> separate jar file. Go to apache.org and look for the xpath
>>>> download there.
>>>>
>>>
>>> But wasn't it part of the JDK 1.4 ?
>>
>>
>> No
>>
>
> Actually, there is a whole bunch of classes in the org.apache.xpath
> package in rt.jar of JRE 1.4.0, 1.4.1 and 1.4.2.
> You might want to (re)check your rt.jar.
>
>>
>>> So how come they removed it from 1.5?
>>
>>
>> They didn't.
>
> They have, in favor of the javax.xml.xpath, which, according to
>
<http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/...tibility_150.h
tml#new>,
> "provides a more java-friendly way to use an XPath expression".
>

I stand corrected.

--
Virgil