ElementMatcher (Apache Tika 3.0.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.tika.sax.xpath.Matcher
- - org.apache.tika.sax.xpath.ElementMatcher

```
public class ElementMatcher
extends Matcher
```
Final evaluation state of an XPath expression that targets an element. Matches the current element.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static Matcher INSTANCE
- Fields inherited from class org.apache.tika.sax.xpath.Matcher
  FAIL

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ElementMatcher()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`matchesElement()`	Returns `true` if the XPath expression matches the element associated with this evaluation state.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tika.sax.xpath.Matcher
descend, matchesAttribute, matchesText

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - INSTANCE
```
public static final Matcher INSTANCE
```
- Constructor Detail
  - ElementMatcher
```
public ElementMatcher()
```
- Method Detail
  - matchesElement
```
public boolean matchesElement()
```
    Description copied from class: Matcher
    
    Returns true if the XPath expression matches the element associated with this evaluation state.
    
    Overrides:
    
    matchesElement in class Matcher
    
    Returns:
    
    XPath evaluation state for this element