NodeMatcher (Apache Tika 3.2.0 API)

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

```
public class NodeMatcher
extends Matcher
```
Final evaluation state of a .../node() XPath expression. Matches all elements, attributes, and text.

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

NodeMatcher()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`matchesAttribute(String namespace, String name)`	Returns `true` if the XPath expression matches the named attribute of the element associated with this evaluation state.
`boolean`	`matchesElement()`	Returns `true` if the XPath expression matches the element associated with this evaluation state.
`boolean`	`matchesText()`	Returns `true` if the XPath expression matches all text nodes whose parent is the element associated with this evaluation state.

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

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
  - NodeMatcher
```
public NodeMatcher()
```
- 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
  - matchesAttribute
```
public boolean matchesAttribute(String namespace,
                                String name)
```
    Description copied from class: Matcher
    
    Returns true if the XPath expression matches the named attribute of the element associated with this evaluation state.
    
    Overrides:
    
    matchesAttribute in class Matcher
    
    Parameters:
    
    namespace - attribute namespace or null
    
    name - attribute name
    
    Returns:
    
    XPath evaluation state for named attribute of this element
  - matchesText
```
public boolean matchesText()
```
    Description copied from class: Matcher
    
    Returns true if the XPath expression matches all text nodes whose parent is the element associated with this evaluation state.
    
    Overrides:
    
    matchesText in class Matcher
    
    Returns:
    
    XPath evaluation state for text children of this element