net.obvj.confectory.util

Class JsonPathExpression

java.lang.Object

net.obvj.confectory.util.JsonPathExpression

public class JsonPathExpression
extends Object

An immutable object that represents a compiled JsonPath expression.

Since:

2.1.0

Author:

oswaldo.bapvic.jr

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static JsonPathExpression	ROOT A pre-compiled JsonPathExpression that represents the root element of a JSON document ('$').

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
JsonPathExpression(String expression) Creates a compiled JsonPathExpression from the specified expression.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
JsonPathExpression	append(String expression) Produces a new JsonPathExpression with the concatenation result of this JsonPathExpression and the given expression.
JsonPathExpression	appendChild(String name) Produces a new JsonPathExpression with the concatenation result of this JsonPathExpression and the given child element name.
boolean	equals(Object other)
int	hashCode()
String	toString() Returns the string representation of this JsonPathExpression, in the bracket-notation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ROOT

public static final JsonPathExpression ROOT

A pre-compiled JsonPathExpression that represents the root element of a JSON document ('$').

Constructor Detail

JsonPathExpression

public JsonPathExpression(String expression)

Creates a compiled JsonPathExpression from the specified expression.

Parameters:

expression - the JsonPath expression to compile

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the specified expression is null or empty

com.jayway.jsonpath.InvalidPathException - if the specified JsonPath expression is invalid

Method Detail

appendChild

public JsonPathExpression appendChild(String name)

Produces a new JsonPathExpression with the concatenation result of this JsonPathExpression and the given child element name.

Parameters:

name - the child name to be appended to the end of this JsonPathExpression

Returns:

a new, compiled JsonPathExpression

Throws:

com.jayway.jsonpath.InvalidPathException - if the resulting JsonPath expression is invalid

append

public JsonPathExpression append(String expression)

Produces a new JsonPathExpression with the concatenation result of this JsonPathExpression and the given expression.

Parameters:

expression - a String representing the expression to be appended to the end of this JsonPathExpression

Returns:

a new, compiled JsonPathExpression

Throws:

com.jayway.jsonpath.InvalidPathException - if the resulting JsonPath expression is invalid

toString

public String toString()

Returns the string representation of this JsonPathExpression, in the bracket-notation. For example: $['store']['book'][0]['title']

Overrides:

toString in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Overrides:

equals in class Object