XPathHandler (PMD Core 6.35.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractASTXPathHandler, DefaultASTXPathHandler
```
@InternalApi
@Deprecated
public interface XPathHandler
```
Deprecated.

Interface for performing Language specific XPath handling, such as initialization and navigation.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static XPathHandler DUMMY
Deprecated.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`org.jaxen.Navigator`	`getNavigator()`	Deprecated. Support for Jaxen will be removed come 7.0.0.
`void`	`initialize()`	Deprecated. Initialize.
`void`	`initialize(net.sf.saxon.sxpath.IndependentContext context)`	Deprecated. Initialize.

- Field Detail
  - DUMMY
```
static final XPathHandler DUMMY
```
    Deprecated.
- Method Detail
  - initialize
```
void initialize()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Initialize. This is intended to be called by Initializer to perform Language specific initialization.
  - initialize
```
void initialize(net.sf.saxon.sxpath.IndependentContext context)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Initialize. This is intended to be called by Initializer to perform Language specific initialization for Saxon.
  - getNavigator
```
@Deprecated
org.jaxen.Navigator getNavigator()
```
    Deprecated.
    Support for Jaxen will be removed come 7.0.0. This isn't used anymore
    
    Get a Jaxen Navigator for this Language. May return null if there is no Jaxen Navigation for this language.