Chapter 19. JXPath
Overview
The JXPath language enables you to invoke Java beans using the Apache Commons JXPath language. The JXPath language has a similar syntax to XPath, but instead of selecting element or attribute nodes from an XML document, it invokes methods on an object graph of Java beans. If one of the bean attributes returns an XML document (a DOM/JDOM instance), however, the remaining portion of the path is interpreted as an XPath expression and is used to extract an XML node from the document. In other words, the JXPath language provides a hybrid of object graph navigation and XML node selection.
Adding JXPath package
To use JXPath in your routes you need to add a dependency on
camel-jxpath
to your project as shown in Example 19.1, “Adding the camel-jxpath dependency”.
Example 19.1. Adding the camel-jxpath dependency
<!-- Maven POM File --> <properties> <camel-version>2.12.0.redhat-610379</camel-version> ... </properties> <dependencies> ... <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId> <artifactId>camel-jxpath</artifactId> <version>${camel-version}</version> </dependency> ... </dependencies>
Variables
Table 19.1, “JXPath variables” lists the variables that are accessible when using JXPath.
Variable | Type | Value |
---|---|---|
this | org.apache.camel.Exchange | The current Exchange |
in | org.apache.camel.Message | The IN message |
out | org.apache.camel.Message | The OUT message |
Example
Example 19.2, “Routes using JXPath” shows a route that use JXPath.
Example 19.2. Routes using JXPath
<camelContext> <route> <from uri="activemq:MyQueue"/> <filter> <jxpath>in/body/name = 'James'</xpath> <to uri="mqseries:SomeOtherQueue"/> </filter> </route> </camelContext>