Java xpath, select deepest children

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Java xpath, select deepest children

I am new to Java and XPath syntax. I have a complex XML document. I need to select all nodes that have no children (I really need their values).

<root>
    <a>
        <b>text1</b>
        <c>text2</c>
    </a>
    <d>
        <e>
            <f>text3</f>
        </e>
    </d>
    <f>text4</f>
</root>

I want to get a list "text1","text2","text3","text4"

here. Could you please help me with the xpath expression? Thank.

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Timofei Davydik 06 Apr 12 at 13:26

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I need to select all nodes that have no children

I suspect you want to select all elements that have no children. It will be //*[not(*)]

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Michael kay 06 Apr 12 at 18:26

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If the document is above, try it //*/text()

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Sjaak Trekhaak 06 Apr 12 at 13:28

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Timofei Davydik · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-06T14:12:47+0000

Ok this is what i need

root.selectNodes("//*[not(*)]")

Java xpath, select deepest children

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