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+package org.opendaylight.controller.netconf.util.xml;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+import javax.xml.xpath.XPathConstants;
+import javax.xml.xpath.XPathExpression;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.config.util.xml.XmlUtil;
+import org.w3c.dom.Element;
+
+public class XMLNetconfUtilTest {
+
+ @Test
+ public void testXPath() throws Exception {
+ final XPathExpression correctXPath = XMLNetconfUtil.compileXPath("/top/innerText");
+ try {
+ XMLNetconfUtil.compileXPath("!@(*&$!");
+ fail("Incorrect xpath should fail");
+ } catch (IllegalStateException e) {}
+ final Object value = XmlUtil.evaluateXPath(correctXPath, XmlUtil.readXmlToDocument("<top><innerText>value</innerText></top>"), XPathConstants.NODE);
+ assertEquals("value", ((Element) value).getTextContent());
+ }
+
+}
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