Module jdk.xml.dom
Package org.w3c.dom.xpath

# Interface XPathNSResolver

public interface XPathNSResolver
The `XPathNSResolver` interface permit `prefix` strings in the expression to be properly bound to `namespaceURI` strings. `XPathEvaluator` can construct an implementation of `XPathNSResolver` from a node, or the interface may be implemented by any application.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 XPath Specification.

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`String`
`lookupNamespaceURI(String prefix)`
Look up the namespace URI associated to the given namespace prefix.

## Method Details

### lookupNamespaceURI

String lookupNamespaceURI(String prefix)
Look up the namespace URI associated to the given namespace prefix. The XPath evaluator must never call this with a `null` or empty argument, because the result of doing this is undefined.

Parameters:
  `prefix` - The prefix to look for.
Returns:
  Returns the associated namespace URI or `null` if none is found.