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package org.jdom2.xpath.jaxen;

import java.util.Map;

import org.jdom2.Namespace;
import org.jdom2.filter.Filter;
import org.jdom2.xpath.XPathExpression;
import org.jdom2.xpath.XPathFactory;

/**
 * This simple Factory creates XPath instances tailored to the Jaxen library.
 * 
 * @author Rolf Lear
 *
 */
public class JaxenXPathFactory extends XPathFactory {
	
	/**
	 * The public default constructor used by the XPathFactory.
	 */
	public JaxenXPathFactory() {
		// do nothing.
	}
	
	@Override
	public <T> XPathExpression<T> compile(String expression, Filter<T> filter,
			Map<String, Object> variables, Namespace... namespaces) {
		return new JaxenCompiled<T>(expression, filter, variables, namespaces);
	}

}
