Method parsePath

path.go:227–249

parsePath parses an XPath-like string describing a path through an element tree and returns a slice of segment descriptors.

(path string)

// through an element tree and returns a slice of segment
// descriptors.
func (c *compiler) parsePath(path string) []segment {
	// If path ends with //, fix it
	if strings.HasSuffix(path, "//") {
		path += "*"
	}

	var segments []segment

	// Check for an absolute path
	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "/") {
		segments = append(segments, segment{new(selectRoot), []filter{}})
		path = path[1:]
	}

	// Split path into segments
	for _, s := range splitPath(path) {
		segments = append(segments, c.parseSegment(s))
		if c.err != ErrPath("") {
			break
		}
	}
	return segments
}

func splitPath(path string) []string {
	var pieces []string