[jira] [Created] (JXPATH-172) JXPathContext#getPointer claims that null will be returned the the XPath expr does not point to a valid node

["Michael Osipov (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Michael Osipov created JXPATH-172:
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             Summary: JXPathContext#getPointer claims that null will be returned the the XPath expr does not point to a valid node
                 Key: JXPATH-172
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JXPATH-172
             Project: Commons JXPath
          Issue Type: Bug
    Affects Versions: 1.3
            Reporter: Michael Osipov


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Traverses the xpath and returns a Pointer. A Pointer provides easy access to a property. If the xpath matches no properties in the graph, the pointer will be null.
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This is not true because not {{null}} is returned but {{NullPointer}}. This makes a tremendous difference.




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