--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription
aliases: []
block_params:
comment:
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P
body: Finds and returns the first node that matches the supplied xpath.
- !ruby/object:SM::Flow::LIST
contents:
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI
label: "element:"
body: The context element
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI
label: "path:"
body: The xpath to search for. If not supplied or nil, returns the first node matching '*'.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI
label: "namespaces:"
body: If supplied, a Hash which defines a namespace mapping.
type: :NOTE
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB
body: " XPath.first( node )\n XPath.first( doc, "//b"} )\n XPath.first( node, "a/x:b", { "x"=>"http://doofus" } )\n"
full_name: REXML::XPath::first
is_singleton: true
name: first
params: (element, path=nil, namespaces=nil, variables={})
visibility: public
