Path (json-path 2.9.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

CompiledPath
```
public interface Path
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`EvaluationContext`	`evaluate(java.lang.Object document, java.lang.Object rootDocument, Configuration configuration)`	Evaluates this path
`EvaluationContext`	`evaluate(java.lang.Object document, java.lang.Object rootDocument, Configuration configuration, boolean forUpdate)`	Evaluates this path
`boolean`	`isDefinite()`
`boolean`	`isFunctionPath()`
`boolean`	`isRootPath()`

- Method Detail
  - evaluate
```
EvaluationContext evaluate(java.lang.Object document,
                           java.lang.Object rootDocument,
                           Configuration configuration)
```
    Evaluates this path
    
    Parameters:
    
    document - the json document to apply the path on
    
    rootDocument - the root json document that started this evaluation
    
    configuration - configuration to use
    
    Returns:
    
    EvaluationContext containing results of evaluation
  - evaluate
```
EvaluationContext evaluate(java.lang.Object document,
                           java.lang.Object rootDocument,
                           Configuration configuration,
                           boolean forUpdate)
```
    Evaluates this path
    
    Parameters:
    
    document - the json document to apply the path on
    
    rootDocument - the root json document that started this evaluation
    
    configuration - configuration to use
    
    forUpdate - is this a read or a write operation
    
    Returns:
    
    EvaluationContext containing results of evaluation
  - isDefinite
```
boolean isDefinite()
```
    Returns:
    
    true id this path is definite
  - isFunctionPath
```
boolean isFunctionPath()
```
    Returns:
    
    true id this path is a function
  - isRootPath
```
boolean isRootPath()
```
    Returns:
    
    true id this path is starts with '$' and false if the path starts with '@'