Java XPATH select only the first element of child

Question

My sample input XML is:

<root>
    <a>
    <b>
    <c>item1</c>
    <d>item2</d>
    <e>item3</e> 
    </b>
    </a>
    <a>
    <b>
    <c>item4</c>
    <c>item5</c>
    <e>item6</e>   
    </b>        
    </a>
    </root>

I am suppose to select all the first occurrence of node c. The output should be item1 and item4. when I am using /root/a/b/c it returns item1,item4 and item5.

Try `/root/a/b/c[0]`. Otherwise show some more of what you're trying (e.g. code). — Thomas, Mar 10 '17 at 09:19
Possible duplicate of [What is the XPath expression to find only the first occurrence?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14294997/what-is-the-xpath-expression-to-find-only-the-first-occurrence) — M Zippka, Mar 10 '17 at 09:35
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14294997/what-is-the-xpath-expression-to-find-only-the-first-occurrence here only the first element is selected.I want to select all the first occurrence of node c. — ranjit singh, Mar 10 '17 at 10:43

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 10 '17 at 10:54

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I used this for your example //root//c[1] and it's working as you expect.

answered Mar 10 '17 at 10:54

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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/root/a/b/c[1]

For more detailed explanation see: https://stackoverflow.com/a/5818966/36305

edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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answered Mar 10 '17 at 09:33

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It gives only the first occurrence that is item1 and not item4. – ranjit singh Mar 10 '17 at 10:45

Java XPATH select only the first element of child

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