# File rexml/xpath_parser.rb, line 14
    def initialize( )
      @parser = REXML::Parsers::XPathParser.new
      @namespaces = {}
      @variables = {}
    end

# File rexml/xpath_parser.rb, line 42
    def []=( variable_name, value )
      @variables[ variable_name ] = value
    end

# File rexml/xpath_parser.rb, line 46
    def match( path_stack, nodeset ) 
      while ( path_stack.size > 0 and nodeset.size > 0 ) 
        #puts "PARSE: #{path_stack.inspect} '#{nodeset.collect{|n|n.class}.inspect}'"

        nodeset = internal_parse( path_stack, nodeset )
        #puts "NODESET: #{nodeset}"

        #puts "PATH_STACK: #{path_stack.inspect}"

      end
      nodeset
    end

# File rexml/xpath_parser.rb, line 20
    def namespaces=( namespaces={} )
      Functions::namespace_context = namespaces
      @namespaces = namespaces
    end

# File rexml/xpath_parser.rb, line 30
    def parse path, nodeset
      path_stack = @parser.parse( path )
      #puts "PARSE: #{path} => #{path_stack.inspect}"

      #puts "PARSE: nodeset = #{nodeset.collect{|x|x.to_s}.inspect}"

      match( path_stack, nodeset )
    end

# File rexml/xpath_parser.rb, line 37
    def predicate path, nodeset
      path_stack = @parser.predicate( path )
      return Predicate( path_stack, nodeset )
    end

# File rexml/xpath_parser.rb, line 25
    def variables=( vars={} )
      Functions::variables = vars
      @variables = vars
    end