XPath returning Boolean not Node problem

[justin mcsporran]

Hi,
I'm using the following (in dom4j) to try to get a particular element based on the unique value of an attribute (itemID), but all I seem to get back is 'true' (Boolean), not a Node. I'd be really grateful if someone could please tell me where I'm going wrong.
Code snipplet:

Element actionNode = (Element) xmlTreeDocument.selectSingleNode("//@itemID='" + itemID + "'");

My test XML document:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<item itemID="2299" layer="0" isSelected="false" isOpen="true">
<item itemID="2390" layer="1" isSelected="false" isOpen="false"/>
<item itemID="2391" layer="1" isSelected="false" isOpen="false"/>
<item itemID="2392" layer="1" isSelected="false" isOpen="false"/>
<item itemID="2393" layer="1" isSelected="false" isOpen="false"/>
<item itemID="2394" layer="1" isSelected="false" isOpen="false"/>
</item>

Cheers,
Justin

[justin mcsporran]

Ah, just noticed my mistake, I think. I'm missing an asterisk and some square brackets
(ie: "//*[@itemID='" + itemID + "]'")
Cheers,
J