Object nodeset = expr.evaluate(element, XPathConstants.NODESET);
if (nodeset != null) {
NodeList nodes = (NodeList) nodeset;
- if (nodes != null && nodes.getLength() > 0) {
+ if (nodes.getLength() > 0) {
Element xmlProperty = (Element)nodes.item(0);
result = xmlProperty.getElementsByTagName("xml-property");
}