import java.io.StringReader;
import javax.xml.xpath.XPath;
import javax.xml.xpath.XPathConstants;
import javax.xml.xpath.XPathFactory;
import org.xml.sax.InputSource;
public class Main {
private static final String XML = "<dennis><hair>brown</hair><pants>blue</pants><gender>male</gender></dennis>";
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
XPathFactory xpf = XPathFactory.newInstance();
XPath xPath = xpf.newXPath();
InputSource inputSource = new InputSource(new StringReader(XML));
String result = (String) xPath.evaluate("//gender", inputSource,
XPathConstants.STRING);
System.out.println(result);
}
}