    # File temp/quickpath.rb, line 20
                    def QuickPath::match element, path, namespaces=EMPTY_HASH
                            raise "nil is not a valid xpath" unless path
                            results = nil
                            Functions::namespace_context = namespaces
                            case path
                            when /^\/([^\/]|$)/u
                                    # match on root
                                    path = path[1..-1]
                                    return [element.root.parent] if path == ''
                                    results = filter([element.root], path)
                            when /^[-\w]*::/u
                                    results = filter([element], path)
                            when /^\*/u
                                    results = filter(element.to_a, path)
                            when /^[\[!\w:]/u
                                    # match on child
                                    matches = []
                                    children = element.to_a
                                    results = filter(children, path)
                            else
                                    results = filter([element], path)
                            end
                            return results
                    end