1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cps-path-parser/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/cpspath/parser/CpsPathUtil.java b/cps-path-parser/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/cpspath/parser/CpsPathUtil.java
index 283463b51..60f0e2efc 100644
--- a/cps-path-parser/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/cpspath/parser/CpsPathUtil.java
+++ b/cps-path-parser/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/cpspath/parser/CpsPathUtil.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package org.onap.cps.cpspath.parser;
 
 import static org.onap.cps.cpspath.parser.CpsPathPrefixType.ABSOLUTE;
 
+import java.util.List;
 import lombok.AccessLevel;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
@@ -60,6 +61,11 @@ public class CpsPathUtil {
         return getCpsPathBuilder(xpathSource).build().getNormalizedParentPath();
     }
 
+    public static String[] getXpathNodeIdSequence(final String xpathSource) {
+        final List<String> containerNames = getCpsPathBuilder(xpathSource).build().getContainerNames();
+        return containerNames.toArray(new String[containerNames.size()]);
+    }
+
 
     /**
      * Returns boolean indicating xpath is an absolute path to a list element.