+function stanza_mt:find(path)
+ local pos = 1;
+ local len = #path + 1;
+
+ repeat
+ local xmlns, name, text;
+ local char = s_sub(path, pos, pos);
+ if char == "@" then
+ return self.attr[s_sub(path, pos + 1)];
+ elseif char == "{" then
+ xmlns, pos = s_match(path, "^([^}]+)}()", pos + 1);
+ end
+ name, text, pos = s_match(path, "^([^@/#]*)([/#]?)()", pos);
+ name = name ~= "" and name or nil;
+ if pos == len then
+ if text == "#" then
+ return self:get_child_text(name, xmlns);
+ end
+ return self:get_child(name, xmlns);
+ end
+ self = self:get_child(name, xmlns);
+ until not self
+end
+
+