code: public ItemImpl getItem(String absPath) throws PathNotFoundException, RepositoryException
     {
        checkLive();
        JCRPath loc = locationFactory.parseAbsPath(absPath);
  
        ItemImpl item = dataManager.getItem(loc.getInternalPath(), true);
        if (item != null)
        {
           return item;
        }
  
        throw new PathNotFoundException("Item not found " + absPath + " in workspace " + workspaceName);
     }
docs: {@inheritDoc}