code: Path absolutePathFor( String absPath ) throws RepositoryException {
          Path path = null;
          try {
              path = pathFactory().create(absPath);
          } catch (org.modeshape.jcr.value.ValueFormatException e) {
              throw new RepositoryException(e.getMessage());
          }
          if (!path.isAbsolute()) {
              throw new RepositoryException(JcrI18n.invalidAbsolutePath.text(absPath));
          }
          return path;
      }
docs: Parse the supplied string into an absolute {@link Path} representation.
  
  @param absPath the string containing an absolute path
  @return the absolute path object; never null
  @throws RepositoryException if the supplied string is not a valid absolute path