Package org.jaxen
Interface Navigator
- All Superinterfaces:
Serializable
- All Known Subinterfaces:
NamedAccessNavigator
- All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultNavigator
,DocumentNavigator
,DocumentNavigator
,DocumentNavigator
,DocumentNavigator
Interface for navigating around an arbitrary object
model, using XPath semantics.
There is a method to obtain a java.util.Iterator
,
for each axis specified by XPath. If the target object model
does not support the semantics of a particular axis, an
UnsupportedAxisException
is to be thrown. If there are
no nodes on that axis, an empty iterator should be returned.
- Version:
- $Id$
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptiongetAncestorAxisIterator
(Object contextNode) Retrieve anIterator
matching theancestor
XPath axis.getAncestorOrSelfAxisIterator
(Object contextNode) Retrieve anIterator
matching theancestor-or-self
XPath axis.getAttributeAxisIterator
(Object contextNode) Retrieve anIterator
matching theattribute
XPath axis.getAttributeName
(Object attr) Retrieve the local name of the given attribute node.Retrieve the namespace URI of the given attribute node.getAttributeQName
(Object attr) Retrieve the qualified name of the given attribute node.Retrieve the string-value of an attribute node.getChildAxisIterator
(Object contextNode) Retrieve anIterator
matching thechild
XPath axis.getCommentStringValue
(Object comment) Retrieve the string-value of a comment node.getDescendantAxisIterator
(Object contextNode) Retrieve anIterator
matching thedescendant
XPath axis.getDescendantOrSelfAxisIterator
(Object contextNode) Retrieve anIterator
matching thedescendant-or-self
XPath axis.getDocument
(String uri) Loads a document from the given URIgetDocumentNode
(Object contextNode) Returns the document node that contains the given context node.getElementById
(Object contextNode, String elementId) Returns the element whose ID is given by elementId.getElementName
(Object element) Retrieve the local name of the given element node.getElementNamespaceUri
(Object element) Retrieve the namespace URI of the given element node.getElementQName
(Object element) Retrieve the qualified name of the given element node.getElementStringValue
(Object element) Retrieve the string-value of an element node.getFollowingAxisIterator
(Object contextNode) Retrieve anIterator
matching thefollowing
XPath axis.getFollowingSiblingAxisIterator
(Object contextNode) Retrieve anIterator
matching thefollowing-sibling
XPath axis.getNamespaceAxisIterator
(Object contextNode) Retrieve anIterator
matching thenamespace
XPath axis.Retrieve the namespace prefix of a namespace node.Retrieve the string-value of a namespace node.short
getNodeType
(Object node) Returns a number that identifies the type of node that the given object represents in this navigator.getParentAxisIterator
(Object contextNode) Retrieve anIterator
matching theparent
XPath axis.getParentNode
(Object contextNode) Returns the parent of the given context node.getPrecedingAxisIterator
(Object contextNode) Retrieve anIterator
matching thepreceding
XPath axis.getPrecedingSiblingAxisIterator
(Object contextNode) Retrieve anIterator
matching thepreceding-sibling
XPath axis.Retrieve the data of a processing-instruction.Retrieve the target of a processing-instruction.getSelfAxisIterator
(Object contextNode) Retrieve anIterator
matching theself
XPath axis.getTextStringValue
(Object text) Retrieve the string-value of a text node.boolean
isAttribute
(Object object) Returns whether the given object is an attribute node.boolean
Returns whether the given object is a comment node.boolean
isDocument
(Object object) Returns whether the given object is a document node.boolean
Returns whether the given object is an element node.boolean
isNamespace
(Object object) Returns whether the given object is a namespace node.boolean
isProcessingInstruction
(Object object) Returns whether the given object is a processing-instruction node.boolean
Returns whether the given object is a text node.parseXPath
(String xpath) Returns a parsed form of the given XPath string, which will be suitable for queries on documents that use the same navigator as this one.translateNamespacePrefixToUri
(String prefix, Object element) Translate a namespace prefix to a namespace URI, possibly considering a particular element node.
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Method Details
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getChildAxisIterator
Retrieve anIterator
matching thechild
XPath axis.- Parameters:
contextNode
- the original context node- Returns:
- an Iterator capable of traversing the axis, not null
- Throws:
UnsupportedAxisException
- if the semantics of the child axis are not supported by this object model
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getDescendantAxisIterator
Retrieve anIterator
matching thedescendant
XPath axis.- Parameters:
contextNode
- the original context node- Returns:
- an Iterator capable of traversing the axis, not null
- Throws:
UnsupportedAxisException
- if the semantics of the desscendant axis are not supported by this object model
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getParentAxisIterator
Retrieve anIterator
matching theparent
XPath axis.- Parameters:
contextNode
- the original context node- Returns:
- an Iterator capable of traversing the axis, not null
- Throws:
UnsupportedAxisException
- if the semantics of the parent axis are not supported by this object model
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getAncestorAxisIterator
Retrieve anIterator
matching theancestor
XPath axis.- Parameters:
contextNode
- the original context node- Returns:
- an Iterator capable of traversing the axis, not null
- Throws:
UnsupportedAxisException
- if the semantics of the ancestor axis are not supported by this object model
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getFollowingSiblingAxisIterator
Retrieve anIterator
matching thefollowing-sibling
XPath axis.- Parameters:
contextNode
- the original context node- Returns:
- an Iterator capable of traversing the axis, not null
- Throws:
UnsupportedAxisException
- if the semantics of the following-sibling axis are not supported by this object model
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getPrecedingSiblingAxisIterator
Retrieve anIterator
matching thepreceding-sibling
XPath axis.- Parameters:
contextNode
- the original context node- Returns:
- an Iterator capable of traversing the axis, not null
- Throws:
UnsupportedAxisException
- if the semantics of the preceding-sibling axis are not supported by this object model
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getFollowingAxisIterator
Retrieve anIterator
matching thefollowing
XPath axis.- Parameters:
contextNode
- the original context node- Returns:
- an Iterator capable of traversing the axis, not null
- Throws:
UnsupportedAxisException
- if the semantics of the following axis are not supported by this object model
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getPrecedingAxisIterator
Retrieve anIterator
matching thepreceding
XPath axis.- Parameters:
contextNode
- the original context node- Returns:
- an Iterator capable of traversing the axis, not null
- Throws:
UnsupportedAxisException
- if the semantics of the preceding axis are not supported by this object model
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getAttributeAxisIterator
Retrieve anIterator
matching theattribute
XPath axis.- Parameters:
contextNode
- the original context node- Returns:
- an Iterator capable of traversing the axis, not null
- Throws:
UnsupportedAxisException
- if the semantics of the attribute axis are not supported by this object model
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getNamespaceAxisIterator
Retrieve anIterator
matching thenamespace
XPath axis.- Parameters:
contextNode
- the original context node- Returns:
- an Iterator capable of traversing the axis, not null
- Throws:
UnsupportedAxisException
- if the semantics of the namespace axis are not supported by this object model
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getSelfAxisIterator
Retrieve anIterator
matching theself
XPath axis.- Parameters:
contextNode
- the original context node- Returns:
- an Iterator capable of traversing the axis, not null
- Throws:
UnsupportedAxisException
- if the semantics of the self axis are not supported by this object model
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getDescendantOrSelfAxisIterator
Retrieve anIterator
matching thedescendant-or-self
XPath axis.- Parameters:
contextNode
- the original context node- Returns:
- an Iterator capable of traversing the axis, not null
- Throws:
UnsupportedAxisException
- if the semantics of the descendant-or-self axis are not supported by this object model
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getAncestorOrSelfAxisIterator
Retrieve anIterator
matching theancestor-or-self
XPath axis.- Parameters:
contextNode
- the original context node- Returns:
- an Iterator capable of traversing the axis, not null
- Throws:
UnsupportedAxisException
- if the semantics of the ancestor-or-self axis are not supported by this object model
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getDocument
Loads a document from the given URI- Parameters:
uri
- the URI of the document to load- Returns:
- the document
- Throws:
FunctionCallException
- if the document could not be loaded
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getDocumentNode
Returns the document node that contains the given context node.- Parameters:
contextNode
- the context node- Returns:
- the document of the context node
- See Also:
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getParentNode
Returns the parent of the given context node.The parent of any node must either be a document node or an element node.
- Parameters:
contextNode
- the context node- Returns:
- the parent of the context node, or null if this is a document node.
- Throws:
UnsupportedAxisException
- if the parent axis is not supported by the model- See Also:
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getElementNamespaceUri
Retrieve the namespace URI of the given element node.- Parameters:
element
- the context element node- Returns:
- the namespace URI of the element node
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getElementName
Retrieve the local name of the given element node.- Parameters:
element
- the context element node- Returns:
- the local name of the element node
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getElementQName
Retrieve the qualified name of the given element node.- Parameters:
element
- the context element node- Returns:
- the qualified name of the element node
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getAttributeNamespaceUri
Retrieve the namespace URI of the given attribute node.- Parameters:
attr
- the context attribute node- Returns:
- the namespace URI of the attribute node
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getAttributeName
Retrieve the local name of the given attribute node.- Parameters:
attr
- the context attribute node- Returns:
- the local name of the attribute node
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getAttributeQName
Retrieve the qualified name of the given attribute node.- Parameters:
attr
- the context attribute node- Returns:
- the qualified name of the attribute node
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getProcessingInstructionTarget
Retrieve the target of a processing-instruction.- Parameters:
pi
- the context processing-instruction node- Returns:
- the target of the processing-instruction node
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getProcessingInstructionData
Retrieve the data of a processing-instruction.- Parameters:
pi
- the context processing-instruction node- Returns:
- the data of the processing-instruction node
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isDocument
Returns whether the given object is a document node. A document node is the node that is selected by the XPath expression/
.- Parameters:
object
- the object to test- Returns:
true
if the object is a document node, elsefalse
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isElement
Returns whether the given object is an element node.- Parameters:
object
- the object to test- Returns:
true
if the object is an element node, elsefalse
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isAttribute
Returns whether the given object is an attribute node.- Parameters:
object
- the object to test- Returns:
true
if the object is an attribute node, elsefalse
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isNamespace
Returns whether the given object is a namespace node.- Parameters:
object
- the object to test- Returns:
true
if the object is a namespace node, elsefalse
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isComment
Returns whether the given object is a comment node.- Parameters:
object
- the object to test- Returns:
true
if the object is a comment node, elsefalse
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isText
Returns whether the given object is a text node.- Parameters:
object
- the object to test- Returns:
true
if the object is a text node, elsefalse
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isProcessingInstruction
Returns whether the given object is a processing-instruction node.- Parameters:
object
- the object to test- Returns:
true
if the object is a processing-instruction node, elsefalse
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getCommentStringValue
Retrieve the string-value of a comment node. This may be the empty string if the comment is empty, but must not be null.- Parameters:
comment
- the comment node- Returns:
- the string-value of the node
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getElementStringValue
Retrieve the string-value of an element node. This may be the empty string if the element is empty, but must not be null.- Parameters:
element
- the comment node.- Returns:
- the string-value of the node.
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getAttributeStringValue
Retrieve the string-value of an attribute node. This should be the XML 1.0 normalized attribute value. This may be the empty string but must not be null.- Parameters:
attr
- the attribute node- Returns:
- the string-value of the node
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getNamespaceStringValue
Retrieve the string-value of a namespace node. This is generally the namespace URI. This may be the empty string but must not be null.- Parameters:
ns
- the namespace node- Returns:
- the string-value of the node
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getTextStringValue
Retrieve the string-value of a text node. This must not be null and should not be the empty string. The XPath data model does not allow empty text nodes.- Parameters:
text
- the text node- Returns:
- the string-value of the node
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getNamespacePrefix
Retrieve the namespace prefix of a namespace node.- Parameters:
ns
- the namespace node- Returns:
- the prefix associated with the node
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translateNamespacePrefixToUri
Translate a namespace prefix to a namespace URI, possibly considering a particular element node.Strictly speaking, prefix-to-URI translation should occur irrespective of any element in the document. This method is provided to allow a non-conforming ease-of-use enhancement.
- Parameters:
prefix
- the prefix to translateelement
- the element to consider during translation- Returns:
- the namespace URI associated with the prefix
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parseXPath
Returns a parsed form of the given XPath string, which will be suitable for queries on documents that use the same navigator as this one.- Parameters:
xpath
- the XPath expression- Returns:
- a new XPath expression object
- Throws:
SAXPathException
- if the string is not a syntactically correct XPath expression- See Also:
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getElementById
Returns the element whose ID is given by elementId. If no such element exists, returns null. Attributes with the name "ID" are not of type ID unless so defined. Implementations that do not know whether attributes are of type ID or not are expected to return null.- Parameters:
contextNode
- a node from the document in which to look for the idelementId
- id to look for- Returns:
- element whose ID is given by elementId, or null if no such element exists in the document or if the implementation does not know about attribute types
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getNodeType
Returns a number that identifies the type of node that the given object represents in this navigator.- Parameters:
node
- ????- Returns:
- ????
- See Also:
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