org.exolab.castor.xml

Class NodeType

public class NodeType extends Object

The possible node types for an XML field. A field can be represented as an attribute, an element or text content. The default is attribute.

Version: $Revision: 5951 $ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $

Author: Assaf Arkin Keith Visco

Field Summary
static NodeType	Attribute Attribute node type (`attribute`).
static short	ATTRIBUTE The attribute type
static NodeType	Element Element node type (`element`).
static short	ELEMENT The element type
static short	NAMESPACE The namespace node type
static NodeType	Namespace Namespace node type (`namespace`).
static NodeType	Text Content node type (`text`).
static short	TEXT The text type

Method Summary
static NodeType	getNodeType(String nodeType) Returns the node type from the name.
short	getType() Returns the type of this NodeType
String	toString()

Field Detail

Attribute

public static final NodeType Attribute

Attribute node type (attribute). This field will appear in the XML document as an element's attribute.

ATTRIBUTE

public static final short ATTRIBUTE

The attribute type

Element

public static final NodeType Element

Element node type (element). This field will appear in the XML document as a contained element.

ELEMENT

public static final short ELEMENT

The element type

NAMESPACE

public static final short NAMESPACE

The namespace node type

Namespace

public static final NodeType Namespace

Namespace node type (namespace). This field will appear in the XML document as a namespace declaration.

Text

public static final NodeType Text

Content node type (text). This field will appear in the XML document as the element text content.

TEXT

public static final short TEXT

The text type

Method Detail

getNodeType

public static NodeType getNodeType(String nodeType)

Returns the node type from the name. If nodeType is null, return the default node type (Attribute). Otherwise returns the named node type mode.

Parameters: nodeType The node type name

Returns: The node type

getType

public short getType()

Returns the type of this NodeType

Returns: the type of this NodeType

toString

public String toString()

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