Class AbstractCDATA

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable, CDATA, CharacterData, Node
Direct Known Subclasses:
FlyweightCDATA

public abstract class AbstractCDATA extends AbstractCharacterData implements CDATA

AbstractCDATA is an abstract base class for tree implementors to use for implementation inheritence.

Version:
$Revision: 1.12 $
See Also:
  • Constructor Details

    • AbstractCDATA

      public AbstractCDATA()
  • Method Details

    • getNodeType

      public short getNodeType()
      Description copied from interface: Node
      Returns the code according to the type of node. This makes processing nodes polymorphically much easier as the switch statement can be used instead of multiple if (instanceof) statements.
      Specified by:
      getNodeType in interface Node
      Overrides:
      getNodeType in class AbstractNode
      Returns:
      a W3C DOM complient code for the node type such as ELEMENT_NODE or ATTRIBUTE_NODE
    • toString

      public String toString()
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
    • asXML

      public String asXML()
      Description copied from interface: Node

      asXML returns the textual XML representation of this node.

      Specified by:
      asXML in interface Node
      Returns:
      the XML representation of this node
    • write

      public void write(Writer writer) throws IOException
      Description copied from interface: Node

      write writes this node as the default XML notation for this node. If you wish to control the XML output (such as for pretty printing, changing the indentation policy etc.) then please use XMLWriter or its derivations.

      Specified by:
      write in interface Node
      Overrides:
      write in class AbstractNode
      Parameters:
      writer - is the Writer to output the XML to
      Throws:
      IOException - DOCUMENT ME!
    • accept

      public void accept(Visitor visitor)
      Description copied from interface: Node

      accept is the method used in the Visitor Pattern.

      Specified by:
      accept in interface Node
      Parameters:
      visitor - is the visitor in the Visitor Pattern