org.exolab.castor.xml
Interface AttributeSet

public interface AttributeSet

A simple interface for handling Attributes in the Marshalling Framework.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1.1.1 $ $Date: 2003/03/03 07:09:08 $

Author:

Keith Visco

Method Summary

int	getIndex(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String namespace) Returns the index of the attribute associated with the given name and namespace.
java.lang.String	getName(int index) Returns the name of the attribute located at the given index.
java.lang.String	getNamespace(int index) Returns the namespace of the attribute located at the given index.
int	getSize() Returns the number of Attributes within this AttributeSet.
java.lang.String	getValue(int index) Returns the value of the attribute located at the given index within this AttributeSet.
java.lang.String	getValue(java.lang.String name) Returns the value of the attribute associated with the given name.
java.lang.String	getValue(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String namespace) Returns the value of the attribute associated with the given name.

Method Detail

getIndex

public int getIndex(java.lang.String name,
                    java.lang.String namespace)

Returns the index of the attribute associated with the given name and namespace.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute whose value should be returned.

namespace - the namespace of the attribute

Returns:

the index of the attribute, or -1 if not found.

getName

public java.lang.String getName(int index)

Returns the name of the attribute located at the given index.

Parameters:

index - the index of the attribute whose name should be returned.

Returns:

the name of the attribute located at the given index.

getNamespace

public java.lang.String getNamespace(int index)

Returns the namespace of the attribute located at the given index.

Returns:

the namespace of the attribute located at the given index.

getSize

public int getSize()

Returns the number of Attributes within this AttributeSet.

Returns:

the number of Attributes within this AttributeSet.

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue(int index)

Returns the value of the attribute located at the given index within this AttributeSet.

Parameters:

index - the index of the attribute whose value should be returned.

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue(java.lang.String name)

Returns the value of the attribute associated with the given name. This method is equivalent to call #getValue(name, null);

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute whose value should be returned.

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue(java.lang.String name,
                                 java.lang.String namespace)

Returns the value of the attribute associated with the given name. This method is equivalent to call #getValue(name, null);

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute whose value should be returned.

namespace - the namespace of the attribute