org.exolab.castor.xml
Interface AttributeSet

All Known Implementing Classes:
AttributeSetImpl

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

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

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

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

int getSize()
Returns the number of Attributes within this AttributeSet.

Returns:
the number of Attributes within this AttributeSet.

getValue

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

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

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


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