org.apache.ecs
Class StringElement

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.ecs.GenericElement
      extended by org.apache.ecs.ElementAttributes
          extended by org.apache.ecs.ConcreteElement
              extended by org.apache.ecs.StringElement
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, Attributes, Element, ElementRegistry, Printable
Direct Known Subclasses:
ClearElement

public class StringElement
extends ConcreteElement
implements Printable

This class is used to create a String element in ECS. A StringElement has no tags wrapped around it, it is an Element without tags.

Version:
$Id: StringElement.java,v 1.5 2003/04/27 09:42:40 rdonkin Exp $
Author:
Stephan Nagy, Jon S. Stevens
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.ecs.GenericElement
tabLevel
 
Fields inherited from interface org.apache.ecs.Attributes
NO_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE
 
Fields inherited from interface org.apache.ecs.Element
CENTER, LEFT, LOWERCASE, MIXEDCASE, RIGHT, UPPERCASE
 
Constructor Summary
StringElement()
          Basic constructor
StringElement(Element element)
          Basic constructor
StringElement(java.lang.String string)
          Basic constructor
 
Method Summary
 StringElement addElement(Element element)
          Adds an Element to the element.
 StringElement addElement(java.lang.String element)
          Adds an Element to the element.
 StringElement addElement(java.lang.String hashcode, Element element)
          Adds an Element to the element.
 StringElement addElement(java.lang.String hashcode, java.lang.String element)
          Adds an Element to the element.
private  StringElement append(java.lang.String string)
           
 java.lang.String createEndTag()
           
 java.lang.String createStartTag()
          This method overrides createStartTag() in Generic Element.
 StringElement removeElement(java.lang.String hashcode)
          Removes an Element from the element.
 StringElement reset()
          Resets the interal string to be empty.
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.ecs.ConcreteElement
addElementToRegistry, addElementToRegistry, addElementToRegistry, addElementToRegistry, addElementToRegistry, addElementToRegistry, addElementToRegistry, addElementToRegistry, clone, elements, getElement, isEmpty, keys, output, output, output, output, registryHasElement, registryHasElement, removeElementFromRegistry, removeElementFromRegistry
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.ecs.ElementAttributes
addAttribute, addAttribute, addAttribute, addAttribute, attributes, getAttribute, getAttributeEqualitySign, getAttributeFilter, getAttributeFilterState, getAttributeQuote, getAttributeQuoteChar, hasAttribute, removeAttribute, setAttributeEqualitySign, setAttributeFilter, setAttributeFilterState, setAttributeQuote, setAttributeQuoteChar, setClass, setDir, setID, setLang, setStyle, setTitle
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.ecs.GenericElement
alterCase, getBeginEndModifier, getBeginEndModifierDefined, getBeginStartModifier, getBeginStartModifierDefined, getCase, getCodeSet, getElementHashEntry, getElementType, getEndEndModifier, getEndEndModifierDefined, getEndStartModifier, getEndStartModifierDefined, getEndTagChar, getFilter, getFilterState, getNeedClosingTag, getNeedLineBreak, getPrettyPrint, getStartTagChar, getTabLevel, getTagPosition, getTagText, getVersion, putTabs, putTabs, removeBeginEndModifier, removeBeginStartModifier, removeEndEndModifier, removeEndStartModifier, setBeginEndModifier, setBeginModifier, setBeginModifier, setBeginStartModifier, setCase, setCodeSet, setElementType, setEndEndModifier, setEndModifier, setEndModifier, setEndStartModifier, setEndTagChar, setFilter, setFilterState, setNeedClosingTag, setPrettyPrint, setStartTagChar, setTabLevel, setTagPosition, setTagText, toString, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

StringElement

public StringElement()
Basic constructor


StringElement

public StringElement(java.lang.String string)
Basic constructor


StringElement

public StringElement(Element element)
Basic constructor

Method Detail

append

private StringElement append(java.lang.String string)

reset

public StringElement reset()
Resets the interal string to be empty.


addElement

public StringElement addElement(java.lang.String hashcode,
                                Element element)
Adds an Element to the element.

Parameters:
hashcode - name of element for hash table
element - Adds an Element to the element.

addElement

public StringElement addElement(java.lang.String hashcode,
                                java.lang.String element)
Adds an Element to the element.

Parameters:
hashcode - name of element for hash table
element - Adds an Element to the element.

addElement

public StringElement addElement(java.lang.String element)
Adds an Element to the element.

Parameters:
element - Adds an Element to the element.

addElement

public StringElement addElement(Element element)
Adds an Element to the element.

Parameters:
element - Adds an Element to the element.

removeElement

public StringElement removeElement(java.lang.String hashcode)
Removes an Element from the element.

Parameters:
hashcode - the name of the element to be removed.

createStartTag

public java.lang.String createStartTag()
Description copied from class: ElementAttributes
This method overrides createStartTag() in Generic Element. It provides a way to print out the attributes of an element.

Overrides:
createStartTag in class ElementAttributes

createEndTag

public java.lang.String createEndTag()
Overrides:
createEndTag in class GenericElement


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