org.exolab.castor.xml
Class NodeType

java.lang.Object
  org.exolab.castor.xml.NodeType

public class NodeType

extends java.lang.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: 1.2 $ $Date: 2000/11/04 01:31:14 $

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 NodeType	Text Content node type (text).
static short	TEXT The text type

Method Summary

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ATTRIBUTE

public static final short ATTRIBUTE

The attribute type

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Constant Field Values

ELEMENT

public static final short ELEMENT

The element type

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Constant Field Values

TEXT

public static final short TEXT

The text type

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Constant Field Values

Attribute

public static final NodeType Attribute

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

Element

public static final NodeType Element

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

Text

public static final NodeType Text

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

Method Detail

getNodeType

public static NodeType getNodeType(java.lang.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 java.lang.String toString()