javolution.xml.stream
Interface NamespaceContext

public interface NamespaceContext

This interface represents the XML namespace context stack while parsing.

Version:

4.0, September 12, 2006

Author:

Jean-Marie Dautelle

Method Summary

CharArray	getNamespaceURI(CharSequence prefix) Returns the namespace URI bound to a prefix in the current scope or null if the prefix is unbound.
CharArray	getPrefix(CharSequence namespaceURI) Returns the prefix bound to the namespace URI in the current scope or null if the namespace URI is unbound.
Iterator	getPrefixes(CharSequence namespaceURI) Returns all prefixes bound to a namespace URI in the current scope (including predefined prefixes).

Method Detail

getNamespaceURI

CharArray getNamespaceURI(CharSequence prefix)

Returns the namespace URI bound to a prefix in the current scope or null if the prefix is unbound.

Parameters:

prefix - prefix to look up

Returns:

the namespace URI.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if prefix is null

getPrefix

CharArray getPrefix(CharSequence namespaceURI)

Returns the prefix bound to the namespace URI in the current scope or null if the namespace URI is unbound.

Parameters:

namespaceURI - URI of the namespace to lookup.

Returns:

the prefix bound to the namespace URI.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if namespaceURI is null

getPrefixes

Iterator getPrefixes(CharSequence namespaceURI)

Returns all prefixes bound to a namespace URI in the current scope (including predefined prefixes).

Parameters:

namespaceURI - URI of Namespace to lookup

Returns:

an Iterator over CharArray prefixes.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if namespaceURI is null