Interface Source

  • All Known Implementing Classes:
    DOMSource, SAXSource, StAXSource, StreamSource

    public interface Source
    An object that implements this interface contains the information needed to act as source input (XML source or transformation instructions).
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.lang.String getSystemId()
      Get the system identifier that was set with setSystemId.
      void setSystemId​(java.lang.String systemId)
      Set the system identifier for this Source.
    • Method Detail

      • setSystemId

        void setSystemId​(java.lang.String systemId)
        Set the system identifier for this Source.

        The system identifier is optional if the source does not get its data from a URL, but it may still be useful to provide one. The application can use a system identifier, for example, to resolve relative URIs and to include in error messages and warnings.

        Parameters:
        systemId - The system identifier as a URL string.
      • getSystemId

        java.lang.String getSystemId()
        Get the system identifier that was set with setSystemId.
        Returns:
        The system identifier that was set with setSystemId, or null if setSystemId was not called.