Class Element

java.lang.Object
org.ccil.cowan.tagsoup.Element

public class Element extends Object
The internal representation of an actual element (not an element type). An Element has an element type, attributes, and a successor Element for use in constructing stacks and queues of Elements.
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  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    Element(ElementType type, boolean defaultAttributes)
    Return an Element from a specified ElementType.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    Make this element anonymous.
    Return the attributes as an AttributesImpl object.
    boolean
    Return true if the type of this element can contain the type of another element.
    void
    Clean the attributes of this element.
    int
    Return the flags vector of the element's type.
    boolean
    Return true if this element has been preclosed.
    Return the local name of the element's type.
    int
    Return the member-of vector of the element's type.
    int
    Return the content model vector of the element's type.
    Return the name of the element's type.
    Return the namespace name of the element's type.
    Return the next element in an element stack or queue.
    Return the parent element type of the element's type.
    void
    Force this element to preclosed status, meaning that an end-tag has been seen but the element cannot yet be closed for structural reasons.
    void
    setAttribute(String name, String type, String value)
    Set an attribute and its value into this element.
    void
    Change the next element in an element stack or queue.
    Return the element type.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
  • Constructor Details

    • Element

      public Element(ElementType type, boolean defaultAttributes)
      Return an Element from a specified ElementType.
      Parameters:
      type - The element type of the newly constructed element
      defaultAttributes - True if default attributes are wanted
  • Method Details

    • type

      public ElementType type()
      Return the element type.
      Returns:
      The element type.
    • atts

      public AttributesImpl atts()
      Return the attributes as an AttributesImpl object. Returning an AttributesImpl makes the attributes mutable.
      Returns:
      The attributes
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    • next

      public Element next()
      Return the next element in an element stack or queue.
      Returns:
      The next element
    • setNext

      public void setNext(Element next)
      Change the next element in an element stack or queue.
      Parameters:
      next - The new next element
    • name

      public String name()
      Return the name of the element's type. Convenience method.
      Returns:
      The element type name
    • namespace

      public String namespace()
      Return the namespace name of the element's type. Convenience method.
      Returns:
      The element type namespace name
    • localName

      public String localName()
      Return the local name of the element's type. Convenience method.
      Returns:
      The element type local name
    • model

      public int model()
      Return the content model vector of the element's type. Convenience method.
      Returns:
      The content model vector
    • memberOf

      public int memberOf()
      Return the member-of vector of the element's type. Convenience method.
      Returns:
      The member-of vector
    • flags

      public int flags()
      Return the flags vector of the element's type. Convenience method.
      Returns:
      The flags vector
    • parent

      public ElementType parent()
      Return the parent element type of the element's type. Convenience method.
      Returns:
      The parent element type
    • canContain

      public boolean canContain(Element other)
      Return true if the type of this element can contain the type of another element. Convenience method.
      Parameters:
      other - The other element
    • setAttribute

      public void setAttribute(String name, String type, String value)
      Set an attribute and its value into this element.
      Parameters:
      name - The attribute name (Qname)
      type - The attribute type
      value - The attribute value
    • anonymize

      public void anonymize()
      Make this element anonymous. Remove any id or name attribute present in the element's attributes.
    • clean

      public void clean()
      Clean the attributes of this element. Attributes with null name (the name was ill-formed) or null value (the attribute was present in the element type but not in this actual element) are removed.
    • preclose

      public void preclose()
      Force this element to preclosed status, meaning that an end-tag has been seen but the element cannot yet be closed for structural reasons.
    • isPreclosed

      public boolean isPreclosed()
      Return true if this element has been preclosed.