Class StreamReader.Entry

java.lang.Object
org.simpleframework.xml.stream.EventAttribute
org.simpleframework.xml.stream.StreamReader.Entry
All Implemented Interfaces:
Attribute
Enclosing class:
StreamReader

private static class StreamReader.Entry extends EventAttribute
The Entry object is used to represent an attribute within a start element. This holds the name and value of the attribute as well as the namespace prefix and reference. These details can be used to represent the attribute so that should the core reader require these details they can be acquired.
  • Field Details

    • entry

      private final Attribute entry
      This is the attribute object representing this attribute.
  • Constructor Details

    • Entry

      public Entry(Attribute entry)
      Constructor for the Entry object. This creates an attribute object that is used to extract the name, value namespace prefix, and namespace reference from the provided node. This is used to populate any start events created.
      Parameters:
      entry - this is the node that represents the attribute
  • Method Details

    • getName

      public String getName()
      This provides the name of the attribute. This will be the name of the XML attribute without any namespace prefix. If the name begins with "xml" then this attribute is reserved. according to the namespaces for XML 1.0 specification.
      Returns:
      this returns the name of this attribute object
    • getPrefix

      public String getPrefix()
      This is used to acquire the namespace prefix associated with this attribute. A prefix is used to qualify the attribute within a namespace. So, if this has a prefix then it should have a reference associated with it.
      Specified by:
      getPrefix in interface Attribute
      Overrides:
      getPrefix in class EventAttribute
      Returns:
      this returns the namespace prefix for the attribute
    • getReference

      public String getReference()
      This is used to acquire the namespace reference that this attribute is in. A namespace is normally associated with an attribute if that attribute is prefixed with a known token. If there is no prefix then this will return null.
      Specified by:
      getReference in interface Attribute
      Overrides:
      getReference in class EventAttribute
      Returns:
      this provides the associated namespace reference
    • getValue

      public String getValue()
      This returns the value of the event. This will be the value that the attribute contains. If the attribute does not have a value then this returns null or an empty string.
      Returns:
      this returns the value represented by this object
    • isReserved

      public boolean isReserved()
      This returns true if the attribute is reserved. An attribute is considered reserved if it begins with "xml" according to the namespaces in XML 1.0 specification. Such attributes are used for namespaces and other such details.
      Specified by:
      isReserved in interface Attribute
      Overrides:
      isReserved in class EventAttribute
      Returns:
      this returns true if the attribute is reserved
    • getSource

      public Object getSource()
      This is used to return the node for the attribute. Because this represents a StAX attribute the StAX object is returned. Returning the node helps with certain debugging issues.
      Specified by:
      getSource in interface Attribute
      Overrides:
      getSource in class EventAttribute
      Returns:
      this will return the source object for this