Package org.dom4j

Interface ElementHandler


public interface ElementHandler

ElementHandler interface defines a handler of Element objects. It is used primarily in event based processing models such as for processing large XML documents as they are being parsed rather than waiting until the whole document is parsed.

Version:
$Revision: 1.8 $
Author:
James Strachan
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    onEnd(ElementPath elementPath)
    Called by an event based processor when an elements closing tag is encountered.
    void
    onStart(ElementPath elementPath)
    Called by an event based processor when an elements openning tag is encountered.
  • Method Details

    • onStart

      void onStart(ElementPath elementPath)
      Called by an event based processor when an elements openning tag is encountered.
      Parameters:
      elementPath - is the current ElementPath to process
    • onEnd

      void onEnd(ElementPath elementPath)
      Called by an event based processor when an elements closing tag is encountered.
      Parameters:
      elementPath - is the current ElementPath to process