Location (Java Platform SE 6) (original) (raw)
javax.xml.stream
Interface Location
public interface Location
Provides information on the location of an event. All the information provided by a Location is optional. For example an application may only report line numbers.
Since:
1.6
| Method Summary | |
|---|---|
| int | getCharacterOffset() Return the byte or character offset into the input source this location is pointing to. |
| int | getColumnNumber() Return the column number where the current event ends, returns -1 if none is available. |
| int | getLineNumber() Return the line number where the current event ends, returns -1 if none is available. |
| String | getPublicId() Returns the public ID of the XML |
| String | getSystemId() Returns the system ID of the XML |
| Method Detail |
|---|
getLineNumber
int getLineNumber()
Return the line number where the current event ends, returns -1 if none is available.
Returns:
the current line number
getColumnNumber
int getColumnNumber()
Return the column number where the current event ends, returns -1 if none is available.
Returns:
the current column number
getCharacterOffset
int getCharacterOffset()
Return the byte or character offset into the input source this location is pointing to. If the input source is a file or a byte stream then this is the byte offset into that stream, but if the input source is a character media then the offset is the character offset. Returns -1 if there is no offset available.
Returns:
the current offset
getPublicId
String getPublicId()
Returns the public ID of the XML
Returns:
the public ID, or null if not available
getSystemId
String getSystemId()
Returns the system ID of the XML
Returns:
the system ID, or null if not available
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