org.apache.xerces.dom

Class CharacterDataImpl

public abstract class CharacterDataImpl extends ChildNode

CharacterData is an abstract Node that can carry character data as its Value. It provides shared behavior for Text, CData, and possibly other node types. All offsets are 0-based.

Since ProcessingInstructionImpl inherits from this class to reuse the setNodeValue method, this class isn't declared as implementing the interface CharacterData. This is done by relevant subclasses (TexImpl, CommentImpl).

This class doesn't directly support mutation events, however, it notifies the document when mutations are performed so that the document class do so.

Since: PR-DOM-Level-1-19980818.

Version: $Id: CharacterDataImpl.java,v 1.24 2004/11/04 20:42:20 mrglavas Exp $

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Field Summary
protected Stringdata
Constructor Summary
CharacterDataImpl()
protected CharacterDataImpl(CoreDocumentImpl ownerDocument, String data)
Factory constructor.
Method Summary
voidappendData(String data)
Concatenate additional characters onto the end of the data stored in this node.
voiddeleteData(int offset, int count)
Remove a range of characters from the node's value.
NodeListgetChildNodes()
Returns an empty node list.
StringgetData()
Retrieve character data currently stored in this node.
intgetLength()
Report number of characters currently stored in this node's data.
StringgetNodeValue()
voidinsertData(int offset, String data)
Insert additional characters into the data stored in this node, at the offset specified.
voidreplaceData(int offset, int count, String data)
Replace a series of characters at the specified (zero-based) offset with a new string, NOT necessarily of the same length.
voidsetData(String value)
Store character data into this node.
voidsetNodeValue(String value)
Sets the content, possibly firing related events, and updating ranges (via notification to the document)
protected voidsetNodeValueInternal(String value)
Convenience wrapper for calling setNodeValueInternal when we are not performing a replacement operation
protected voidsetNodeValueInternal(String value, boolean replace)
This function added so that we can distinguish whether setNodeValue has been called from some other DOM functions. or by the client.

This is important, because we do one type of Range fix-up, from the high-level functions in CharacterData, and another type if the client simply calls setNodeValue(value).

StringsubstringData(int offset, int count)
Substring is more than a convenience function.

Field Detail

data

protected String data

Constructor Detail

CharacterDataImpl

public CharacterDataImpl()

CharacterDataImpl

protected CharacterDataImpl(CoreDocumentImpl ownerDocument, String data)
Factory constructor.

Method Detail

appendData

public void appendData(String data)
Concatenate additional characters onto the end of the data stored in this node. Note that this, and insert(), are the paths by which a DOM could wind up accumulating more data than the language's strings can easily handle. (See above discussion.)

Throws: DOMException(NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR) if node is readonly.

deleteData

public void deleteData(int offset, int count)
Remove a range of characters from the node's value. Throws a DOMException if the offset is beyond the end of the string. However, a deletion _count_ that exceeds the available data is accepted as a delete-to-end request.

Throws: DOMException(INDEX_SIZE_ERR) if offset is negative or greater than length, or if count is negative. DOMException(NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR) if node is readonly.

getChildNodes

public NodeList getChildNodes()
Returns an empty node list.

getData

public String getData()
Retrieve character data currently stored in this node.

Throws: DOMExcpetion(DOMSTRING_SIZE_ERR) In some implementations, the stored data may exceed the permitted length of strings. If so, getData() will throw this DOMException advising the user to instead retrieve the data in chunks via the substring() operation.

getLength

public int getLength()
Report number of characters currently stored in this node's data. It may be 0, meaning that the value is an empty string.

getNodeValue

public String getNodeValue()

insertData

public void insertData(int offset, String data)
Insert additional characters into the data stored in this node, at the offset specified.

Throws: DOMException(INDEX_SIZE_ERR) if offset is negative or greater than length. DOMException(NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR) if node is readonly.

replaceData

public void replaceData(int offset, int count, String data)
Replace a series of characters at the specified (zero-based) offset with a new string, NOT necessarily of the same length. Convenience method, equivalent to a delete followed by an insert. Throws a DOMException if the specified offset is beyond the end of the existing data.

Parameters: offset The offset at which to begin replacing. count The number of characters to remove, interpreted as in the delete() method. data The new string to be inserted at offset in place of the removed data. Note that the entire string will be inserted -- the count parameter does not affect insertion, and the new data may be longer or shorter than the substring it replaces.

Throws: DOMException(INDEX_SIZE_ERR) if offset is negative or greater than length, or if count is negative. DOMException(NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR) if node is readonly.

setData

public void setData(String value)
Store character data into this node.

Throws: DOMException(NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR) if node is readonly.

setNodeValue

public void setNodeValue(String value)
Sets the content, possibly firing related events, and updating ranges (via notification to the document)

setNodeValueInternal

protected void setNodeValueInternal(String value)
Convenience wrapper for calling setNodeValueInternal when we are not performing a replacement operation

setNodeValueInternal

protected void setNodeValueInternal(String value, boolean replace)
This function added so that we can distinguish whether setNodeValue has been called from some other DOM functions. or by the client.

This is important, because we do one type of Range fix-up, from the high-level functions in CharacterData, and another type if the client simply calls setNodeValue(value).

substringData

public String substringData(int offset, int count)
Substring is more than a convenience function. In some implementations of the DOM, where the stored data may exceed the length that can be returned in a single string, the only way to read it all is to extract it in chunks via this method.

Parameters: offset Zero-based offset of first character to retrieve. count Number of characters to retrieve. If the sum of offset and count exceeds the length, all characters to end of data are returned.

Throws: DOMException(INDEX_SIZE_ERR) if offset is negative or greater than length, or if count is negative. DOMException(WSTRING_SIZE_ERR) In some implementations, count may exceed the permitted length of strings. If so, substring() will throw this DOMException advising the user to instead retrieve the data in smaller chunks.

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