org.exolab.castor.xml
Class NodeType
java.lang.Object
org.exolab.castor.xml.NodeType
public class NodeType
extends java.lang.Object
The possible node types for an XML field. A field can be represented
as an attribute, an element or text content. The default is
attribute.
Version:
- Assaf Arkin
- Keith Visco
ATTRIBUTE
public static final short ATTRIBUTE
The attribute type
- 0
Attribute
public static final NodeType Attribute
Attribute node type (attribute). This field will appear
in the XML document as an element's attribute.
ELEMENT
public static final short ELEMENT
The element type
- 1
Element
public static final NodeType Element
Element node type (element). This field will appear
in the XML document as a contained element.
NAMESPACE
public static final short NAMESPACE
The namespace node type
- 2
Namespace
public static final NodeType Namespace
Namespace node type (namespace). This field will appear
in the XML document as a namespace declaration.
TEXT
public static final short TEXT
The text type
- 3
Text
public static final NodeType Text
Content node type (text). This field will appear in
the XML document as the element text content.
getNodeType
public static NodeType getNodeType(String nodeType)
Returns the node type from the name. If
nodeType
is null, return the default node type (
Attribute
).
Otherwise returns the named node type mode.
nodeType
- The node type name
- The node type
getType
public short getType()
Returns the type of this NodeType
- the type of this NodeType
toString
public String toString()
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