java.lang.Object
- org.dom4j.tree.AbstractNode
- - org.dom4j.tree.AbstractAttribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Attribute, Node

Direct Known Subclasses:

BeanAttribute, DatatypeAttribute, FlyweightAttribute
```
public abstract class AbstractAttribute
extends AbstractNode
implements Attribute
```
AbstractNamespace is an abstract base class for tree implementors to use for implementation inheritence.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.dom4j.tree.AbstractNode
  NODE_TYPE_NAMES
- Fields inherited from interface org.dom4j.Node
  ANY_NODE, ATTRIBUTE_NODE, CDATA_SECTION_NODE, COMMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE, ELEMENT_NODE, ENTITY_REFERENCE_NODE, MAX_NODE_TYPE, NAMESPACE_NODE, PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE, TEXT_NODE, UNKNOWN_NODE

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AbstractAttribute()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`accept(Visitor visitor)`	`accept` is the method used in the Visitor Pattern.
`String`	`asXML()`	`asXML` returns the textual XML representation of this node.
`protected Node`	`createXPathResult(Element parent)`
`Object`	`getData()`	Accesses the data of this attribute which may implement data typing bindings such as `XML Schema` or `Java Bean` bindings or will return the same value as `Node.getText()`.
`String`	`getName()`	`getName` returns the name of this node.
`Namespace`	`getNamespace()`	Returns the `Namespace` of this element if one exists otherwise null is returned returned.
`String`	`getNamespacePrefix()`	Returns the namespace prefix of this element if one exists otherwise an empty `String` is returned.
`String`	`getNamespaceURI()`	Returns the URI mapped to the namespace of this element if one exists otherwise an empty `String` is returned.
`short`	`getNodeType()`	Returns the code according to the type of node.
`String`	`getPath(Element context)`	Returns the relative XPath expression which will return a node set containing the given node such as a/b/@c.
`String`	`getQualifiedName()`	Returns the fully qualified name of this element.
`String`	`getText()`	Returns the text of this node.
`String`	`getUniquePath(Element context)`	Returns the relative unique XPath expression from the given context which will return a nodeset of one node which is the current node.
`void`	`setData(Object data)`	Sets the data value of this attribute if this element supports data binding or calls `Node.setText(String)`if it doesn't.
`void`	`setNamespace(Namespace namespace)`	Sets the `Namespace` of this element or if this element is read only then an `UnsupportedOperationException` is thrown.
`void`	`setText(String text)`	Sets the text data of this node or this method will throw an `UnsupportedOperationException` if it is read-only.
`void`	`setValue(String value)`	Sets the value of this attribute or this method will throw an `UnsupportedOperationException` if it is read-only.
`String`	`toString()`
`void`	`write(Writer writer)`	`write` writes this node as the default XML notation for this node.

Methods inherited from class org.dom4j.tree.AbstractNode
asXPathResult, clone, createPattern, createXPath, createXPathFilter, detach, getDocument, getDocumentFactory, getNodeTypeName, getParent, getPath, getStringValue, getUniquePath, hasContent, isReadOnly, matches, numberValueOf, selectNodes, selectNodes, selectNodes, selectObject, selectSingleNode, setDocument, setName, setParent, supportsParent, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.dom4j.Attribute
getQName, getValue

Methods inherited from interface org.dom4j.Node
asXPathResult, clone, createXPath, detach, getDocument, getNodeTypeName, getParent, getPath, getStringValue, getUniquePath, hasContent, isReadOnly, matches, numberValueOf, selectNodes, selectNodes, selectNodes, selectObject, selectSingleNode, setDocument, setName, setParent, supportsParent, valueOf

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractAttribute
```
public AbstractAttribute()
```
- Method Detail
  - getNodeType
```
public short getNodeType()
```
    Description copied from interface: Node
    
    Returns the code according to the type of node. This makes processing nodes polymorphically much easier as the switch statement can be used instead of multiple if (instanceof) statements.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNodeType in interface Node
    
    Overrides:
    
    getNodeType in class AbstractNode
    
    Returns:
    
    a W3C DOM complient code for the node type such as ELEMENT_NODE or ATTRIBUTE_NODE
  - setNamespace
```
public void setNamespace(Namespace namespace)
```
    Description copied from interface: Attribute
    
    Sets the Namespace of this element or if this element is read only then an UnsupportedOperationException is thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setNamespace in interface Attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    namespace - is the Namespace to associate with this element
  - getText
```
public String getText()
```
    Description copied from interface: Node
    
    Returns the text of this node.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getText in interface Node
    
    Overrides:
    
    getText in class AbstractNode
    
    Returns:
    
    the text for this node.
  - setText
```
public void setText(String text)
```
    Description copied from interface: Node
    
    Sets the text data of this node or this method will throw an UnsupportedOperationException if it is read-only.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setText in interface Node
    
    Overrides:
    
    setText in class AbstractNode
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - is the new textual value of this node
  - setValue
```
public void setValue(String value)
```
    Description copied from interface: Attribute
    
    Sets the value of this attribute or this method will throw an UnsupportedOperationException if it is read-only.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setValue in interface Attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - is the new value of this attribute
  - getData
```
public Object getData()
```
    Description copied from interface: Attribute
    
    Accesses the data of this attribute which may implement data typing bindings such as XML Schema or Java Bean bindings or will return the same value as Node.getText().
    
    Specified by:
    
    getData in interface Attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    the attribute data
  - setData
```
public void setData(Object data)
```
    Description copied from interface: Attribute
    
    Sets the data value of this attribute if this element supports data binding or calls Node.setText(String)if it doesn't.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setData in interface Attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - the attribute data
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - asXML
```
public String asXML()
```
    Description copied from interface: Node
    
    asXML returns the textual XML representation of this node.
    
    Specified by:
    
    asXML in interface Node
    
    Returns:
    
    the XML representation of this node
  - write
```
public void write(Writer writer)
           throws IOException
```
    Description copied from interface: Node
    
    write writes this node as the default XML notation for this node. If you wish to control the XML output (such as for pretty printing, changing the indentation policy etc.) then please use XMLWriter or its derivations.
    
    Specified by:
    
    write in interface Node
    
    Overrides:
    
    write in class AbstractNode
    
    Parameters:
    
    writer - is the Writer to output the XML to
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - DOCUMENT ME!
  - accept
```
public void accept(Visitor visitor)
```
    Description copied from interface: Node
    
    accept is the method used in the Visitor Pattern.
    
    Specified by:
    
    accept in interface Node
    
    Parameters:
    
    visitor - is the visitor in the Visitor Pattern
  - getNamespace
```
public Namespace getNamespace()
```
    Description copied from interface: Attribute
    
    Returns the Namespace of this element if one exists otherwise null is returned returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNamespace in interface Attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    the Namespace associated with this node
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Description copied from interface: Node
    
    getName returns the name of this node. This is the XML local name of the element, attribute, entity or processing instruction. For CDATA and Text nodes this method will return null.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getName in interface Node
    
    Overrides:
    
    getName in class AbstractNode
    
    Returns:
    
    the XML name of this node
  - getNamespacePrefix
```
public String getNamespacePrefix()
```
    Description copied from interface: Attribute
    
    Returns the namespace prefix of this element if one exists otherwise an empty String is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNamespacePrefix in interface Attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    the prefix of the Namespace of this element or an empty String
  - getNamespaceURI
```
public String getNamespaceURI()
```
    Description copied from interface: Attribute
    
    Returns the URI mapped to the namespace of this element if one exists otherwise an empty String is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNamespaceURI in interface Attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    the URI for the Namespace of this element or an empty String
  - getQualifiedName
```
public String getQualifiedName()
```
    Description copied from interface: Attribute
    Returns the fully qualified name of this element. This will be the same as the value returned from Node.getName() if this element has no namespace attached to this element or an expression of the form
    getNamespacePrefix() + ":" + getName()
    will be returned.
    Specified by:
    
    getQualifiedName in interface Attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    the fully qualified name of the element
  - getPath
```
public String getPath(Element context)
```
    Description copied from interface: Node
    
    Returns the relative XPath expression which will return a node set containing the given node such as a/b/@c. No indexing will be used to restrict the path if multiple elements with the same name occur on the path.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getPath in interface Node
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - is the parent context from which the relative path should start. If the context is null or the context is not an ancestor of this node then the path will be absolute and start from the document and so begin with the '/' character.
    
    Returns:
    
    the XPath expression relative to the given context which will return a nodeset containing at least this node.
  - getUniquePath
```
public String getUniquePath(Element context)
```
    Description copied from interface: Node
    
    Returns the relative unique XPath expression from the given context which will return a nodeset of one node which is the current node. This method will use the XPath index operator to restrict the path if multiple elements with the same name occur on the path.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getUniquePath in interface Node
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - is the parent context from which the path should start. If the context is null or the context is not an ancestor of this node then the path will start from the document and so begin with the '/' character.
    
    Returns:
    
    the XPath expression relative to the given context which will return a nodeset containing just this node.
  - createXPathResult
```
protected Node createXPathResult(Element parent)
```
    Overrides:
    
    createXPathResult in class AbstractNode

Class AbstractAttribute

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.dom4j.tree.AbstractNode

Fields inherited from interface org.dom4j.Node

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.dom4j.tree.AbstractNode

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface org.dom4j.Attribute

Methods inherited from interface org.dom4j.Node

Constructor Detail

AbstractAttribute

Method Detail

getNodeType

setNamespace

getText

setText

setValue

getData

setData

toString

asXML

write

accept

getNamespace

getName

getNamespacePrefix

getNamespaceURI

getQualifiedName

getPath

getUniquePath

createXPathResult