java.lang.Object
- org.dom4j.tree.AbstractNode
- - org.dom4j.tree.AbstractCharacterData
  - - org.dom4j.tree.AbstractText

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, CharacterData, Node, Text

Direct Known Subclasses:

FlyweightText
```
public abstract class AbstractText
extends AbstractCharacterData
implements Text
```
AbstractText 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

AbstractText()

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.
`short`	`getNodeType()`	Returns the code according to the type of node.
`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.AbstractCharacterData
appendText, getPath, getUniquePath

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

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

Methods inherited from interface org.dom4j.CharacterData
appendText

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

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractText
```
public AbstractText()
```
- 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
  - 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

Class AbstractText

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.AbstractCharacterData

Methods inherited from class org.dom4j.tree.AbstractNode

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface org.dom4j.CharacterData

Methods inherited from interface org.dom4j.Node

Constructor Detail

AbstractText

Method Detail

getNodeType

toString

asXML

write

accept