javax.xml.soap: public interface: Node

javax.xml.soap
public interface: Node [javadoc | source]

All Implemented Interfaces:
Node

All Known Implementing Classes:
SOAPBodyElement, SOAPBody, SOAPHeaderElement, DetailEntry, SOAPEnvelope, SOAPFault, SOAPFaultElement, Detail, SOAPPart, Text, SOAPElement, SOAPHeader

A representation of a node (element) in an XML document. This interface extnends the standard DOM Node interface with methods for getting and setting the value of a node, for getting and setting the parent of a node, and for removing a node.

Method from javax.xml.soap.Node Summary:
detachNode, getParentElement, getValue, recycleNode, setParentElement, setValue

Method from javax.xml.soap.Node Detail:
public void detachNode() Removes this `Node` object from the tree.
public SOAPElement getParentElement() Returns the parent element of this `Node` object. This method can throw an `UnsupportedOperationException` if the tree is not kept in memory.
public String getValue() Returns the value of this node if this is a `Text` node or the value of the immediate child of this node otherwise. If there is an immediate child of this `Node` that it is a `Text` node then it's value will be returned. If there is more than one `Text` node then the value of the first `Text` Node will be returned. Otherwise `null` is returned.
public void recycleNode() Notifies the implementation that this `Node` object is no longer being used by the application and that the implementation is free to reuse this object for nodes that may be created later. Calling the method `recycleNode` implies that the method `detachNode` has been called previously.
public void setParentElement(SOAPElement parent) throws SOAPException Sets the parent of this `Node` object to the given `SOAPElement` object.
public void setValue(String value) If this is a Text node then this method will set its value, otherwise it sets the value of the immediate (Text) child of this node. The value of the immediate child of this node can be set only if, there is one child node and that node is a `Text` node, or if there are no children in which case a child `Text` node will be created.