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EntityRef Interface

Table 15-15 summarizes the methods of available through EntityRef interface.

Table 15-15 Summary of EntityRef Methods; Dom Package

Function	Summary
EntityRef	Constructor.
getNotationName	Get entity's notation.
getPublicId	Get entity's public ID.
getSystemId	Get entity's system ID.
getType	Get entity's type.
~EntityRef	Public default destructor.

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EntityRef

Class constructor.

Syntax	Description
EntityRef(    const NodeRef< Node>& node_ref,    Node* nptr);	Used to create references to a given entity node after a call to create Entity.
EntityRef(    const EntityRef< Node>& nref);	Copy constructor.

Parameter	Description
node_ref	reference to provide the context
nptr	referenced node

Returns

(EntityRef) Node reference object

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getNotationName

For unparsed entities, returns the name of its notation (in the data encoding). For parsed entities and other node types, returns NULL.

Syntax

oratext* getNotationName() const;

Returns

(oratext*) entity's notation

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getPublicId

Returns an entity's public identifier (in the data encoding).

Syntax

oratext* getPublicId() const;

Returns

(oratext*) entity's public identifier

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getSystemId

Returns an entity's system identifier (in the data encoding).

Syntax

oratext* getSystemId() const;

Returns

(oratext*) entity's system identifier

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getType

Returns a boolean for an entity describing whether it is general (TRUE) or parameter (FALSE).

Syntax

boolean getType() const;

Returns

(boolean) TRUE for general entity, FALSE for parameter entity

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~EntityRef

This is the default destructor.

Syntax

~EntityRef();