public class ClientElement
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable
Defines a simple XML element.
ClientElement
instances are serialized to the client from the middle tier. The middle-tier provides an XML parser and can construct an XML hierarchy tree from XML, or convert a tree into XML.
ClientDocument
, Serialized FormConstructor and Description |
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ClientElement()
Creates an empty
ClientElement instance. |
ClientElement(java.lang.String name)
Creates a named
ClientElement instance. |
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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void |
addAttribute(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String value)
Adds an attribute to this element.
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void |
addChild(ClientElement element)
Adds a subsidiary element to this element.
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java.lang.String |
getAttribute(java.lang.String name)
Finds an attribute with given name.
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ClientElement[] |
getElementsOfType(java.lang.String tagName)
Creates an array of all subsidiary elements having given name
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java.lang.String |
getName()
Gets the name of this element.
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void |
removeAttribute(java.lang.String key)
Removes an attribute from this element.
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void |
removeChild(ClientElement element)
Removes a subsidiary element from this element.
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void |
setName(java.lang.String name)
Sets the name of this element.
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public ClientElement()
ClientElement
instance.public ClientElement(java.lang.String name)
ClientElement
instance.name
- the instance's name.public java.lang.String getName()
public void setName(java.lang.String name)
name
- this element's new name.public void addAttribute(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String value)
key
- the attribute's name.value
- the attribute's encoded value.public void removeAttribute(java.lang.String key)
key
- the attribute's name.public void addChild(ClientElement element)
element
- an element.public void removeChild(ClientElement element)
element
- a child of this element.public java.lang.String getAttribute(java.lang.String name)
name
- the attribute's key.null
if not found.public ClientElement[] getElementsOfType(java.lang.String tagName)
tagName
- the name to use to select elements.