DocumentReader

implements HierarchicalStreamReader

com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.xml.DocumentReader

Known Indirect Subclasses

AbstractDocumentReader, Dom4JReader, DomReader, JDomReader, XomReader, XppDomReader

Class Overview

A generic interface for all HierarchicalStreamReader implementations reading a DOM.

Public Methods
abstract Object	getCurrent() Retrieve the current processed node of the DOM.

Inherited Methods

abstract void	appendErrors(ErrorWriter errorWriter) If any errors are detected, allow the reader to add any additional information that can aid debugging (such as line numbers, XPath expressions, etc).
abstract void	close() Close the reader, if necessary.
abstract String	getAttribute(int index) Get the value of an attribute of the current node, by index.
abstract String	getAttribute(String name) Get the value of an attribute of the current node.
abstract int	getAttributeCount() Number of attributes in current node.
abstract String	getAttributeName(int index) Name of attribute in current node.
abstract Iterator	getAttributeNames() Names of attributes (as Strings).
abstract String	getNodeName() Get the name of the current node.
abstract String	getValue() Get the value (text content) of the current node.
abstract boolean	hasMoreChildren() Does the node have any more children remaining that have not yet been read?
abstract void	moveDown() Select the current child as current node.
abstract void	moveUp() Select the parent node as current node.
abstract HierarchicalStreamReader	underlyingReader() Return the underlying HierarchicalStreamReader implementation.