org.xml.sax

Interface XMLFilter

All Superinterfaces:

org.xml.sax.XMLReader

public interface XMLFilter
extends org.xml.sax.XMLReader

Interface for an XML filter.

An XML filter is like an XML reader, except that it obtains its events from another XML reader rather than a primary source like an XML document or database. Filters can modify a stream of events as they pass on to the final application.

Since:

SAX 2.0

See Also:

XMLReader

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
org.xml.sax.XMLReader	getParent() Get the parent reader.
void	setParent(org.xml.sax.XMLReader parent) Set the parent reader.

Methods inherited from interface org.xml.sax.XMLReader

getContentHandler, getDTDHandler, getEntityResolver, getErrorHandler, getFeature, getProperty, parse, parse, setContentHandler, setDTDHandler, setEntityResolver, setErrorHandler, setFeature, setProperty

Method Detail

setParent

void setParent(org.xml.sax.XMLReader parent)

Set the parent reader.

This method allows the application to link the filter to a parent reader (which may be another filter). The argument may not be null.

Parameters:

parent - The parent reader.

getParent

org.xml.sax.XMLReader getParent()

Get the parent reader.

This method allows the application to query the parent reader (which may be another filter). It is generally a bad idea to perform any operations on the parent reader directly: they should all pass through this filter.

Returns:

The parent filter, or null if none has been set.