org.simpleframework.xml.stream

Interface Node

All Known Subinterfaces:

InputNode, OutputNode

public interface Node

The Node is used to represent a name value pair and acts as the base form of data used within the framework. Each of the attributes and elements are represented as nodes.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getName() Returns the name of the node that this represents.
Node	getParent() This is used to acquire the Node that is the parent of this node.
String	getValue() Returns the value for the node that this represents.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of the node that this represents. This is an immutable property and should not change for any node.

Returns:

returns the name of the node that this represents

getValue

String getValue()
         throws Exception

Returns the value for the node that this represents. This is a modifiable property for the node and can be changed.

Returns:

the name of the value for this node instance

Throws:

Exception - if there is a problem getting the value

getParent

Node getParent()

This is used to acquire the Node that is the parent of this node. This will return the node that is the direct parent of this node and allows for siblings to make use of nodes with their parents if required.

Returns:

this returns the parent node for this node