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/*
 * $Id: DTMWSFilter.java 468653 2006-10-28 07:07:05Z minchau $
 */
package org.apache.xml.dtm;


This interface is meant to be implemented by a client of the DTM, and allows
stripping of whitespace nodes.

/**
 * This interface is meant to be implemented by a client of the DTM, and allows
 * stripping of whitespace nodes.
 */
public interface DTMWSFilter
{
  
Do not strip whitespace child nodes of this element.

/**
   * Do not strip whitespace child nodes of this element.
   */
  public static final short NOTSTRIP = 1;

  
Strip whitespace child nodes of this element.

/**
   * Strip whitespace child nodes of this element.
   */
  public static final short STRIP = 2;

  
Inherit whitespace stripping behavior of the parent node.

/**
   * Inherit whitespace stripping behavior of the parent node.
   */
  public static final short INHERIT = 3;

  
Test whether whitespace-only text nodes are visible in the logical 
view of DTM. Normally, this function
will be called by the implementation of DTM; 
it is not normally called directly from
user code.

Params:
  • elementHandle – int Handle of the element.
Returns:one of NOTSTRIP, STRIP, or INHERIT.
/**
   * Test whether whitespace-only text nodes are visible in the logical 
   * view of <code>DTM</code>. Normally, this function
   * will be called by the implementation of <code>DTM</code>; 
   * it is not normally called directly from
   * user code.
   * 
   * @param elementHandle int Handle of the element.
   * @return one of NOTSTRIP, STRIP, or INHERIT.
   */
  public short getShouldStripSpace(int elementHandle, DTM dtm);
  
}