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// $Id: SourceLocator.java 446598 2006-09-15 12:55:40Z jeremias $
package javax.xml.transform;
This interface is primarily for the purposes of reporting where
an error occurred in the XML source or transformation instructions.
/**
* This interface is primarily for the purposes of reporting where
* an error occurred in the XML source or transformation instructions.
*/
public interface SourceLocator {
Return the public identifier for the current document event.
The return value is the public identifier of the document
entity or of the external parsed entity in which the markup that
triggered the event appears.
See Also: Returns: A string containing the public identifier, or
null if none is available.
/**
* Return the public identifier for the current document event.
*
* <p>The return value is the public identifier of the document
* entity or of the external parsed entity in which the markup that
* triggered the event appears.</p>
*
* @return A string containing the public identifier, or
* null if none is available.
* @see #getSystemId
*/
public String getPublicId();
Return the system identifier for the current document event.
The return value is the system identifier of the document
entity or of the external parsed entity in which the markup that
triggered the event appears.
If the system identifier is a URL, the parser must resolve it
fully before passing it to the application.
See Also: Returns: A string containing the system identifier, or null
if none is available.
/**
* Return the system identifier for the current document event.
*
* <p>The return value is the system identifier of the document
* entity or of the external parsed entity in which the markup that
* triggered the event appears.</p>
*
* <p>If the system identifier is a URL, the parser must resolve it
* fully before passing it to the application.</p>
*
* @return A string containing the system identifier, or null
* if none is available.
* @see #getPublicId
*/
public String getSystemId();
Return the line number where the current document event ends.
Warning: The return value from the method
is intended only as an approximation for the sake of error
reporting; it is not intended to provide sufficient information
to edit the character content of the original XML document.
The return value is an approximation of the line number
in the document entity or external parsed entity where the
markup that triggered the event appears.
See Also: Returns: The line number, or -1 if none is available.
/**
* Return the line number where the current document event ends.
*
* <p><strong>Warning:</strong> The return value from the method
* is intended only as an approximation for the sake of error
* reporting; it is not intended to provide sufficient information
* to edit the character content of the original XML document.</p>
*
* <p>The return value is an approximation of the line number
* in the document entity or external parsed entity where the
* markup that triggered the event appears.</p>
*
* @return The line number, or -1 if none is available.
* @see #getColumnNumber
*/
public int getLineNumber();
Return the character position where the current document event ends.
Warning: The return value from the method
is intended only as an approximation for the sake of error
reporting; it is not intended to provide sufficient information
to edit the character content of the original XML document.
The return value is an approximation of the column number
in the document entity or external parsed entity where the
markup that triggered the event appears.
See Also: Returns: The column number, or -1 if none is available.
/**
* Return the character position where the current document event ends.
*
* <p><strong>Warning:</strong> The return value from the method
* is intended only as an approximation for the sake of error
* reporting; it is not intended to provide sufficient information
* to edit the character content of the original XML document.</p>
*
* <p>The return value is an approximation of the column number
* in the document entity or external parsed entity where the
* markup that triggered the event appears.</p>
*
* @return The column number, or -1 if none is available.
* @see #getLineNumber
*/
public int getColumnNumber();
}