org.apache.xerces.xni

Class QName

java.lang.Object

org.apache.xerces.xni.QName

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable

public class QName
extends Object
implements Cloneable

A structure that holds the components of an XML Namespaces qualified name.

To be used correctly, the strings must be identical references for equal strings. Within the parser, these values are considered symbols and should always be retrieved from the SymbolTable.

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Andy Clark, IBM

See Also:

org.apache.xerces.util.SymbolTable

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
String	localpart The qname localpart.
String	prefix The qname prefix.
String	rawname The qname rawname.
String	uri The URI to which the qname prefix is bound.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
QName() Default constructor.
QName(QName qname) Constructs a copy of the specified QName.
QName(String prefix, String localpart, String rawname, String uri) Constructs a QName with the specified values.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	clear() Clears the values of the qname components.
Object	clone() Returns a clone of this object.
boolean	equals(Object object) Returns true if the two objects are equal.
int	hashCode() Returns the hashcode for this object.
void	setValues(QName qname) Convenience method to set the values of the qname components.
void	setValues(String prefix, String localpart, String rawname, String uri) Convenience method to set the values of the qname components.
String	toString() Returns a string representation of this object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

prefix

public String prefix

The qname prefix. For example, the prefix for the qname "a:foo" is "a".

localpart

public String localpart

The qname localpart. For example, the localpart for the qname "a:foo" is "foo".

rawname

public String rawname

The qname rawname. For example, the rawname for the qname "a:foo" is "a:foo".

uri

public String uri

The URI to which the qname prefix is bound. This binding must be performed by a XML Namespaces aware processor.

Constructor Detail

QName

public QName()

Default constructor.

QName

public QName(String prefix,
     String localpart,
     String rawname,
     String uri)

Constructs a QName with the specified values.

QName

public QName(QName qname)

Constructs a copy of the specified QName.

Method Detail

setValues

public void setValues(QName qname)

Convenience method to set the values of the qname components.

Parameters:

qname - The qualified name to be copied.

setValues

public void setValues(String prefix,
             String localpart,
             String rawname,
             String uri)

Convenience method to set the values of the qname components.

Parameters:

prefix - The qname prefix. (e.g. "a")

localpart - The qname localpart. (e.g. "foo")

rawname - The qname rawname. (e.g. "a:foo")

uri - The URI binding. (e.g. "http://foo.com/mybinding")

clear

public void clear()

Clears the values of the qname components.

clone

public Object clone()

Returns a clone of this object.

Overrides:

clone in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns the hashcode for this object.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object object)

Returns true if the two objects are equal.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this object.

Overrides:

toString in class Object