org.jboss.dna.graph.properties
Interface Path.Segment

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, Comparable<Path.Segment>, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicPathSegment

Enclosing interface:

Path

@Immutable
public static interface Path.Segment
extends Cloneable, Comparable<Path.Segment>, Serializable

Representation of the segments that occur within a path.

Author:

Randall Hauch

Method Summary

int	getIndex() Get the index for this segment, which will be 0 if this segment has no specific index.
Name	getName() Get the name component of this segment.
String	getString() Get the string form of the segment.
String	getString(NamespaceRegistry namespaceRegistry) Get the string form of the segment, using the supplied namespace registry to convert the name's namespace URI to a prefix.
String	getString(NamespaceRegistry namespaceRegistry, TextEncoder encoder) Get the encoded string form of the segment, using the supplied namespace registry to convert the name's namespace URI to a prefix and the supplied encoder to encode characters in each of the path segments.
String	getString(TextEncoder encoder) Get the encoded string form of the segment, using the supplied encoder to encode characters in each of the path segments.
String	getUnencodedString() Get the raw string form of the segment using the no-op encoder.
boolean	hasIndex() Return whether this segment has an index.
boolean	isParentReference() Return whether this segment is a reference to a parent.
boolean	isSelfReference() Return whether this segment is a self-reference.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getName

Name getName()

Get the name component of this segment.

Returns:

the segment's name

getIndex

int getIndex()

Get the index for this segment, which will be 0 if this segment has no specific index.

Returns:

the index

hasIndex

boolean hasIndex()

Return whether this segment has an index.

Returns:

true if this segment has an index, or false otherwise.

isSelfReference

boolean isSelfReference()

Return whether this segment is a self-reference.

Returns:

true if the segment is a self-reference, or false otherwise.

isParentReference

boolean isParentReference()

Return whether this segment is a reference to a parent.

Returns:

true if the segment is a parent-reference, or false otherwise.

getUnencodedString

String getUnencodedString()

Get the raw string form of the segment using the no-op encoder. This is equivalent to calling getString(Path.NO_OP_ENCODER).

Returns:

the un-encoded string

See Also:

getString(TextEncoder)

getString

String getString()

Get the string form of the segment. The default encoder is used to encode characters in each of the path segments.

Returns:

the encoded string

See Also:

getString(TextEncoder)

getString

String getString(TextEncoder encoder)

Get the encoded string form of the segment, using the supplied encoder to encode characters in each of the path segments.

Parameters:

encoder - the encoder to use, or null if the default encoder should be used

Returns:

the encoded string

See Also:

getString()

getString

String getString(NamespaceRegistry namespaceRegistry)

Get the string form of the segment, using the supplied namespace registry to convert the name's namespace URI to a prefix. The default encoder is used to encode characters in each of the path segments.

Parameters:

namespaceRegistry - the namespace registry that should be used to obtain the prefix for the namespace URI in the segment's name

Returns:

the encoded string

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the namespace registry is null

See Also:

getString(NamespaceRegistry,TextEncoder)

getString

String getString(NamespaceRegistry namespaceRegistry,
                 TextEncoder encoder)

Get the encoded string form of the segment, using the supplied namespace registry to convert the name's namespace URI to a prefix and the supplied encoder to encode characters in each of the path segments.

Parameters:

namespaceRegistry - the namespace registry that should be used to obtain the prefix for the namespace URI in the segment's name

encoder - the encoder to use, or null if the default encoder should be used

Returns:

the encoded string

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the namespace registry is null

See Also:

getString(NamespaceRegistry)