org.apache.xml.dtm
Interface DTMWSFilter

All Known Implementing Classes:

DOMWSFilter, TransformerImpl

public interface DTMWSFilter

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

Field Summary

static short	INHERIT Inherit whitespace stripping behavior of the parent node.
static short	NOTSTRIP Do not strip whitespace child nodes of this element.
static short	STRIP Strip whitespace child nodes of this element.

Method Summary

short

getShouldStripSpace(int elementHandle, DTM dtm) Test whether whitespace-only text nodes are visible in the logical view of DTM.

Field Detail

NOTSTRIP

public static final short NOTSTRIP

Do not strip whitespace child nodes of this element.

STRIP

public static final short STRIP

Strip whitespace child nodes of this element.

INHERIT

public static final short INHERIT

Inherit whitespace stripping behavior of the parent node.

Method Detail

getShouldStripSpace

public short getShouldStripSpace(int elementHandle,
                                 DTM dtm)

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.

Parameters:

elementHandle - int Handle of the element.

Returns:

one of NOTSTRIP, STRIP, or INHERIT.