java.lang.Object
- org.jdom.Attribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable
```
public class Attribute
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable
```
An XML attribute. Methods allow the user to obtain the value of the attribute as well as namespace and type information.

Version:

$Revision: 1.56 $, $Date: 2007/11/10 05:28:58 $

Author:

Brett McLaughlin, Jason Hunter, Elliotte Rusty Harold, Wesley Biggs, Victor Toni

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`CDATA_TYPE`	Attribute type: the attribute value is a string.
`static int`	`ENTITIES_TYPE`	Attribute type: the attribute value is a list of entity names.
`static int`	`ENTITY_TYPE`	Attribute type: the attribute value is the name of an entity.
`static int`	`ENUMERATED_TYPE`	Attribute type: the attribute value is a name token from an enumeration.
`static int`	`ID_TYPE`	Attribute type: the attribute value is a unique identifier.
`static int`	`IDREF_TYPE`	Attribute type: the attribute value is a reference to a unique identifier.
`static int`	`IDREFS_TYPE`	Attribute type: the attribute value is a list of references to unique identifiers.
`protected java.lang.String`	`name`	The local name of the `Attribute`
`protected Namespace`	`namespace`	The `Namespace` of the `Attribute`
`static int`	`NMTOKEN_TYPE`	Attribute type: the attribute value is a name token.
`static int`	`NMTOKENS_TYPE`	Attribute type: the attribute value is a list of name tokens.
`static int`	`NOTATION_TYPE`	Attribute type: the attribute value is the name of a notation.
`protected Element`	`parent`	Parent element, or null if none
`protected int`	`type`	The type of the `Attribute`
`static int`	`UNDECLARED_TYPE`	Attribute type: the attribute has not been declared or type is unknown.
`protected java.lang.String`	`value`	The value of the `Attribute`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor	Description
`protected`	`Attribute()`	Default, no-args constructor for implementations to use if needed.
	`Attribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value)`	This will create a new `Attribute` with the specified (local) name and value, and does not place the attribute in a `Namespace`.
	`Attribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value, int type)`	This will create a new `Attribute` with the specified (local) name, value and type, and does not place the attribute in a `Namespace`.
	`Attribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value, int type, Namespace namespace)`	This will create a new `Attribute` with the specified (local) name, value, and type, and in the provided `Namespace`.
	`Attribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value, Namespace namespace)`	This will create a new `Attribute` with the specified (local) name and value, and in the provided `Namespace`.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`clone()`	This will return a clone of this `Attribute`.
`Attribute`	`detach()`	This detaches the `Attribute` from its parent, or does nothing if the `Attribute` has no parent.
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object ob)`	This tests for equality of this `Attribute` to the supplied `Object`.
`int`	`getAttributeType()`	This will return the actual declared type of this `Attribute`.
`boolean`	`getBooleanValue()`	This gets the effective boolean value of the attribute, or throws a `DataConversionException` if a conversion can't be performed.
`Document`	`getDocument()`	This retrieves the owning `Document` for this Attribute, or null if not a currently a member of a `Document`.
`double`	`getDoubleValue()`	This gets the value of the attribute, in `double` form, and if no conversion can occur, throws a `DataConversionException`
`float`	`getFloatValue()`	This gets the value of the attribute, in `float` form, and if no conversion can occur, throws a `DataConversionException`
`int`	`getIntValue()`	This gets the value of the attribute, in `int` form, and if no conversion can occur, throws a `DataConversionException`
`long`	`getLongValue()`	This gets the value of the attribute, in `long` form, and if no conversion can occur, throws a `DataConversionException`
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	This will retrieve the local name of the `Attribute`.
`Namespace`	`getNamespace()`	This will return this `Attribute`'s `Namespace`.
`java.lang.String`	`getNamespacePrefix()`	This will retrieve the namespace prefix of the `Attribute`.
`java.lang.String`	`getNamespaceURI()`	This returns the URI mapped to this `Attribute`'s prefix.
`Element`	`getParent()`	This will return the parent of this `Attribute`.
`java.lang.String`	`getQualifiedName()`	This will retrieve the qualified name of the `Attribute`.
`java.lang.String`	`getValue()`	This will return the actual textual value of this `Attribute`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	This returns the hash code for this `Attribute`.
`Attribute`	`setAttributeType(int type)`	This will set the type of the `Attribute`.
`Attribute`	`setName(java.lang.String name)`	This sets the local name of the `Attribute`.
`Attribute`	`setNamespace(Namespace namespace)`	This sets this `Attribute`'s `Namespace`.
`protected Attribute`	`setParent(Element parent)`	This will set the parent of this `Attribute`.
`Attribute`	`setValue(java.lang.String value)`	This will set the value of the `Attribute`.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`	This returns a `String` representation of the `Attribute`, suitable for debugging.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - UNDECLARED_TYPE
```
public static final int UNDECLARED_TYPE
```
    Attribute type: the attribute has not been declared or type is unknown.
    
    See Also:
    
    getAttributeType(), Constant Field Values
  - CDATA_TYPE
```
public static final int CDATA_TYPE
```
    Attribute type: the attribute value is a string.
    
    See Also:
    
    getAttributeType(), Constant Field Values
  - ID_TYPE
```
public static final int ID_TYPE
```
    Attribute type: the attribute value is a unique identifier.
    
    See Also:
    
    getAttributeType(), Constant Field Values
  - IDREF_TYPE
```
public static final int IDREF_TYPE
```
    Attribute type: the attribute value is a reference to a unique identifier.
    
    See Also:
    
    getAttributeType(), Constant Field Values
  - IDREFS_TYPE
```
public static final int IDREFS_TYPE
```
    Attribute type: the attribute value is a list of references to unique identifiers.
    
    See Also:
    
    getAttributeType(), Constant Field Values
  - ENTITY_TYPE
```
public static final int ENTITY_TYPE
```
    Attribute type: the attribute value is the name of an entity.
    
    See Also:
    
    getAttributeType(), Constant Field Values
  - ENTITIES_TYPE
```
public static final int ENTITIES_TYPE
```
    Attribute type: the attribute value is a list of entity names.
    
    See Also:
    
    getAttributeType(), Constant Field Values
  - NMTOKEN_TYPE
```
public static final int NMTOKEN_TYPE
```
    Attribute type: the attribute value is a name token.
    According to SAX 2.0 specification, attributes of enumerated types should be reported as "NMTOKEN" by SAX parsers. But the major parsers (Xerces and Crimson) provide specific values that permit to recognize them as ENUMERATED_TYPE.
    
    See Also:
    
    getAttributeType(), Constant Field Values
  - NMTOKENS_TYPE
```
public static final int NMTOKENS_TYPE
```
    Attribute type: the attribute value is a list of name tokens.
    
    See Also:
    
    getAttributeType(), Constant Field Values
  - NOTATION_TYPE
```
public static final int NOTATION_TYPE
```
    Attribute type: the attribute value is the name of a notation.
    
    See Also:
    
    getAttributeType(), Constant Field Values
  - ENUMERATED_TYPE
```
public static final int ENUMERATED_TYPE
```
    Attribute type: the attribute value is a name token from an enumeration.
    
    See Also:
    
    getAttributeType(), Constant Field Values
  - name
```
protected java.lang.String name
```
    The local name of the Attribute
  - namespace
```
protected transient Namespace namespace
```
    The Namespace of the Attribute
  - value
```
protected java.lang.String value
```
    The value of the Attribute
  - type
```
protected int type
```
    The type of the Attribute
  - parent
```
protected Element parent
```
    Parent element, or null if none
- Constructor Detail
  - Attribute
```
protected Attribute()
```
    Default, no-args constructor for implementations to use if needed.
  - Attribute
```
public Attribute(java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.String value,
                 Namespace namespace)
```
    This will create a new Attribute with the specified (local) name and value, and in the provided Namespace.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - String name of Attribute.
    
    value - String value for new attribute.
    
    namespace - Namespace namespace for new attribute.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalNameException - if the given name is illegal as an attribute name or if if the new namespace is the default namespace. Attributes cannot be in a default namespace.
    
    IllegalDataException - if the given attribute value is illegal character data (as determined by Verifier.checkCharacterData(java.lang.String)).
  - Attribute
```
public Attribute(java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.String value,
                 int type,
                 Namespace namespace)
```
    This will create a new Attribute with the specified (local) name, value, and type, and in the provided Namespace.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - String name of Attribute.
    
    value - String value for new attribute.
    
    type - int type for new attribute.
    
    namespace - Namespace namespace for new attribute.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalNameException - if the given name is illegal as an attribute name or if if the new namespace is the default namespace. Attributes cannot be in a default namespace.
    
    IllegalDataException - if the given attribute value is illegal character data (as determined by Verifier.checkCharacterData(java.lang.String)) or if the given attribute type is not one of the supported types.
  - Attribute
```
public Attribute(java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.String value)
```
    This will create a new Attribute with the specified (local) name and value, and does not place the attribute in a Namespace.
    Note: This actually explicitly puts the Attribute in the "empty" Namespace (Namespace.NO_NAMESPACE).
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - String name of Attribute.
    
    value - String value for new attribute.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalNameException - if the given name is illegal as an attribute name.
    
    IllegalDataException - if the given attribute value is illegal character data (as determined by Verifier.checkCharacterData(java.lang.String)).
  - Attribute
```
public Attribute(java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.String value,
                 int type)
```
    This will create a new Attribute with the specified (local) name, value and type, and does not place the attribute in a Namespace.
    Note: This actually explicitly puts the Attribute in the "empty" Namespace (Namespace.NO_NAMESPACE).
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - String name of Attribute.
    
    value - String value for new attribute.
    
    type - int type for new attribute.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalNameException - if the given name is illegal as an attribute name.
    
    IllegalDataException - if the given attribute value is illegal character data (as determined by Verifier.checkCharacterData(java.lang.String)) or if the given attribute type is not one of the supported types.
- Method Detail
  - getParent
```
public Element getParent()
```
    This will return the parent of this Attribute. If there is no parent, then this returns null.
    
    Returns:
    
    parent of this Attribute
  - getDocument
```
public Document getDocument()
```
    This retrieves the owning Document for this Attribute, or null if not a currently a member of a Document.
    
    Returns:
    
    Document owning this Attribute, or null.
  - setParent
```
protected Attribute setParent(Element parent)
```
    This will set the parent of this Attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - Element to be new parent.
    
    Returns:
    
    this Attribute modified.
  - detach
```
public Attribute detach()
```
    This detaches the Attribute from its parent, or does nothing if the Attribute has no parent.
    
    Returns:
    
    Attribute - this Attribute modified.
  - getName
```
public java.lang.String getName()
```
    This will retrieve the local name of the Attribute. For any XML attribute which appears as [namespacePrefix]:[attributeName], the local name of the attribute would be [attributeName]. When the attribute has no namespace, the local name is simply the attribute name.
    To obtain the namespace prefix for this attribute, the getNamespacePrefix() method should be used.
    
    Returns:
    
    String - name of this attribute, without any namespace prefix.
  - setName
```
public Attribute setName(java.lang.String name)
```
    This sets the local name of the Attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the new local name to set
    
    Returns:
    
    Attribute - the attribute modified.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalNameException - if the given name is illegal as an attribute name.
  - getQualifiedName
```
public java.lang.String getQualifiedName()
```
    This will retrieve the qualified name of the Attribute. For any XML attribute whose name is [namespacePrefix]:[elementName], the qualified name of the attribute would be everything (both namespace prefix and element name). When the attribute has no namespace, the qualified name is simply the attribute's local name.
    To obtain the local name of the attribute, the getName() method should be used.
    To obtain the namespace prefix for this attribute, the getNamespacePrefix() method should be used.
    
    Returns:
    
    String - full name for this element.
  - getNamespacePrefix
```
public java.lang.String getNamespacePrefix()
```
    This will retrieve the namespace prefix of the Attribute. For any XML attribute which appears as [namespacePrefix]:[attributeName], the namespace prefix of the attribute would be [namespacePrefix]. When the attribute has no namespace, an empty String is returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    String - namespace prefix of this attribute.
  - getNamespaceURI
```
public java.lang.String getNamespaceURI()
```
    This returns the URI mapped to this Attribute's prefix. If no mapping is found, an empty String is returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    String - namespace URI for this Attribute.
  - getNamespace
```
public Namespace getNamespace()
```
    This will return this Attribute's Namespace.
    
    Returns:
    
    Namespace - Namespace object for this Attribute
  - setNamespace
```
public Attribute setNamespace(Namespace namespace)
```
    This sets this Attribute's Namespace. If the provided namespace is null, the attribute will have no namespace. The namespace must have a prefix.
    
    Parameters:
    
    namespace - the new namespace
    
    Returns:
    
    Element - the element modified.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalNameException - if the new namespace is the default namespace. Attributes cannot be in a default namespace.
  - getValue
```
public java.lang.String getValue()
```
    This will return the actual textual value of this Attribute. This will include all text within the quotation marks.
    
    Returns:
    
    String - value for this attribute.
  - setValue
```
public Attribute setValue(java.lang.String value)
```
    This will set the value of the Attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - String value for the attribute.
    
    Returns:
    
    Attribute - this Attribute modified.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalDataException - if the given attribute value is illegal character data (as determined by Verifier.checkCharacterData(java.lang.String)).
  - getAttributeType
```
public int getAttributeType()
```
    This will return the actual declared type of this Attribute.
    
    Returns:
    
    int - type for this attribute.
  - setAttributeType
```
public Attribute setAttributeType(int type)
```
    This will set the type of the Attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - int type for the attribute.
    
    Returns:
    
    Attribute - this Attribute modified.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalDataException - if the given attribute type is not one of the supported types.
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    This returns a String representation of the Attribute, suitable for debugging.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    String - information about the Attribute
  - equals
```
public final boolean equals(java.lang.Object ob)
```
    This tests for equality of this Attribute to the supplied Object.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class java.lang.Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    ob - Object to compare to.
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean - whether the Attribute is equal to the supplied Object.
  - hashCode
```
public final int hashCode()
```
    This returns the hash code for this Attribute.
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    int - hash code.
  - clone
```
public java.lang.Object clone()
```
    This will return a clone of this Attribute.
    
    Overrides:
    
    clone in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    Object - clone of this Attribute.
  - getIntValue
```
public int getIntValue()
                throws DataConversionException
```
    This gets the value of the attribute, in int form, and if no conversion can occur, throws a DataConversionException
    
    Returns:
    
    int value of attribute.
    
    Throws:
    
    DataConversionException - when conversion fails.
  - getLongValue
```
public long getLongValue()
                  throws DataConversionException
```
    This gets the value of the attribute, in long form, and if no conversion can occur, throws a DataConversionException
    
    Returns:
    
    long value of attribute.
    
    Throws:
    
    DataConversionException - when conversion fails.
  - getFloatValue
```
public float getFloatValue()
                    throws DataConversionException
```
    This gets the value of the attribute, in float form, and if no conversion can occur, throws a DataConversionException
    
    Returns:
    
    float value of attribute.
    
    Throws:
    
    DataConversionException - when conversion fails.
  - getDoubleValue
```
public double getDoubleValue()
                      throws DataConversionException
```
    This gets the value of the attribute, in double form, and if no conversion can occur, throws a DataConversionException
    
    Returns:
    
    double value of attribute.
    
    Throws:
    
    DataConversionException - when conversion fails.
  - getBooleanValue
```
public boolean getBooleanValue()
                        throws DataConversionException
```
    This gets the effective boolean value of the attribute, or throws a DataConversionException if a conversion can't be performed. True values are: "true", "on", "1", and "yes". False values are: "false", "off", "0", and "no". Values are trimmed before comparison. Values other than those listed here throw the exception.
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean value of attribute.
    
    Throws:
    
    DataConversionException - when conversion fails.

Class Attribute

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

UNDECLARED_TYPE

CDATA_TYPE

ID_TYPE

IDREF_TYPE

IDREFS_TYPE

ENTITY_TYPE

ENTITIES_TYPE

NMTOKEN_TYPE

NMTOKENS_TYPE

NOTATION_TYPE

ENUMERATED_TYPE

name

namespace

value

type

parent

Constructor Detail

Attribute

Attribute

Attribute

Attribute

Attribute

Method Detail

getParent

getDocument

setParent

detach

getName

setName

getQualifiedName

getNamespacePrefix

getNamespaceURI

getNamespace

setNamespace

getValue

setValue

getAttributeType

setAttributeType

toString

equals

hashCode

clone

getIntValue

getLongValue

getFloatValue

getDoubleValue

getBooleanValue