org.exolab.castor.xml.location

Class XPathLocation

java.lang.Object

org.exolab.castor.xml.location.XPathLocation

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Location

public class XPathLocation
extends Object
implements Location, Serializable

A very simple XPath location class for use with the ValidationException. This class only supports the parent "/" operator and element names.

Version:

$Revision$ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $

Author:

Keith Visco

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
XPathLocation() Creates a default XPathLocation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addAttribute(String name) Adds an attribute to the XPath location.
void	addChild(String name) Adds the given element name as a child of the current path.
void	addParent(String name) Adds the name as a parent of the current path.
String	toString() Returns the String representation of this XPathLocation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

XPathLocation

public XPathLocation()

Creates a default XPathLocation.

Method Detail

addAttribute

public void addAttribute(String name)

Adds an attribute to the XPath location.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute

addChild

public void addChild(String name)

Adds the given element name as a child of the current path.

Parameters:

name - the name to add as a child

addParent

public void addParent(String name)

Adds the name as a parent of the current path.

Parameters:

name - the name to add as a parent

toString

public String toString()

Returns the String representation of this XPathLocation.

Specified by:

toString in interface Location

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the String representation of this XPathLocation.