org.xngr
Class XElementType

java.lang.Object
  org.xngr.XElementType

public class XElementType

extends Object

Represents an element-type in the system. An element-type is defined by an element's (local)name and a namespace.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $, $Date: 2002/08/19 20:08:09 $

Author:

Edwin Dankert

Constructor Summary

XElementType(String localname, String namespace)
Constructs an element-type for the given name and namespace.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object object) Checks wether this element-type is equal to the object supplied.
String	getName() Returns the (local) name for this element-type.
String	getNamespace() Returns the namespace (URI) for this element-type.
String	getUniversalname() Returns the (universal) name for this element-type.
int	hashCode() Overrides Object.hashCode(), because it should be possible to use the XElementType as a key in a hashtable.
String	toString() Overrides Object.toString(), it returns the universal name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XElementType

public XElementType(String localname,
                    String namespace)

Constructs an element-type for the given name and namespace.

Parameters:

localname - the (local)name of the element-type.

namespace - the namespace (URI) of the element-type.

Method Detail

getNamespace

public String getNamespace()

Returns the namespace (URI) for this element-type.

Returns:

the namespace.

getName

public String getName()

Returns the (local) name for this element-type.

Returns:

the (local) name.

getUniversalname

public String getUniversalname()

Returns the (universal) name for this element-type. The name is in the form: {namespace}localname

Returns:

the (universal) name.

equals

public boolean equals(Object object)

Checks wether this element-type is equal to the object supplied.

Parameters:

object - the ElementType to check.

Returns:

true when equal.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides Object.hashCode(), because it should be possible to use the XElementType as a key in a hashtable.

Returns:

the code.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides Object.toString(), it returns the universal name.

Returns:

the universal name.