org.apache.xml.utils
Class SerializableLocatorImpl

java.lang.Object
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public class SerializableLocatorImpl

extends java.lang.Object

implements Locator, java.io.Serializable

The standard SAX implementation of LocatorImpl is not serializable, limiting its utility as "a persistent snapshot of a locator". This is a quick hack to make it so. Note that it makes more sense in many cases to set up fields to hold this data rather than pointing at another object... but that decision should be made on architectural grounds rather than serializability.

It isn't clear whether subclassing LocatorImpl and adding serialization methods makes more sense than copying it and just adding Serializable to its interface. Since it's so simple, I've taken the latter approach for now.

Since:

XalanJ2

See Also:

LocatorImpl, Locator, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SerializableLocatorImpl()
Zero-argument constructor.

SerializableLocatorImpl(Locator locator)
Copy constructor.

Method Summary

int	getColumnNumber() Return the saved column number (1-based).
int	getLineNumber() Return the saved line number (1-based).
java.lang.String	getPublicId() Return the saved public identifier.
java.lang.String	getSystemId() Return the saved system identifier.
void	setColumnNumber(int columnNumber) Set the column number for this locator (1-based).
void	setLineNumber(int lineNumber) Set the line number for this locator (1-based).
void	setPublicId(java.lang.String publicId) Set the public identifier for this locator.
void	setSystemId(java.lang.String systemId) Set the system identifier for this locator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SerializableLocatorImpl

public SerializableLocatorImpl()

Zero-argument constructor.

SAX says "This will not normally be useful, since the main purpose of this class is to make a snapshot of an existing Locator." In fact, it _is_ sometimes useful when you want to construct a new Locator pointing to a specific location... which, after all, is why the setter methods are provided.

SerializableLocatorImpl

public SerializableLocatorImpl(Locator locator)

Copy constructor.

Create a persistent copy of the current state of a locator. When the original locator changes, this copy will still keep the original values (and it can be used outside the scope of DocumentHandler methods).

Parameters:

locator - The locator to copy.

Method Detail

getPublicId

public java.lang.String getPublicId()

Return the saved public identifier.

Specified by:

getPublicId in interface Locator

Returns:

The public identifier as a string, or null if none is available.

See Also:

Locator.getPublicId(), setPublicId(java.lang.String)

getSystemId

public java.lang.String getSystemId()

Return the saved system identifier.

Specified by:

getSystemId in interface Locator

Returns:

The system identifier as a string, or null if none is available.

See Also:

Locator.getSystemId(), setSystemId(java.lang.String)

getLineNumber

public int getLineNumber()

Return the saved line number (1-based).

Specified by:

getLineNumber in interface Locator

Returns:

The line number as an integer, or -1 if none is available.

See Also:

Locator.getLineNumber(), setLineNumber(int)

getColumnNumber

public int getColumnNumber()

Return the saved column number (1-based).

Specified by:

getColumnNumber in interface Locator

Returns:

The column number as an integer, or -1 if none is available.

See Also:

Locator.getColumnNumber(), setColumnNumber(int)

setPublicId

public void setPublicId(java.lang.String publicId)

Set the public identifier for this locator.

Parameters:

publicId - The new public identifier, or null if none is available.

See Also:

getPublicId()

setSystemId

public void setSystemId(java.lang.String systemId)

Set the system identifier for this locator.

Parameters:

systemId - The new system identifier, or null if none is available.

See Also:

getSystemId()

setLineNumber

public void setLineNumber(int lineNumber)

Set the line number for this locator (1-based).

Parameters:

lineNumber - The line number, or -1 if none is available.

See Also:

getLineNumber()

setColumnNumber

public void setColumnNumber(int columnNumber)

Set the column number for this locator (1-based).

Parameters:

columnNumber - The column number, or -1 if none is available.

See Also:

getColumnNumber()