Package org.loboevolution.apache.xml.utils

Interface PrefixResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:
PrefixResolverDefault
public interface PrefixResolver
The class that implements this interface can resolve prefixes to namespaces. Examples would include resolving the meaning of a prefix at a particular point in a document, or mapping the prefixes used in an XPath expression.

  • Method Details

    • getNamespaceForPrefix

      String getNamespaceForPrefix(String prefix)
      Given a namespace, get the corresponding prefix. This assumes that the PrefixResolver holds its own namespace context, or is a namespace context itself.
      Parameters:
      prefix - The prefix to look up, which may be an empty string ("") for the default Namespace.
      Returns:
      The associated Namespace URI, or null if the prefix is undeclared in this context.

    • getNamespaceForPrefix

      String getNamespaceForPrefix(String prefix, Node context)
      Given a namespace, get the corresponding prefix, based on the context node.
      Parameters:
      prefix - The prefix to look up, which may be an empty string ("") for the default Namespace.
      context - The node context from which to look up the URI.
      Returns:
      The associated Namespace URI as a string, or null if the prefix is undeclared in this context.

    • handlesNullPrefixes

      boolean handlesNullPrefixes()