com.novell.nds.dirxml.driver.xds
Interface AssociationElementParent

All Superinterfaces:

XDSElement

All Known Implementing Classes:

XDSAddElement, XDSCheckObjectPasswordElement, XDSDeleteElement, XDSInstanceElement, XDSModifyElement, XDSModifyPasswordElement, XDSMoveElement, XDSParentElement, XDSQueryElement, XDSQueryExElement, XDSRenameElement

public interface AssociationElementParent

extends XDSElement

Any XDS element that contains zero or one child <association> elements.

This class represents the association? occurrence indicator (zero or one) or a sequence that contains an association element only once (association). Currently, all implementing subclasses implement the ? occurrence indicator.

Method Summary

XDSAssociationElement	appendAssociationElement(String someText) Appends a child <association> element to this element.
XDSAssociationElement	extractAssociationElement() Returns this element's child <association> element.
String	extractAssociationText() Returns the concatenated child text nodes from this element's child <association> element.

Methods inherited from interface com.novell.nds.dirxml.driver.xds.XDSElement

attributeValueGet, attributeValueGet, attributeValueSet, childElements, domDocument, domElement, localName, namespaceName, position, tagName

Method Detail

extractAssociationElement

public XDSAssociationElement extractAssociationElement()

Returns this element's child <association> element.

Invocation Context:

READ

Returns:

may return null

extractAssociationText

public String extractAssociationText()

Returns the concatenated child text nodes from this element's child <association> element.

Invocation Context:

READ

Returns:

may return null; will not return ""

appendAssociationElement

public XDSAssociationElement appendAssociationElement(String someText)

Appends a child <association> element to this element. The <association> element contains the text someText.

Invocation Context:

WRITE

Parameters:

someText - the association value; if null or "", an empty, child <association> element is appended

Returns:

will not return null