com.novell.nds.dirxml.driver.xds
Class XDSValueElement

java.lang.Object
  com.novell.nds.dirxml.driver.xds.ElementImpl
      com.novell.nds.dirxml.driver.xds.XDSValueElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

TextParent, XDSElement

public class XDSValueElement

extends ElementImpl

implements TextParent

A <value> element.

See Also:

ValueElementsParent

Method Summary

void	appendBytes(byte[] bytes) Appends a Base64-encoded text node to this element.
void	appendBytes(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length) Appends a Base64-encoded text node to this element.
XDSComponentElement	appendComponentElement() Appends an empty, child <component> element to this element.
void	appendText(String someText) Appends a single, child text node containing someText to this element.
byte[]	bytes() Decodes the Base64-encoded text from this element's child text nodes.
List	extractComponentElements() Returns this element's child <component> elements.
String	extractText() Returns the concatenated child text nodes of this element.
String	getAssociationRef() Gets the value of this element's association-ref attribute.
ValueType	getType() Gets the value of this element's type attribute.
void	setAssociationRef(String someRef) Sets this element's association-ref attribute to someRef.
void	setType(ValueType someType) Sets this element's type attribute to someType.

Methods inherited from class com.novell.nds.dirxml.driver.xds.ElementImpl

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

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

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

Method Detail

getAssociationRef

public String getAssociationRef()

Gets the value of this element's association-ref attribute.

Invocation Context:

READ

Returns:

may return null; will not return ""

extractText

public String extractText()

Description copied from interface: TextParent

Returns the concatenated child text nodes of this element.

Invocation Context:

READ

Specified by:

extractText in interface TextParent

Returns:

all of the child text nodes of this element; may be null; will not return ""

bytes

public byte[] bytes()
             throws IOException

Decodes the Base64-encoded text from this element's child text nodes.

Invocation Context:

READ

Returns:

all of the child text nodes of this element; may be null; will not return ""

Throws:

IOException - if this element is write-only

getType

public ValueType getType()

Gets the value of this element's type attribute.

Invocation Context:

READ

Returns:

may return null

extractComponentElements

public List extractComponentElements()

Returns this element's child <component> elements.

Invocation Context:

READ

Returns:

java.util.Collections.EMPTY_LIST or a List of XDSAddAttrElement objects; will not return null

setType

public void setType(ValueType someType)

Sets this element's type attribute to someType.

Invocation Context:

WRITE

Parameters:

someType - if null, no action is taken

appendText

public void appendText(String someText)

Description copied from interface: TextParent

Appends a single, child text node containing someText to this element.

Invocation Context:

WRITE

Specified by:

appendText in interface TextParent

Parameters:

someText - the text being appended; if null or "", no action is taken

appendBytes

public void appendBytes(byte[] bytes,
                        int offset,
                        int length)

Appends a Base64-encoded text node to this element.

Invocation Context:

WRITE

Parameters:

bytes - the bytes to encode; if null, no action is taken

offset - the index of the first byte to encode

length - the number of bytes to encode from offset

appendBytes

public void appendBytes(byte[] bytes)

Appends a Base64-encoded text node to this element.

Invocation Context:

WRITE

Parameters:

bytes - the bytes to encode; if null, no action is taken

appendComponentElement

public XDSComponentElement appendComponentElement()

Appends an empty, child <component> element to this element.

Invocation Context:

WRITE

Returns:

will not return null

setAssociationRef

public void setAssociationRef(String someRef)

Sets this element's association-ref attribute to someRef.

Invocation Context:

WRITE

Parameters:

someRef - if null or "", no action is taken