Event (saxon JavaDoc)

java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.event.Event

Direct Known Subclasses:

Event.Append, Event.Attribute, Event.Comment, Event.EndDocument, Event.EndElement, Event.Namespace, Event.ProcessingInstruction, Event.StartContent, Event.StartDocument, Event.StartElement, Event.Text
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public abstract class Event
extends Object
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An event is an object representing one of the events that can be passed to a receiver: for example, a startElement, endElement, characters, or comment event. Sufficient information is retained in order to enable a stored event to be "replayed" later.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static class`	`Event.Append`	Event representing an arbitrary item being sent to the event stream in composed form.
`static class`	`Event.Attribute`	Event representing an attribute node
`static class`	`Event.Comment`	Event representing a comment node
`static class`	`Event.EndDocument`	Event representing end of document
`static class`	`Event.EndElement`	Event representing the end of an element
`static class`	`Event.Namespace`	Event representing a set of namespace bindings
`static class`	`Event.ProcessingInstruction`	Event representing a processing instruction node
`static class`	`Event.StartContent`	Event representing the end of a start tag, that is, indicating that no more attributes or namespaces are expected for the current element
`static class`	`Event.StartDocument`	Event representing start of document
`static class`	`Event.StartElement`	Event representing the start of an element (not including attributes or namespaces)
`static class`	`Event.Text`	Event representing a text node

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Event()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

abstract void replay(Receiver out)
Send the event to a receiver
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Event
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public Event()
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- Method Detail
  - replay
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public abstract void replay(Receiver out)
                     throws XPathException
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    Send the event to a receiver
    
    Parameters:
    
    out - the receiver to which the event is to be sent
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - the the receiver reports an error