Interface Location
public interface Location
Provides information on the location of an event. All the information provided by a Location is optional. For example an application may only report line numbers.
- Since:
- 1.6
Method Summary
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
int |
getCharacterOffset() |
Return the byte or character offset into the input source this location is pointing to. |
int |
getColumnNumber() |
Return the column number where the current event ends, returns -1 if none is available. |
int |
getLineNumber() |
Return the line number where the current event ends, returns -1 if none is available. |
String |
getPublicId() |
Returns the public ID of the XML |
String |
getSystemId() |
Returns the system ID of the XML |
Method Details
getLineNumber
int getLineNumber()
Return the line number where the current event ends, returns -1 if none is available.
- Returns:
- the current line number
getColumnNumber
int getColumnNumber()
Return the column number where the current event ends, returns -1 if none is available.
- Returns:
- the current column number
getCharacterOffset
int getCharacterOffset()
Return the byte or character offset into the input source this location is pointing to. If the input source is a file or a byte stream then this is the byte offset into that stream, but if the input source is a character media then the offset is the character offset. Returns -1 if there is no offset available.
- Returns:
- the current offset
getPublicId
String getPublicId()
Returns the public ID of the XML
- Returns:
- the public ID, or null if not available
getSystemId
String getSystemId()
Returns the system ID of the XML
- Returns:
- the system ID, or null if not available
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