Class TagElement

java.lang.Object

javax.swing.text.html.parser.TagElement

public class TagElement extends Object

A generic HTML TagElement class. The methods define how white space is interpreted around the tag.

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`TagElement(Element elem)`	Creates a generic HTML TagElement class with `fictional` equals to `false`.
`TagElement(Element elem, boolean fictional)`	Creates a generic HTML TagElement class.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`breaksFlow()`	Returns `true` if this tag causes a line break to the flow of data, otherwise returns `false`.
`boolean`	`fictional()`	Returns `true` if the tag is fictional.
`Element`	`getElement()`	Returns the element.
`HTML.Tag`	`getHTMLTag()`	Returns the tag constant corresponding to the name of the `element`
`boolean`	`isPreformatted()`	Returns `true` if this tag is pre-formatted.

Methods declared in class Object

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for this object.
`final void`	`notify()`	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()`	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Constructor Details

TagElement

public TagElement(Element elem)

Creates a generic HTML TagElement class with fictional equals to false.

Parameters:: elem - an element

TagElement

public TagElement(Element elem, boolean fictional)

Creates a generic HTML TagElement class.

Parameters:: elem - an element; fictional - if true the tag is inserted by error recovery.

Method Details

breaksFlow

public boolean breaksFlow()

Returns true if this tag causes a line break to the flow of data, otherwise returns false.

Returns:: true if this tag causes a line break to the flow of data, otherwise returns false

isPreformatted

public boolean isPreformatted()

Returns true if this tag is pre-formatted.

Returns:: true if this tag is pre-formatted, otherwise returns false

getElement

public Element getElement()

Returns the element.

Returns:: the element

getHTMLTag

public HTML.Tag getHTMLTag()

Returns the tag constant corresponding to the name of the element

Returns:: the tag constant corresponding to the name of the element

fictional

public boolean fictional()

Returns true if the tag is fictional.

Returns:: true if the tag is fictional.

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