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javax.xml.transform

public Interface SourceLocator

Known Direct Subinterfaces
javax.xml.transform.dom.DOMLocator, com.sun.org.apache.xpath.internal.ExpressionNode
Known Direct Implementers
com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.utils.SAXSourceLocator, com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.dtm.ref.NodeLocator

This interface is primarily for the purposes of reporting where an error occurred in the XML source or transformation instructions.
Since
1.4

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public int

Returns:

The column number, or -1 if none is available.
getColumnNumber
()

Return the character position where the current document event ends.

public int

Returns:

The line number, or -1 if none is available.
getLineNumber
()

Return the line number where the current document event ends.

public String

Returns:

A string containing the public identifier, or null if none is available.
getPublicId
()

Return the public identifier for the current document event.

public String

Returns:

A string containing the system identifier, or null if none is available.
getSystemId
()

Return the system identifier for the current document event.

Method Detail

getColumnNumberback to summary
public int getColumnNumber()

Return the character position where the current document event ends.

Warning

The return value from the method is intended only as an approximation for the sake of error reporting; it is not intended to provide sufficient information to edit the character content of the original XML document.

The return value is an approximation of the column number in the document entity or external parsed entity where the markup that triggered the event appears.

Returns:int

The column number, or -1 if none is available.

See Also
getLineNumber
getLineNumberback to summary
public int getLineNumber()

Return the line number where the current document event ends.

Warning

The return value from the method is intended only as an approximation for the sake of error reporting; it is not intended to provide sufficient information to edit the character content of the original XML document.

The return value is an approximation of the line number in the document entity or external parsed entity where the markup that triggered the event appears.

Returns:int

The line number, or -1 if none is available.

See Also
getColumnNumber
getPublicIdback to summary
public String getPublicId()

Return the public identifier for the current document event.

The return value is the public identifier of the document entity or of the external parsed entity in which the markup that triggered the event appears.

Returns:String

A string containing the public identifier, or null if none is available.

See Also
getSystemId
getSystemIdback to summary
public String getSystemId()

Return the system identifier for the current document event.

The return value is the system identifier of the document entity or of the external parsed entity in which the markup that triggered the event appears.

If the system identifier is a URL, the parser must resolve it fully before passing it to the application.

Returns:String

A string containing the system identifier, or null if none is available.

See Also
getPublicId