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org.w3c.dom

public Interface DOMStringList

Known Direct Implementers
com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.dom.DOMStringListImpl, com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.serializer.dom3.DOMStringListImpl
The DOMStringList interface provides the abstraction of an ordered collection of DOMString values, without defining or constraining how this collection is implemented. The items in the DOMStringList are accessible via an integral index, starting from 0.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification.

Since
1.5, DOM Level 3

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public boolean

Returns:

true if the string has been found, false otherwise.
contains(String
The string to look for.
str)

Test if a string is part of this DOMStringList.

public int
getLength()

The number of DOMStrings in the list.

public String

Returns:

The DOMString at the indexth position in the DOMStringList, or null if that is not a valid index.
item(int
Index into the collection.
index)

Returns the indexth item in the collection.

Method Detail

containsback to summary
public boolean contains(String str)

Test if a string is part of this DOMStringList.

Parameters
str:String

The string to look for.

Returns:boolean

true if the string has been found, false otherwise.

getLengthback to summary
public int getLength()

The number of DOMStrings in the list. The range of valid child node indices is 0 to length-1 inclusive.

itemback to summary
public String item(int index)

Returns the indexth item in the collection. If index is greater than or equal to the number of DOMStrings in the list, this returns null.

Parameters
index:int

Index into the collection.

Returns:String

The DOMString at the indexth position in the DOMStringList, or null if that is not a valid index.