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org.w3c.dom.traversal

public Interface DocumentTraversal

Known Direct Implementers
com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.dom.DocumentImpl
Imports
org.w3c.dom.Node, .DOMException

DocumentTraversal contains methods that create NodeIterators and TreeWalkers to traverse a node and its children in document order (depth first, pre-order traversal, which is equivalent to the order in which the start tags occur in the text representation of the document). In DOMs which support the Traversal feature, DocumentTraversal will be implemented by the same objects that implement the Document interface.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Traversal and Range Specification.

Since
9, DOM Level 2

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public NodeIterator

Returns:

The newly created NodeIterator.
createNodeIterator
(Node
The node which will be iterated together with its children. The NodeIterator is initially positioned just before this node. The whatToShow flags and the filter, if any, are not considered when setting this position. The root must not be null.
root
,
int
This flag specifies which node types may appear in the logical view of the tree presented by the NodeIterator. See the description of NodeFilter for the set of possible SHOW_ values.These flags can be combined using OR.
whatToShow
,
NodeFilter
The NodeFilter to be used with this NodeIterator, or null to indicate no filter.
filter
,
boolean
The value of this flag determines whether entity reference nodes are expanded.
entityReferenceExpansion
)

Create a new NodeIterator over the subtree rooted at the specified node.

public TreeWalker

Returns:

The newly created TreeWalker.
createTreeWalker
(Node
The node which will serve as the root for the TreeWalker. The whatToShow flags and the NodeFilter are not considered when setting this value; any node type will be accepted as the root. The currentNode of the TreeWalker is initialized to this node, whether or not it is visible. The root functions as a stopping point for traversal methods that look upward in the document structure, such as parentNode and nextNode. The root must not be null.
root
,
int
This flag specifies which node types may appear in the logical view of the tree presented by the TreeWalker. See the description of NodeFilter for the set of possible SHOW_ values.These flags can be combined using OR.
whatToShow
,
NodeFilter
The NodeFilter to be used with this TreeWalker, or null to indicate no filter.
filter
,
boolean
If this flag is false, the contents of EntityReference nodes are not presented in the logical view.
entityReferenceExpansion
)

Create a new TreeWalker over the subtree rooted at the specified node.

Method Detail

createNodeIteratorback to summary
public NodeIterator createNodeIterator(Node root, int whatToShow, NodeFilter filter, boolean entityReferenceExpansion) throws DOMException

Create a new NodeIterator over the subtree rooted at the specified node.

Parameters
root:Node

The node which will be iterated together with its children. The NodeIterator is initially positioned just before this node. The whatToShow flags and the filter, if any, are not considered when setting this position. The root must not be null.

whatToShow:int

This flag specifies which node types may appear in the logical view of the tree presented by the NodeIterator. See the description of NodeFilter for the set of possible SHOW_ values.These flags can be combined using OR.

filter:NodeFilter

The NodeFilter to be used with this NodeIterator, or null to indicate no filter.

entityReferenceExpansion:boolean

The value of this flag determines whether entity reference nodes are expanded.

Returns:NodeIterator

The newly created NodeIterator.

Exceptions
DOMException:
NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: Raised if the specified root is null.
createTreeWalkerback to summary
public TreeWalker createTreeWalker(Node root, int whatToShow, NodeFilter filter, boolean entityReferenceExpansion) throws DOMException

Create a new TreeWalker over the subtree rooted at the specified node.

Parameters
root:Node

The node which will serve as the root for the TreeWalker. The whatToShow flags and the NodeFilter are not considered when setting this value; any node type will be accepted as the root. The currentNode of the TreeWalker is initialized to this node, whether or not it is visible. The root functions as a stopping point for traversal methods that look upward in the document structure, such as parentNode and nextNode. The root must not be null.

whatToShow:int

This flag specifies which node types may appear in the logical view of the tree presented by the TreeWalker. See the description of NodeFilter for the set of possible SHOW_ values.These flags can be combined using OR.

filter:NodeFilter

The NodeFilter to be used with this TreeWalker, or null to indicate no filter.

entityReferenceExpansion:boolean

If this flag is false, the contents of EntityReference nodes are not presented in the logical view.

Returns:TreeWalker

The newly created TreeWalker.

Exceptions
DOMException:
NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: Raised if the specified root is null.