Package org.dom4j
package org.dom4j
Defines the XML Document Object Model in Java interfaces together with some helper classes.
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ClassDescription
Attribute
defines an XML attribute.Branch
interface defines the common behaviour for Nodes which can contain child nodes (content) such as XML elements and documents.CDATA
defines an XML CDATA section.CharacterData
is a marker interface for character based nodes such as theCDATA
,Comment
andText
nodes.Comment
defines the behavior of an XML comment.Document
defines an XML Document.DocumentException
is a nested Exception which may be thrown during the processing of a DOM4J document.DocumentFactory
is a collection of factory methods to allow easy custom building of DOM4J trees.DocumentHelper
is a collection of helper methods for using DOM4J.DocumentType
defines an XML DOCTYPE declaration.Element
interface defines an XML element.ElementHandler
interface defines a handler ofElement
objects.This interface is used byElementHandler
instances to retrieve information about the current path hierarchy they are to process.Entity
defines an XML entity.IllegalAddException
is thrown when a node is added incorrectly to anElement
InvalidXPathException
is thrown when an invalid XPath expression is used to traverse an XML documentNamespace
is a Flyweight Namespace that can be shared amongst nodes.Node
defines the polymorphic behavior for all XML nodes in a dom4j tree.NodeFilter
defines the behavior for a filter or predicate which acts on a DOM4J Node.ProcessingInstruction
defines an XML processing instruction.QName
represents a qualified name value of an XML element or attribute.Text
defines an XML Text node.Visitor
is used to implement theVisitor
pattern in DOM4J.VisitorSupport
is an abstract base class which is useful for implementation inheritence or when using anonymous inner classes to create simpleVisitor
implementations.XPath
represents an XPath expression after it has been parsed from a String.XPathException
is thrown when an exception occurs while evaluating an XPath expression, usually due to some function throwing an exception.