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QName.java	API Doc	Java SE 5 API	16733	Fri Aug 26 14:58:22 BST 2005	javax.xml.namespace

QName

• java.lang.Object

Fields Summary
private static final long	serialVersionUID Stream Unique Identifier.
private final String	namespaceURI Namespace URI of this QName.
private final String	localPart local part of this QName.
private final String	prefix prefix of this QName.

Constructors Summary
public QName(String namespaceURI, String localPart) QName constructor specifying the Namespace URI and local part. If the Namespace URI is null, it is set to {@link javax.xml.XMLConstants#NULL_NS_URI XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI}. This value represents no explicitly defined Namespace as defined by the Namespaces in XML specification. This action preserves compatible behavior with QName 1.0. Explicitly providing the {@link javax.xml.XMLConstants#NULL_NS_URI XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI} value is the preferred coding style. If the local part is null an IllegalArgumentException is thrown. A local part of "" is allowed to preserve compatible behavior with QName 1.0. When using this constructor, the prefix is set to {@link javax.xml.XMLConstants#DEFAULT_NS_PREFIX XMLConstants.DEFAULT_NS_PREFIX}. The Namespace URI is not validated as a URI reference. The local part is not validated as a NCName as specified in Namespaces in XML. param namespaceURI Namespace URI of the QName param localPart local part of the QName see #QName(String namespaceURI, String localPart, String prefix) QName(String namespaceURI, String localPart, String prefix) this(namespaceURI, localPart, XMLConstants.DEFAULT_NS_PREFIX);
public QName(String namespaceURI, String localPart, String prefix) QName constructor specifying the Namespace URI, local part and prefix. If the Namespace URI is null, it is set to {@link javax.xml.XMLConstants#NULL_NS_URI XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI}. This value represents no explicitly defined Namespace as defined by the Namespaces in XML specification. This action preserves compatible behavior with QName 1.0. Explicitly providing the {@link javax.xml.XMLConstants#NULL_NS_URI XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI} value is the preferred coding style. If the local part is null an IllegalArgumentException is thrown. A local part of "" is allowed to preserve compatible behavior with QName 1.0. If the prefix is null, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown. Use {@link javax.xml.XMLConstants#DEFAULT_NS_PREFIX XMLConstants.DEFAULT_NS_PREFIX} to explicitly indicate that no prefix is present or the prefix is not relevant. The Namespace URI is not validated as a URI reference. The local part and prefix are not validated as a NCName as specified in Namespaces in XML. param namespaceURI Namespace URI of the QName param localPart local part of the QName param prefix prefix of the QName // map null Namespace URI to default to preserve compatibility with QName 1.0 if (namespaceURI == null) { this.namespaceURI = XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI; } else { this.namespaceURI = namespaceURI; } // local part is required. "" is allowed to preserve compatibility with QName 1.0 if (localPart == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("local part cannot be \"null\" when creating a QName"); } this.localPart = localPart; // prefix is required if (prefix == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("prefix cannot be \"null\" when creating a QName"); } this.prefix = prefix;
public QName(String localPart) QName constructor specifying the local part. If the local part is null an IllegalArgumentException is thrown. A local part of "" is allowed to preserve compatible behavior with QName 1.0. When using this constructor, the Namespace URI is set to {@link javax.xml.XMLConstants#NULL_NS_URI XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI} and the prefix is set to {@link javax.xml.XMLConstants#DEFAULT_NS_PREFIX XMLConstants.DEFAULT_NS_PREFIX}. In an XML context, all Element and Attribute names exist in the context of a Namespace. Making this explicit during the construction of a QName helps prevent hard to diagnosis XML validity errors. The constructors {@link #QName(String namespaceURI, String localPart) QName(String namespaceURI, String localPart)} and {@link #QName(String namespaceURI, String localPart, String prefix)} are preferred. The local part is not validated as a NCName as specified in Namespaces in XML. param localPart local part of the QName see #QName(String namespaceURI, String localPart) QName(String namespaceURI, String localPart) see #QName(String namespaceURI, String localPart, String prefix) QName(String namespaceURI, String localPart, String prefix) this( XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI, localPart, XMLConstants.DEFAULT_NS_PREFIX);

Methods Summary
public final boolean	equals(java.lang.Object objectToTest) Test this QName for equality with another Object. If the Object to be tested is not a QName or is null, then this method returns false. Two QNames are considered equal if and only if both the Namespace URI and local part are equal. This method uses String.equals() to check equality of the Namespace URI and local part. The prefix is NOT used to determine equality. This method satisfies the general contract of {@link java.lang.Object#equals(Object) Object.equals(Object)} param objectToTest the Object to test for equality with this QName return true if the given Object is equal to this QName else false if (objectToTest == null || !(objectToTest instanceof QName)) { return false; } QName qName = (QName) objectToTest; return namespaceURI.equals(qName.namespaceURI) && localPart.equals(qName.localPart);
public java.lang.String	getLocalPart() Get the local part of this QName. return local part of this QName return localPart;
public java.lang.String	getNamespaceURI() Get the Namespace URI of this QName. return Namespace URI of this QName return namespaceURI;
public java.lang.String	getPrefix() Get the prefix of this QName. The prefix assigned to a QName might NOT be valid in a different context. For example, a QName may be assigned a prefix in the context of parsing a document but that prefix may be invalid in the context of a different document. return prefix of this QName return prefix;
public final int	hashCode() Generate the hash code for this QName. The hash code is calculated using both the Namespace URI and the local part of the QName. The prefix is NOT used to calculate the hash code. This method satisfies the general contract of {@link java.lang.Object#hashCode() Object.hashCode()}. return hash code for this QName Object return namespaceURI.hashCode() ^ localPart.hashCode();
public java.lang.String	toString() String representation of this QName. The commonly accepted way of representing a QName as a String was defined by James Clark. Although this is not a standard specification, it is in common use, e.g. {@link javax.xml.transform.Transformer#setParameter(String name, Object value)}. This implementation represents a QName as: "{" + Namespace URI + "}" + local part. If the Namespace URI .equals(XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI), only the local part is returned. An appropriate use of this method is for debugging or logging for human consumption. Note the prefix value is NOT returned as part of the String representation. This method satisfies the general contract of {@link java.lang.Object#toString() Object.toString()}. return String representation of this QName if (namespaceURI.equals(XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI)) { return localPart; } else { return "{" + namespaceURI + "}" + localPart; }
public static javax.xml.namespace.QName	valueOf(java.lang.String qNameAsString) QName derived from parsing the formatted String. If the String is null or does not conform to {@link #toString() QName.toString()} formatting, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown. The String MUST be in the form returned by {@link #toString() QName.toString()}. The commonly accepted way of representing a QName as a String was defined by James Clark. Although this is not a standard specification, it is in common use, e.g. {@link javax.xml.transform.Transformer#setParameter(String name, Object value)}. This implementation parses a String formatted as: "{" + Namespace URI + "}" + local part. If the Namespace URI .equals(XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI), only the local part should be provided. The prefix value CANNOT be represented in the String and will be set to {@link javax.xml.XMLConstants#DEFAULT_NS_PREFIX XMLConstants.DEFAULT_NS_PREFIX}. This method does not do full validation of the resulting QName. The Namespace URI is not validated as a URI reference. The local part is not validated as a NCName as specified in Namespaces in XML. param qNameAsString String representation of the QName return QName corresponding to the given String see #toString() QName.toString() // null is not valid if (qNameAsString == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("cannot create QName from \"null\" or \"\" String"); } // "" local part is valid to preserve compatible behavior with QName 1.0 if (qNameAsString.length() == 0) { return new QName( XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI, qNameAsString, XMLConstants.DEFAULT_NS_PREFIX); } // local part only? if (qNameAsString.charAt(0) != '{") { return new QName( XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI, qNameAsString, XMLConstants.DEFAULT_NS_PREFIX); } // Namespace URI improperly specified? if (qNameAsString.startsWith("{" + XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI + "}")) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Namespace URI .equals(XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI), " + ".equals(\"" + XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI + "\"), " + "only the local part, " + "\"" + qNameAsString.substring(2 + XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI.length()) + "\", " + "should be provided."); } // Namespace URI and local part specified int endOfNamespaceURI = qNameAsString.indexOf('}"); if (endOfNamespaceURI == -1) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "cannot create QName from \"" + qNameAsString + "\", missing closing \"}\""); } return new QName( qNameAsString.substring(1, endOfNamespaceURI), qNameAsString.substring(endOfNamespaceURI + 1), XMLConstants.DEFAULT_NS_PREFIX);