org.apache.xml.serializer

Class NamespaceMappings

public class NamespaceMappings extends Object

This class keeps track of the currently defined namespaces. Conceptually the prefix/uri/depth triplets are pushed on a stack pushed on a stack. The depth indicates the nesting depth of the element for which the mapping was made.

For example:

When the element is encounted the prefix "p1" associated with uri "def" is pushed on the stack with depth 1. When the first is encountered "p2" and "ghi" are pushed with depth 2. When the is encountered "p3" and "jkl" are pushed with depth 3. When occurs the popNamespaces(3) will pop "p3"/"jkl" off the stack. Of course popNamespaces(2) would pop anything with depth 2 or greater. So prefix/uri pairs are pushed and poped off the stack as elements are processed. At any given moment of processing the currently visible prefixes are on the stack and a prefix can be found given a uri, or a uri can be found given a prefix. This class is intended for internal use only. However, it is made public because other packages require it.

UNKNOWN: internal

Constructor Summary
	NamespaceMappings() Default constructor

Method Summary
Object	clone() This method makes a clone of this object.
String	generateNextPrefix() Generate a new namespace prefix ( ns0, ns1 ...) not used before
String[]	lookupAllPrefixes(String uri) Given a namespace uri, get all prefixes bound to the Namespace URI in the current scope.
String	lookupNamespace(String prefix) Use a namespace prefix to lookup a namespace URI.
String	lookupPrefix(String uri) Given a namespace uri, and the namespaces mappings for the current element, return the current prefix for that uri.
boolean	pushNamespace(String prefix, String uri, int elemDepth) Declare a mapping of a prefix to namespace URI at the given element depth.

Constructor Detail

NamespaceMappings

public NamespaceMappings()

Default constructor

Method Detail

clone

public Object clone()

This method makes a clone of this object.

generateNextPrefix

public String generateNextPrefix()

Generate a new namespace prefix ( ns0, ns1 ...) not used before

Returns: String a new namespace prefix ( ns0, ns1, ns2 ...)

lookupAllPrefixes

public String[] lookupAllPrefixes(String uri)

Given a namespace uri, get all prefixes bound to the Namespace URI in the current scope.

Parameters: uri the namespace URI to be search for

Returns: An array of Strings which are all prefixes bound to the namespace URI in the current scope. An array of zero elements is returned if no prefixes map to the given namespace URI.

lookupNamespace

public String lookupNamespace(String prefix)

Use a namespace prefix to lookup a namespace URI.

Parameters: prefix String the prefix of the namespace

Returns: the URI corresponding to the prefix, returns "" if there is no visible mapping.

lookupPrefix

public String lookupPrefix(String uri)

Given a namespace uri, and the namespaces mappings for the current element, return the current prefix for that uri.

Parameters: uri the namespace URI to be search for

Returns: an existing prefix that maps to the given URI, null if no prefix maps to the given namespace URI.

pushNamespace

public boolean pushNamespace(String prefix, String uri, int elemDepth)

Declare a mapping of a prefix to namespace URI at the given element depth.

Parameters: prefix a String with the prefix for a qualified name uri a String with the uri to which the prefix is to map elemDepth the depth of current declaration