com.lowagie.text.xml
Class XmlPeer

java.lang.Object
  com.lowagie.text.xml.XmlPeer

Direct Known Subclasses:

HtmlPeer

public class XmlPeer
extends java.lang.Object

This interface is implemented by the peer of all the iText objects.

Field Summary

protected java.util.Properties	attributeAliases This is the Map that contains the aliases of the attributes.
protected java.util.Properties	attributeValues This is the Map that contains the default values of the attributes.
protected java.lang.String	customTagname This is the name of the alias.
protected java.lang.String	defaultContent This is String that contains the default content of the attributes.
protected java.lang.String	tagname This is the name of the alias.

Constructor Summary

XmlPeer(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String alias)
Creates a XmlPeer.

Method Summary

void	addAlias(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String alias) Sets an alias for an attribute.
void	addValue(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value) Sets a value for an attribute.
java.lang.String	getAlias() Gets the tagname of the peer.
java.util.Properties	getAttributes(org.xml.sax.Attributes attrs) Gets the list of attributes of the peer.
java.util.Properties	getDefaultValues() Returns the default values.
java.lang.String	getName(java.lang.String name) Returns the iText attribute name.
java.lang.String	getTag() Gets the tagname of the peer.
void	setContent(java.lang.String content) Sets the default content.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

tagname

protected java.lang.String tagname

This is the name of the alias.

customTagname

protected java.lang.String customTagname

This is the name of the alias.

attributeAliases

protected java.util.Properties attributeAliases

This is the Map that contains the aliases of the attributes.

attributeValues

protected java.util.Properties attributeValues

This is the Map that contains the default values of the attributes.

defaultContent

protected java.lang.String defaultContent

This is String that contains the default content of the attributes.

Constructor Detail

XmlPeer

public XmlPeer(java.lang.String name,
               java.lang.String alias)

Creates a XmlPeer.

Parameters:

name - the iText name of a tag

alias - the user defined name of a tag

Method Detail

getTag

public java.lang.String getTag()

Gets the tagname of the peer.

Returns:

the iText name of a tag

getAlias

public java.lang.String getAlias()

Gets the tagname of the peer.

Returns:

the user defined tagname

getAttributes

public java.util.Properties getAttributes(org.xml.sax.Attributes attrs)

Gets the list of attributes of the peer.

Parameters:

attrs - the user defined set of attributes

Returns:

the set of attributes translated to iText attributes

addAlias

public void addAlias(java.lang.String name,
                     java.lang.String alias)

Sets an alias for an attribute.

Parameters:

name - the iText tagname

alias - the custom tagname

addValue

public void addValue(java.lang.String name,
                     java.lang.String value)

Sets a value for an attribute.

Parameters:

name - the iText tagname

value - the default value for this tag

setContent

public void setContent(java.lang.String content)

Sets the default content.

Parameters:

content - the default content

getName

public java.lang.String getName(java.lang.String name)

Returns the iText attribute name.

Parameters:

name - the custom attribute name

Returns:

iText translated attribute name

getDefaultValues

public java.util.Properties getDefaultValues()

Returns the default values.

Returns:

A set of default (user defined) values