Class Namespaces

java.lang.Object
org.apache.xml.resolver.helpers.Namespaces

public class Namespaces extends Object
Static Namespace query methods.

This class defines a set of static methods that can be called to analyze the namespace properties of DOM nodes.

Version:
1.0
Author:
Norman Walsh Norman.Walsh@Sun.COM
  • Constructor Details

    • Namespaces

      public Namespaces()
  • Method Details

    • getPrefix

      public static String getPrefix(Element element)
      Returns the "prefix" part of a QName or the empty string (not null) if the name has no prefix.
      Parameters:
      element - The QName of an element.
      Returns:
      The prefix part of the element name.
    • getLocalName

      public static String getLocalName(Element element)
      Returns the "localname" part of a QName, which is the whole name if it has no prefix.
      Parameters:
      element - The QName of an element.
      Returns:
      The local part of a QName.
    • getNamespaceURI

      public static String getNamespaceURI(Node node, String prefix)
      Returns the namespace URI for the specified prefix at the specified context node.
      Parameters:
      node - The context node.
      prefix - The prefix.
      Returns:
      The namespace URI associated with the prefix, or null if no namespace declaration exists for the prefix.
    • getNamespaceURI

      public static String getNamespaceURI(Element element)
      Returns the namespace URI for the namespace to which the element belongs.
      Parameters:
      element - The element.
      Returns:
      The namespace URI associated with the namespace of the element, or null if no namespace declaration exists for it.