org.jfree.xml.writer
Class AttributeList

java.lang.Object
  org.jfree.xml.writer.AttributeList

public class AttributeList
extends Object

The attribute list is used by a writer to specify the attributes of an XML element in a certain order.

Author:

Thomas Morgner

Constructor Summary

AttributeList()
Creates an empty attribute list with no default values.

Method Summary

String	getAttribute(String name) Returns the attribute value for the given attribute name or null, if the attribute is not defined in this list.
String	getAttribute(String name, String defaultValue) Returns the attribute value for the given attribute name or the given defaultvalue, if the attribute is not defined in this list.
Iterator	keys() Returns an iterator over all attribute names.
void	removeAttribute(String name) Removes the attribute with the given name from the list.
void	setAttribute(String name, String value) Defines an attribute.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AttributeList

public AttributeList()

Creates an empty attribute list with no default values.

Method Detail

keys

public Iterator keys()

Returns an iterator over all attribute names. The names are returned in their oder of addition to the list. The iterator contains strings.

Returns:

the iterator over all attribute names.

setAttribute

public void setAttribute(String name,
                         String value)

Defines an attribute.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute to be defined

value - the value of the attribute.

getAttribute

public String getAttribute(String name)

Returns the attribute value for the given attribute name or null, if the attribute is not defined in this list.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute

Returns:

the attribute value or null.

getAttribute

public String getAttribute(String name,
                           String defaultValue)

Returns the attribute value for the given attribute name or the given defaultvalue, if the attribute is not defined in this list.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute.

defaultValue - the default value.

Returns:

the attribute value or the defaultValue.

removeAttribute

public void removeAttribute(String name)

Removes the attribute with the given name from the list.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute which should be removed..