org.apache.xml.utils

Class SerializableLocatorImpl

Implemented Interfaces:
Locator, java.io.Serializable

public class SerializableLocatorImpl
extends java.lang.Object
implements Locator, java.io.Serializable

The standard SAX implementation of LocatorImpl is not serializable, limiting its utility as "a persistent snapshot of a locator". This is a quick hack to make it so. Note that it makes more sense in many cases to set up fields to hold this data rather than pointing at another object... but that decision should be made on architectural grounds rather than serializability.

It isn't clear whether subclassing LocatorImpl and adding serialization methods makes more sense than copying it and just adding Serializable to its interface. Since it's so simple, I've taken the latter approach for now.

Version:
1.0
Author:
Joe Kesselman
Since:
XalanJ2
See Also:
LocatorImpl, Locator, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SerializableLocatorImpl()
Zero-argument constructor.
SerializableLocatorImpl(Locator locator)
Copy constructor.

Method Summary

int
getColumnNumber()
Return the saved column number (1-based).
int
getLineNumber()
Return the saved line number (1-based).
String
getPublicId()
Return the saved public identifier.
String
getSystemId()
Return the saved system identifier.
void
setColumnNumber(int columnNumber)
Set the column number for this locator (1-based).
void
setLineNumber(int lineNumber)
Set the line number for this locator (1-based).
void
setPublicId(String publicId)
Set the public identifier for this locator.
void
setSystemId(String systemId)
Set the system identifier for this locator.

Constructor Details

SerializableLocatorImpl

public SerializableLocatorImpl()
Zero-argument constructor.

SAX says "This will not normally be useful, since the main purpose of this class is to make a snapshot of an existing Locator." In fact, it _is_ sometimes useful when you want to construct a new Locator pointing to a specific location... which, after all, is why the setter methods are provided.


SerializableLocatorImpl

public SerializableLocatorImpl(Locator locator)
Copy constructor.

Create a persistent copy of the current state of a locator. When the original locator changes, this copy will still keep the original values (and it can be used outside the scope of DocumentHandler methods).

Parameters:
locator - The locator to copy.

Method Details

getColumnNumber

public int getColumnNumber()
Return the saved column number (1-based).
Specified by:
getColumnNumber in interface Locator
Returns:
The column number as an integer, or -1 if none is available.

getLineNumber

public int getLineNumber()
Return the saved line number (1-based).
Specified by:
getLineNumber in interface Locator
Returns:
The line number as an integer, or -1 if none is available.

getPublicId

public String getPublicId()
Return the saved public identifier.
Specified by:
getPublicId in interface Locator
Returns:
The public identifier as a string, or null if none is available.

getSystemId

public String getSystemId()
Return the saved system identifier.
Specified by:
getSystemId in interface Locator
Returns:
The system identifier as a string, or null if none is available.

setColumnNumber

public void setColumnNumber(int columnNumber)
Set the column number for this locator (1-based).
Parameters:
columnNumber - The column number, or -1 if none is available.

setLineNumber

public void setLineNumber(int lineNumber)
Set the line number for this locator (1-based).
Parameters:
lineNumber - The line number, or -1 if none is available.

setPublicId

public void setPublicId(String publicId)
Set the public identifier for this locator.
Parameters:
publicId - The new public identifier, or null if none is available.

setSystemId

public void setSystemId(String systemId)
Set the system identifier for this locator.
Parameters:
systemId - The new system identifier, or null if none is available.

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