src/java.xml/share/classes/org/xml/sax/XMLFilter.java
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8231083: Clarify SAX documentation Reviewed-by: lancea, alanb
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/*
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 * Copyright (c) 2000, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
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 *
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 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
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 * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
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 * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
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 * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
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 *
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 * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
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 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
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 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
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 * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
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 * accompanied this code).
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 *
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 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
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 * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
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 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
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 *
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 * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
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 * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
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 * questions.
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 */
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package org.xml.sax;
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/**
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 * Interface for an XML filter.
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 *
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 * <p>An XML filter is like an XML reader, except that it obtains its
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 * events from another XML reader rather than a primary source like
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 * an XML document or database.  Filters can modify a stream of
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 * events as they pass on to the final application.</p>
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 *
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 * <p>The XMLFilterImpl helper class provides a convenient base
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 * for creating SAX2 filters, by passing on all {@link org.xml.sax.EntityResolver
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 * EntityResolver}, {@link org.xml.sax.DTDHandler DTDHandler},
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 * {@link org.xml.sax.ContentHandler ContentHandler} and {@link org.xml.sax.ErrorHandler
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 * ErrorHandler} events automatically.</p>
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 *
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 * @since 1.4, SAX 2.0
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 * @author David Megginson
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 * @see org.xml.sax.helpers.XMLFilterImpl
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 */
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public interface XMLFilter extends XMLReader
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{
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    /**
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     * Set the parent reader.
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     *
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     * <p>This method allows the application to link the filter to
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     * a parent reader (which may be another filter).  The argument
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     * may not be null.</p>
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     *
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     * @param parent The parent reader.
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     */
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    public abstract void setParent (XMLReader parent);
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    /**
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     * Get the parent reader.
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     *
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     * <p>This method allows the application to query the parent
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     * reader (which may be another filter).  It is generally a
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     * bad idea to perform any operations on the parent reader
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     * directly: they should all pass through this filter.</p>
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     *
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     * @return The parent filter, or null if none has been set.
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     */
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    public abstract XMLReader getParent ();
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}
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// end of XMLFilter.java