jaxp/src/share/classes/org/xml/sax/XMLFilter.java
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    25 
       
    26 // XMLFilter.java - filter SAX2 events.
       
    27 // http://www.saxproject.org
       
    28 // Written by David Megginson
       
    29 // NO WARRANTY!  This class is in the Public Domain.
       
    30 // $Id: XMLFilter.java,v 1.2 2004/11/03 22:55:32 jsuttor Exp $
       
    31 
       
    32 package org.xml.sax;
       
    33 
       
    34 
       
    35 /**
       
    36  * Interface for an XML filter.
       
    37  *
       
    38  * <blockquote>
       
    39  * <em>This module, both source code and documentation, is in the
       
    40  * Public Domain, and comes with <strong>NO WARRANTY</strong>.</em>
       
    41  * See <a href='http://www.saxproject.org'>http://www.saxproject.org</a>
       
    42  * for further information.
       
    43  * </blockquote>
       
    44  *
       
    45  * <p>An XML filter is like an XML reader, except that it obtains its
       
    46  * events from another XML reader rather than a primary source like
       
    47  * an XML document or database.  Filters can modify a stream of
       
    48  * events as they pass on to the final application.</p>
       
    49  *
       
    50  * <p>The XMLFilterImpl helper class provides a convenient base
       
    51  * for creating SAX2 filters, by passing on all {@link org.xml.sax.EntityResolver
       
    52  * EntityResolver}, {@link org.xml.sax.DTDHandler DTDHandler},
       
    53  * {@link org.xml.sax.ContentHandler ContentHandler} and {@link org.xml.sax.ErrorHandler
       
    54  * ErrorHandler} events automatically.</p>
       
    55  *
       
    56  * @since SAX 2.0
       
    57  * @author David Megginson
       
    58  * @see org.xml.sax.helpers.XMLFilterImpl
       
    59  */
       
    60 public interface XMLFilter extends XMLReader
       
    61 {
       
    62 
       
    63     /**
       
    64      * Set the parent reader.
       
    65      *
       
    66      * <p>This method allows the application to link the filter to
       
    67      * a parent reader (which may be another filter).  The argument
       
    68      * may not be null.</p>
       
    69      *
       
    70      * @param parent The parent reader.
       
    71      */
       
    72     public abstract void setParent (XMLReader parent);
       
    73 
       
    74 
       
    75     /**
       
    76      * Get the parent reader.
       
    77      *
       
    78      * <p>This method allows the application to query the parent
       
    79      * reader (which may be another filter).  It is generally a
       
    80      * bad idea to perform any operations on the parent reader
       
    81      * directly: they should all pass through this filter.</p>
       
    82      *
       
    83      * @return The parent filter, or null if none has been set.
       
    84      */
       
    85     public abstract XMLReader getParent ();
       
    86 
       
    87 }
       
    88 
       
    89 // end of XMLFilter.java