Class Node

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tapestry5.dom.Node
Direct Known Subclasses:
CData, Comment, Document, Element, Raw, Text

public abstract class Node extends Object
A node within the DOM.
  • Constructor Details

    • Node

      protected Node(Element container)
      Creates a new node, setting its container to the provided value. Container may also be null, but that is only used for Document nodes (the topmost node of a DOM).
      Parameters:
      container - element containing this node
  • Method Details

    • getContainer

      Returns the containing Element for this node, or null if this node is the root element of the document.
    • getDocument

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Invokes toMarkup(PrintWriter), collecting output in a string, which is returned.
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
    • toMarkup

      public void toMarkup(PrintWriter writer)
      Writes the markup for this node to the writer.
    • getNamespaceURIToPrefix

    • moveBefore

      public Node moveBefore(Element element)
      Moves this node so that it becomes a sibling of the element, ordered just before the element.
      Parameters:
      element - to move the node before
      Returns:
      the node for further modification
    • moveAfter

      public Node moveAfter(Element element)
      Moves this node so that it becomes a sibling of the element, ordered just after the element.
      Parameters:
      element - to move the node after
      Returns:
      the node for further modification
    • moveToTop

      public Node moveToTop(Element element)
      Moves this node so that it becomes this first child of the element, shifting existing elements forward.
      Parameters:
      element - to move the node inside
      Returns:
      the node for further modification
    • moveToBottom

      public Node moveToBottom(Element element)
      Moves this node so that it the last child of the element.
      Parameters:
      element - to move the node inside
      Returns:
      the node for further modification
    • remove

      public void remove()
      Removes a node from its container, setting its container property to null, and removing it from its container's list of children.
    • wrap

      public Element wrap(String elementName, String... namesAndValues)
      Wraps a node inside a new element. The new element is created before the node, then the node is moved inside the new element.
      Parameters:
      elementName - name of new element to create
      namesAndValues - to set attributes of new element
      Returns:
      the created element