- package org.apache.xml.dtm;
-
- /**
- * This interface is meant to be implemented by a client of the DTM, and allows
- * stripping of whitespace nodes.
- */
- public interface DTMWSFilter
- {
- /**
- * Do not strip whitespace child nodes of this element.
- */
- public static final short NOTSTRIP = 1;
-
- /**
- * Strip whitespace child nodes of this element.
- */
- public static final short STRIP = 2;
-
- /**
- * Inherit whitespace stripping behavior of the parent node.
- */
- public static final short INHERIT = 3;
-
- /**
- * Test whether whitespace-only text nodes are visible in the logical
- * view of <code>DTM</code>. Normally, this function
- * will be called by the implementation of <code>DTM</code>
- * it is not normally called directly from
- * user code.
- *
- * @param elementHandle int Handle of the element.
- * @return one of NOTSTRIP, STRIP, or INHERIT.
- */
- public short getShouldStripSpace(int elementHandle, DTM dtm);
-
- }