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package com.hfg.xml;



import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.util.Set;

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
 Interface for an XML node. See XMLTag for an implementation.

 @author J. Alex Taylor, hairyfatguy.com
 */
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// com.hfg XML/HTML Coding Library
//
// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
// License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
// version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
//
// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
// Lesser General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
//
// J. Alex Taylor, President, Founder, CEO, COO, CFO, OOPS hairyfatguy.com
// [email protected]
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

public interface XMLNode extends XMLContainer
{
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public boolean isEmptyTag();


   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public XMLNode setTagName(String inName);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public String getTagName();

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public void verifyTagName(String inTagName);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public void verifyTagName(XMLName inTagName);


   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public XMLNamespace getNamespace();

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public XMLNode setNamespace(XMLNamespace inValue);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public XMLNode setAttribute(String inAttributeName, Object inValue);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public XMLNode setAttribute(XMLName inAttributeName, Object inValue);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public XMLNode setAttribute(XMLAttribute inAttribute);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   /**
    Takes a Collection of XMLAttribute objects as input.
    @param inAttributes the attributes to add to the xml node
    */
   public void setAttributes(Collection inAttributes);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public XMLAttribute getAttribute(String inAttributeName);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public XMLAttribute getAttribute(XMLName inAttributeName);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public String getAttributeValue(String inAttributeName);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public String getAttributeValue(XMLName inAttributeName);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   /**
    Returns a Set of XMLAttribute objects.
    @return the attribute objects from this XML node
    */
   public Collection getAttributes();

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public boolean hasAttribute(String inAttributeName);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public boolean hasAttribute(XMLName inAttributeName);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public XMLAttribute removeAttribute(String inAttributeName);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public XMLAttribute removeAttribute(XMLName inAttributeName);


   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public List findNodesByAttributeValue(String inAttribute, String inValue);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public List findNodesByAttributeValue(XMLName inAttribute, String inValue);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public void toIndentedXML(Writer inWriter, int inInitialIndentLevel, int inIndentSize, XMLNamespaceSet inDeclaredNamespaces);

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   public void replaceCharacterEntities();

}