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/*
 * $Id: Attributes.hpp 568078 2007-08-21 11:43:25Z amassari $
 */

#ifndef ATTRIBUTES_HPP
#define ATTRIBUTES_HPP

#include <xercesc/util/XercesDefs.hpp>

XERCES_CPP_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

/**
  * Interface for an element's attribute specifications.
  *
  * The SAX2 parser implements this interface and passes an instance
  * to the SAX2 application as the last argument of each startElement
  * event.
  *
  * The instance provided will return valid results only during the
  * scope of the startElement invocation (to save it for future
  * use, the application must make a copy: the AttributesImpl
  * helper class provides a convenient constructor for doing so).
  *
  * An Attributes includes only attributes that have been
  * specified or defaulted: #IMPLIED attributes will not be included.
  *
  * There are two ways for the SAX application to obtain information
  * from the Attributes.  First, it can iterate through the entire
  * list:
  *
  * <code>
  * public void startElement (String uri, String localpart, String qName, Attributes atts) {<br>
  * &nbsp;for (int i = 0; i < atts.getLength(); i++) {<br>
  * &nbsp;&nbsp;String Qname = atts.getQName(i);<br>
  * &nbsp;&nbsp;String URI   = atts.getURI(i)<br>
  * &nbsp;&nbsp;String local = atts.GetLocalName(i)<br>
  * &nbsp;&nbsp;String type  = atts.getType(i);<br>
  * &nbsp;&nbsp;String value = atts.getValue(i);<br>
  * &nbsp;&nbsp;[...]<br>
  * &nbsp;}<br>
  * }
  * </code>
  *
  * (Note that the result of getLength() will be zero if there
  * are no attributes.)
  *
  * As an alternative, the application can request the value or
  * type of specific attributes:
  *
  * <code>
  * public void startElement (String uri, String localpart, String qName, Attributes atts) {<br>
  * &nbsp;String identifier = atts.getValue("id");<br>
  * &nbsp;String label = atts.getValue("label");<br>
  * &nbsp;[...]<br>
  * }
  * </code>
  *
  * The AttributesImpl helper class provides a convenience
  * implementation for use by parser or application writers.
  *
  * @see Sax2DocumentHandler#startElement
  * @see AttributesImpl#AttributesImpl
  */

class SAX2_EXPORT Attributes
{
public:
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Constructors and Destructor
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** @name Constructors and Destructor */
    //@{
    /** Default constructor */
    Attributes()
    {
    }

    /** Destructor */
    virtual ~Attributes()
    {
    }
    //@}

    /** @name The virtual attribute list interface */
    //@{
  /**
    * Return the number of attributes in this list.
    *
    * The SAX parser may provide attributes in any
    * arbitrary order, regardless of the order in which they were
    * declared or specified.  The number of attributes may be
    * zero.
    *
    * @return The number of attributes in the list.
    */
    virtual unsigned int getLength() const = 0;

  /**
    * Return the namespace URI of an attribute in this list (by position).
    *
    * The QNames must be unique: the SAX parser shall not include the
    * same attribute twice.  Attributes without values (those declared
    * #IMPLIED without a value specified in the start tag) will be
    * omitted from the list.
    *
    * @param index The index of the attribute in the list (starting at 0).
    * @return The URI of the indexed attribute, or null
    *         if the index is out of range.
    * @see #getLength
    */
        virtual const XMLCh* getURI(const unsigned int index) const = 0;

  /**
    * Return the local name of an attribute in this list (by position).
    *
    * The QNames must be unique: the SAX parser shall not include the
    * same attribute twice.  Attributes without values (those declared
    * #IMPLIED without a value specified in the start tag) will be
    * omitted from the list.
    *
    * @param index The index of the attribute in the list (starting at 0).
    * @return The local name of the indexed attribute, or null
    *         if the index is out of range.
    * @see #getLength
    */
    virtual const XMLCh* getLocalName(const unsigned int index) const = 0;

  /**
    * Return the qName of an attribute in this list (by position).
    *
    * The QNames must be unique: the SAX parser shall not include the
    * same attribute twice.  Attributes without values (those declared
    * #IMPLIED without a value specified in the start tag) will be
    * omitted from the list.
    *
    * @param index The index of the attribute in the list (starting at 0).
    * @return The qName of the indexed attribute, or null
    *         if the index is out of range.
    * @see #getLength
    */
    virtual const XMLCh* getQName(const unsigned int index) const = 0;

  /**
    * Return the type of an attribute in the list (by position).
    *
    * The attribute type is one of the strings "CDATA", "ID",
    * "IDREF", "IDREFS", "NMTOKEN", "NMTOKENS", "ENTITY", "ENTITIES",
    * or "NOTATION" (always in upper case).
    *
    * If the parser has not read a declaration for the attribute,
    * or if the parser does not report attribute types, then it must
    * return the value "CDATA" as stated in the XML 1.0 Recommentation
    * (clause 3.3.3, "Attribute-Value Normalization").
    *
    * For an enumerated attribute that is not a notation, the
    * parser will report the type as "NMTOKEN".
    *
    * @param index The index of the attribute in the list (starting at 0).
    * @return The attribute type as a string, or
    *         null if the index is out of range.
    * @see #getLength
    * @see #getType(String)
    */
    virtual const XMLCh* getType(const unsigned int index) const = 0;

  /**
    * Return the value of an attribute in the list (by position).
    *
    * If the attribute value is a list of tokens (IDREFS,
    * ENTITIES, or NMTOKENS), the tokens will be concatenated
    * into a single string separated by whitespace.
    *
    * @param index The index of the attribute in the list (starting at 0).
    * @return The attribute value as a string, or
    *         null if the index is out of range.
    * @see #getLength
    * @see #getValue(XMLCh*)
    */
    virtual const XMLCh* getValue(const unsigned int index) const = 0;

    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // Name-based query.
    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

   /**
     * Look up the index of an attribute by Namespace name.
     *
     * @param uri The Namespace URI, or the empty string if
     *        the name has no Namespace URI.
     * @param localPart The attribute's local name.
     * @return The index of the attribute, or -1 if it does not
     *         appear in the list.
     */
        virtual int getIndex(const XMLCh* const uri, const XMLCh* const localPart ) const = 0 ;

   /**
     * Look up the index of an attribute by XML 1.0 qualified name.
     *
     * @param qName The qualified (prefixed) name.
     * @return The index of the attribute, or -1 if it does not
     *         appear in the list.
     */
        virtual int getIndex(const XMLCh* const qName ) const = 0 ;

   /**
     * Look up an attribute's type by Namespace name.
     *
     * <p>See #getType for a description of the possible types.</p>
     *
     * @param uri The Namespace URI, or the empty String if the
     *        name has no Namespace URI.
     * @param localPart The local name of the attribute.
     * @return The attribute type as a string, or null if the
     *         attribute is not in the list or if Namespace
     *         processing is not being performed.
     */
        virtual const XMLCh* getType(const XMLCh* const uri, const XMLCh* const localPart ) const = 0 ;

   /**
     * Look up an attribute's type by XML 1.0 qualified name.
     *
     * <p>See #getType for a description of the possible types.</p>
     *
     * @param qName The XML 1.0 qualified name.
     * @return The attribute type as a string, or null if the
     *         attribute is not in the list or if qualified names
     *         are not available.
     */
    virtual const XMLCh* getType(const XMLCh* const qName) const = 0;

   /**
     * Look up an attribute's value by Namespace name.
     *
     * <p>See #getValue for a description of the possible values.</p>
     *
     * @param uri The Namespace URI, or the empty String if the
     *        name has no Namespace URI.
     * @param localPart The local name of the attribute.
     * @return The attribute value as a string, or null if the
     *         attribute is not in the list.
     */
        virtual const XMLCh* getValue(const XMLCh* const uri, const XMLCh* const localPart ) const = 0 ;

   /**
     * Look up an attribute's value by XML 1.0 qualified name.
     *
     * <p>See #getValue for a description of the possible values.</p>
     *
     * @param qName The XML 1.0 qualified name.
     * @return The attribute value as a string, or null if the
     *         attribute is not in the list or if qualified names
     *         are not available.
     */
    virtual const XMLCh* getValue(const XMLCh* const qName) const = 0;

    //@}

private :
    /* Constructors and operators */
    /* Copy constructor */
    Attributes(const Attributes&);
    /* Assignment operator */
    Attributes& operator=(const Attributes&);

};

XERCES_CPP_NAMESPACE_END

#endif