org.opensaml.xml

Class Namespace

java.lang.Object

org.opensaml.xml.Namespace

public class Namespace
extends Object

Data structure for representing XML namespace attributes.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Namespace() Constructor.
Namespace(String uri, String prefix) Constructor.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	alwaysDeclare() Deprecated. use appropriate methods on the XMLObject's NamespaceManager.
protected void	constructStringRepresentation() Constructs an XML namespace declaration string representing this namespace.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Checks if the given object is the same as this Namespace.
String	getNamespacePrefix() Gets the prefix of the namespace.
String	getNamespaceURI() Gets the URI of the namespace.
int	hashCode()
void	setAlwaysDeclare(boolean shouldAlwaysDeclare) Deprecated. use appropriate methods on the XMLObject's NamespaceManager.
void	setNamespacePrefix(String newPrefix) Sets the prefix of the namespace.
void	setNamespaceURI(String newURI) Sets the URI of the namespace.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Namespace

public Namespace()

Constructor.

Namespace

public Namespace(String uri,
         String prefix)

Constructor.

Parameters:

uri - the URI of the namespace

prefix - the prefix of the namespace

Method Detail

getNamespacePrefix

public String getNamespacePrefix()

Gets the prefix of the namespace.

Returns:

the prefix of the namespace, may be null if this is a default namespace

setNamespacePrefix

public void setNamespacePrefix(String newPrefix)

Sets the prefix of the namespace.

Parameters:

newPrefix - the prefix of the namespace

getNamespaceURI

public String getNamespaceURI()

Gets the URI of the namespace.

Returns:

the URI of the namespace

setNamespaceURI

public void setNamespaceURI(String newURI)

Sets the URI of the namespace.

Parameters:

newURI - the URI of the namespace

alwaysDeclare

public boolean alwaysDeclare()

Deprecated. use appropriate methods on the XMLObject's NamespaceManager.

Gets wether this namespace should always be declared when marshalling, even if it was already declared on an ancestral element.

Returns:

true if this namespace should always be declared, false if not

setAlwaysDeclare

public void setAlwaysDeclare(boolean shouldAlwaysDeclare)

Deprecated. use appropriate methods on the XMLObject's NamespaceManager.

Sets wether this namespace should always be declared when marshalling, even if it was already declared on an ancestral element.

Parameters:

shouldAlwaysDeclare - true if this namespace should always be declared, false if not

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Checks if the given object is the same as this Namespace. This is true if:

• The given object is of type Namespace
• The given object's namespace URI is the same as this object's namespace URI
• The given object's namespace prefix is the same as this object's namespace prefix

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj -

Returns:

constructStringRepresentation

protected void constructStringRepresentation()

Constructs an XML namespace declaration string representing this namespace.