ElementModifier (dom4j 1.6.1 API)

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org.dom4j.io Interface ElementModifier

public interface ElementModifier

ElementModifier defines a modifier of Elementobjects.
It can be used in the event based SAXModifier, in order to modify elements on the fly, rather than waiting until the complete document is parsed.

Author:: Wonne Keysers (Realsoftware.be)

Method Summary
`Element`	`modifyElement(Element element)` Called by an event based processor when an elements closing tag is encountered.

Method Detail

modifyElement

public Element modifyElement(Element element)
                      throws Exception

Called by an event based processor when an elements closing tag is encountered. This method must return the modified version of the provided Elementor null if it has to be removed from the document.
The incoming Elementis disconnected from the DOM4J tree. This means that navigation to the elements parent Element and Documentare not available. Only the element itself can be modified!

Parameters:: element - Elementto be parsed
Returns:: the modified Element
Throws:: Exception - of any kind