RuleSet (dom4j 1.6.1 API)

dom4j API


org.dom4j.rule Class RuleSet

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.dom4j.rule.RuleSet

public class RuleSet
extends Object

RuleSet manages a set of rules which are sorted in order of relevance according to the XSLT defined conflict resolution policy. This makes finding the correct rule for a DOM4J Node using the XSLT processing model efficient as the rules can be evaluated in order of priority.

Version:
$Revision: 1.10 $
Author:
James Strachan

Constructor Summary
RuleSet()
           
 
Method Summary
 void addAll(RuleSet that)
          Adds all the rules to this RuleSet from the given other rule set.
 void addRule(Rule rule)
           
 Rule getMatchingRule(Node node)
          Performs an XSLT processing model match for the rule which matches the given Node the best.
protected  Rule[] getRuleArray()
          Returns an array of sorted rules.
 void removeRule(Rule rule)
           
 String toString()
           
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

RuleSet

public RuleSet()
Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

getMatchingRule

public Rule getMatchingRule(Node node)
Performs an XSLT processing model match for the rule which matches the given Node the best.

Parameters:
node - is the DOM4J Node to match against
Returns:
the matching Rule or no rule if none matched

addRule

public void addRule(Rule rule)

removeRule

public void removeRule(Rule rule)

addAll

public void addAll(RuleSet that)
Adds all the rules to this RuleSet from the given other rule set.

Parameters:
that - DOCUMENT ME!

getRuleArray

protected Rule[] getRuleArray()
Returns an array of sorted rules.

Returns:
the rules as a sorted array in ascending precendence so that the rules at the end of the array should be used first


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