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skNode Class Reference

This class describes a node within an XML document hierarchy. More...

#include <skNode.h>

Inheritance diagram for skNode:

List of all members.

Public Types
enum	NodeType
	This enumeration is used to distinguish between different types of node in a document.
Public Member Functions
virtual	~skNode ()
	Virtual destructor.
virtual skString	getNodeValue () const
	This method returns the "value" of a node.
virtual void	setNodeValue (const skString &s)
	This method sets the "value" of the node.
virtual NodeType	getNodeType () const=0
	This abstract virtual function returns the type of this node.
virtual skNode *	clone ()=0
	This abstract virtual function requests that the node create a copy of itself.
virtual skString	toString () const=0
	This abstract virtual function writes a textual representation of this node and its children to a string.
virtual void	write (skOutputDestination &out) const=0
	This abstract virtual function writes a textual representation of this node and its children to the given destination.
void	setParent (skElement *parent)
	Sets the owning element.
skElement *	getParent ()
	Returns the owning element.
virtual bool	equals (const skNode &other) const=0
	Does a deep comparison against another node.
Static Public Member Functions
skString	escapeXMLDelimiters (const skString &text, bool include_quote)
	This static method searches the given text for characters which must be "escaped" in an XML document.
Protected Member Functions
	skNode ()
	Blank constructor.
Protected Attributes
skElement *	m_Parent
	Pointer to the parent Element.

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Detailed Description

This class describes a node within an XML document hierarchy.

It is part of the classes used in the Simkin XML DOM (Document Object Model)

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Member Function Documentation

virtual skNode* skNode::clone (   )  [pure virtual]

This abstract virtual function requests that the node create a copy of itself. How this is done depends on the actual class of the node. Returns: a new node which is a clone of this one. A "deep" copy is performed. Exceptions: Symbian  - a leaving function Implemented in skElement, skTextNode, and skCDataNode.

skString skNode::escapeXMLDelimiters (  const skString &  text, bool  include_quote )  [static]

This static method searches the given text for characters which must be "escaped" in an XML document. Parameters: text  the text to search for special characters within include_quote  if true, the function replaces quotes with the quote escape character, otherwise it ignores quotes Returns: a version of text with the special characters replaced with escaped versions Exceptions: Symbian  - a leaving function

virtual NodeType skNode::getNodeType (   )  const [pure virtual]

This abstract virtual function returns the type of this node. It will be one of the NodeType values Returns: a NodeType value indicating the class to which this node belongs Implemented in skElement, skTextNode, and skCDataNode.

virtual skString skNode::getNodeValue (   )  const [virtual]

This method returns the "value" of a node. Typically this would be the text for a text or cdata node. Returns: returns a string. By default this is an empty string. Reimplemented in skTextNode.

virtual void skNode::setNodeValue (  const skString &  s  )  [virtual]

This method sets the "value" of the node. Typically this would be the text for a text or cdata node. For other nodes, this does nothing. Parameters: s  - the new value Reimplemented in skTextNode.

virtual skString skNode::toString (   )  const [pure virtual]

This abstract virtual function writes a textual representation of this node and its children to a string. Returns: the string containing the node Exceptions: Symbian  - a leaving function Implemented in skElement, and skTextNode.

virtual void skNode::write (  skOutputDestination &  out  )  const [pure virtual]

This abstract virtual function writes a textual representation of this node and its children to the given destination. Parameters: out  - the destination to write to Exceptions: Symbian  - a leaving function Implemented in skElement, skTextNode, and skCDataNode.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• skNode.h

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