be.hikage.xdt4j.locator
Class Locator

java.lang.Object
  be.hikage.xdt4j.locator.Locator

Direct Known Subclasses:

ConditionLocator, MatchLocator, XPathLocator

public abstract class Locator
extends Object

Field Summary

protected String

parameter

Constructor Summary

Locator(String parameter)

Method Summary

abstract String	generateCondition(org.dom4j.Element target) Generate the selection query that match the provided element according the Locator condition.
abstract String	generateXPath(org.dom4j.Element target) Generate a XPath for the privided Element with the correct selection query accoding the Locator condition
String	getParameter()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

parameter

protected String parameter

Constructor Detail

Locator

public Locator(String parameter)

Method Detail

getParameter

public String getParameter()

generateXPath

public abstract String generateXPath(org.dom4j.Element target)

Generate a XPath for the privided Element with the correct selection query accoding the Locator condition

Parameters:

target - The Element

Returns:

The XPath as a String

generateCondition

public abstract String generateCondition(org.dom4j.Element target)

Generate the selection query that match the provided element according the Locator condition. This method may thrown an UnsupportedOperationException if not supported

Parameters:

target - The Element

Returns:

The selection query in an XPath format@

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - if not supported