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package org.w3c.dom;
The CharacterData
interface extends Node with a set of
attributes and methods for accessing character data in the DOM. For
clarity this set is defined here rather than on each object that uses
these attributes and methods. No DOM objects correspond directly to
CharacterData
, though Text
and others do
inherit the interface from it. All offsets
in this interface
start from 0
.
As explained in the DOMString
interface, text strings in
the DOM are represented in UTF-16, i.e. as a sequence of 16-bit units. In
the following, the term 16-bit units is used whenever necessary to
indicate that indexing on CharacterData is done in 16-bit units.
See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification.
/**
* The <code>CharacterData</code> interface extends Node with a set of
* attributes and methods for accessing character data in the DOM. For
* clarity this set is defined here rather than on each object that uses
* these attributes and methods. No DOM objects correspond directly to
* <code>CharacterData</code>, though <code>Text</code> and others do
* inherit the interface from it. All <code>offsets</code> in this interface
* start from <code>0</code>.
* <p>As explained in the <code>DOMString</code> interface, text strings in
* the DOM are represented in UTF-16, i.e. as a sequence of 16-bit units. In
* the following, the term 16-bit units is used whenever necessary to
* indicate that indexing on CharacterData is done in 16-bit units.
* <p>See also the <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-DOM-Level-3-Core-20040407'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification</a>.
*/
public interface CharacterData extends Node {
The character data of the node that implements this interface. The DOM
implementation may not put arbitrary limits on the amount of data
that may be stored in a CharacterData
node. However,
implementation limits may mean that the entirety of a node's data may
not fit into a single DOMString
. In such cases, the user
may call substringData
to retrieve the data in
appropriately sized pieces.
Throws: - DOMException –
DOMSTRING_SIZE_ERR: Raised when it would return more characters than
fit in a
DOMString
variable on the implementation
platform.
/**
* The character data of the node that implements this interface. The DOM
* implementation may not put arbitrary limits on the amount of data
* that may be stored in a <code>CharacterData</code> node. However,
* implementation limits may mean that the entirety of a node's data may
* not fit into a single <code>DOMString</code>. In such cases, the user
* may call <code>substringData</code> to retrieve the data in
* appropriately sized pieces.
* @exception DOMException
* DOMSTRING_SIZE_ERR: Raised when it would return more characters than
* fit in a <code>DOMString</code> variable on the implementation
* platform.
*/
public String getData()
throws DOMException;
The character data of the node that implements this interface. The DOM
implementation may not put arbitrary limits on the amount of data
that may be stored in a CharacterData
node. However,
implementation limits may mean that the entirety of a node's data may
not fit into a single DOMString
. In such cases, the user
may call substringData
to retrieve the data in
appropriately sized pieces.
Throws: - DOMException –
NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised when the node is readonly.
/**
* The character data of the node that implements this interface. The DOM
* implementation may not put arbitrary limits on the amount of data
* that may be stored in a <code>CharacterData</code> node. However,
* implementation limits may mean that the entirety of a node's data may
* not fit into a single <code>DOMString</code>. In such cases, the user
* may call <code>substringData</code> to retrieve the data in
* appropriately sized pieces.
* @exception DOMException
* NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised when the node is readonly.
*/
public void setData(String data)
throws DOMException;
The number of 16-bit units that are available through data
and the substringData
method below. This may have the
value zero, i.e., CharacterData
nodes may be empty.
/**
* The number of 16-bit units that are available through <code>data</code>
* and the <code>substringData</code> method below. This may have the
* value zero, i.e., <code>CharacterData</code> nodes may be empty.
*/
public int getLength();
Extracts a range of data from the node.
Params: - offset – Start offset of substring to extract.
- count – The number of 16-bit units to extract.
Throws: - DOMException –
INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if the specified
offset
is
negative or greater than the number of 16-bit units in
data
, or if the specified count
is
negative.
DOMSTRING_SIZE_ERR: Raised if the specified range of text does
not fit into a DOMString
.
Returns: The specified substring. If the sum of offset
and
count
exceeds the length
, then all 16-bit
units to the end of the data are returned.
/**
* Extracts a range of data from the node.
* @param offset Start offset of substring to extract.
* @param count The number of 16-bit units to extract.
* @return The specified substring. If the sum of <code>offset</code> and
* <code>count</code> exceeds the <code>length</code>, then all 16-bit
* units to the end of the data are returned.
* @exception DOMException
* INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if the specified <code>offset</code> is
* negative or greater than the number of 16-bit units in
* <code>data</code>, or if the specified <code>count</code> is
* negative.
* <br>DOMSTRING_SIZE_ERR: Raised if the specified range of text does
* not fit into a <code>DOMString</code>.
*/
public String substringData(int offset,
int count)
throws DOMException;
Append the string to the end of the character data of the node. Upon
success, data
provides access to the concatenation of
data
and the DOMString
specified.
Params: - arg – The
DOMString
to append.
Throws: - DOMException –
NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this node is readonly.
/**
* Append the string to the end of the character data of the node. Upon
* success, <code>data</code> provides access to the concatenation of
* <code>data</code> and the <code>DOMString</code> specified.
* @param arg The <code>DOMString</code> to append.
* @exception DOMException
* NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this node is readonly.
*/
public void appendData(String arg)
throws DOMException;
Insert a string at the specified 16-bit unit offset.
Params: - offset – The character offset at which to insert.
- arg – The
DOMString
to insert.
Throws: - DOMException –
INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if the specified
offset
is
negative or greater than the number of 16-bit units in
data
.
NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this node is readonly.
/**
* Insert a string at the specified 16-bit unit offset.
* @param offset The character offset at which to insert.
* @param arg The <code>DOMString</code> to insert.
* @exception DOMException
* INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if the specified <code>offset</code> is
* negative or greater than the number of 16-bit units in
* <code>data</code>.
* <br>NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this node is readonly.
*/
public void insertData(int offset,
String arg)
throws DOMException;
Remove a range of 16-bit units from the node. Upon success,
data
and length
reflect the change.
Params: - offset – The offset from which to start removing.
- count – The number of 16-bit units to delete. If the sum of
offset
and count
exceeds
length
then all 16-bit units from offset
to the end of the data are deleted.
Throws: - DOMException –
INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if the specified
offset
is
negative or greater than the number of 16-bit units in
data
, or if the specified count
is
negative.
NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this node is readonly.
/**
* Remove a range of 16-bit units from the node. Upon success,
* <code>data</code> and <code>length</code> reflect the change.
* @param offset The offset from which to start removing.
* @param count The number of 16-bit units to delete. If the sum of
* <code>offset</code> and <code>count</code> exceeds
* <code>length</code> then all 16-bit units from <code>offset</code>
* to the end of the data are deleted.
* @exception DOMException
* INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if the specified <code>offset</code> is
* negative or greater than the number of 16-bit units in
* <code>data</code>, or if the specified <code>count</code> is
* negative.
* <br>NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this node is readonly.
*/
public void deleteData(int offset,
int count)
throws DOMException;
Replace the characters starting at the specified 16-bit unit offset
with the specified string.
Params: - offset – The offset from which to start replacing.
- count – The number of 16-bit units to replace. If the sum of
offset
and count
exceeds
length
, then all 16-bit units to the end of the data
are replaced; (i.e., the effect is the same as a remove
method call with the same range, followed by an append
method invocation). - arg – The
DOMString
with which the range must be
replaced.
Throws: - DOMException –
INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if the specified
offset
is
negative or greater than the number of 16-bit units in
data
, or if the specified count
is
negative.
NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this node is readonly.
/**
* Replace the characters starting at the specified 16-bit unit offset
* with the specified string.
* @param offset The offset from which to start replacing.
* @param count The number of 16-bit units to replace. If the sum of
* <code>offset</code> and <code>count</code> exceeds
* <code>length</code>, then all 16-bit units to the end of the data
* are replaced; (i.e., the effect is the same as a <code>remove</code>
* method call with the same range, followed by an <code>append</code>
* method invocation).
* @param arg The <code>DOMString</code> with which the range must be
* replaced.
* @exception DOMException
* INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if the specified <code>offset</code> is
* negative or greater than the number of 16-bit units in
* <code>data</code>, or if the specified <code>count</code> is
* negative.
* <br>NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this node is readonly.
*/
public void replaceData(int offset,
int count,
String arg)
throws DOMException;
}