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package javax.xml.stream;

Provides information on the location of an event. All the information provided by a Location is optional. For example an application may only report line numbers.
Author:Copyright (c) 2009 by Oracle Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Version:1.0
Since:1.6
/** * Provides information on the location of an event. * * All the information provided by a Location is optional. For example * an application may only report line numbers. * * @version 1.0 * @author Copyright (c) 2009 by Oracle Corporation. All Rights Reserved. * @since 1.6 */
public interface Location {
Return the line number where the current event ends, returns -1 if none is available.
Returns:the current line number
/** * Return the line number where the current event ends, * returns -1 if none is available. * @return the current line number */
int getLineNumber();
Return the column number where the current event ends, returns -1 if none is available.
Returns:the current column number
/** * Return the column number where the current event ends, * returns -1 if none is available. * @return the current column number */
int getColumnNumber();
Return the byte or character offset into the input source this location is pointing to. If the input source is a file or a byte stream then this is the byte offset into that stream, but if the input source is a character media then the offset is the character offset. Returns -1 if there is no offset available.
Returns:the current offset
/** * Return the byte or character offset into the input source this location * is pointing to. If the input source is a file or a byte stream then * this is the byte offset into that stream, but if the input source is * a character media then the offset is the character offset. * Returns -1 if there is no offset available. * @return the current offset */
int getCharacterOffset();
Returns the public ID of the XML
Returns:the public ID, or null if not available
/** * Returns the public ID of the XML * @return the public ID, or null if not available */
public String getPublicId();
Returns the system ID of the XML
Returns:the system ID, or null if not available
/** * Returns the system ID of the XML * @return the system ID, or null if not available */
public String getSystemId(); }