DOMLocator

public interface DOMLocator

DOMLocator is an interface that describes a location (e.g. where an error occurred).

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification.

Public Method Summary

abstract int
getByteOffset()
The byte offset into the input source this locator is pointing to or -1 if there is no byte offset available.
abstract int
getColumnNumber()
The column number this locator is pointing to, or -1 if there is no column number available.
abstract int
getLineNumber()
The line number this locator is pointing to, or -1 if there is no column number available.
abstract Node
getRelatedNode()
The node this locator is pointing to, or null if no node is available.
abstract String
getUri()
The URI this locator is pointing to, or null if no URI is available.
abstract int
getUtf16Offset()
The UTF-16, as defined in [Unicode] and Amendment 1 of [ISO/IEC 10646], offset into the input source this locator is pointing to or -1 if there is no UTF-16 offset available.

Public Methods

public abstract int getByteOffset ()

The byte offset into the input source this locator is pointing to or -1 if there is no byte offset available.

public abstract int getColumnNumber ()

The column number this locator is pointing to, or -1 if there is no column number available.

public abstract int getLineNumber ()

The line number this locator is pointing to, or -1 if there is no column number available.

public abstract Node getRelatedNode ()

The node this locator is pointing to, or null if no node is available.

public abstract String getUri ()

The URI this locator is pointing to, or null if no URI is available.

public abstract int getUtf16Offset ()

The UTF-16, as defined in [Unicode] and Amendment 1 of [ISO/IEC 10646], offset into the input source this locator is pointing to or -1 if there is no UTF-16 offset available.