org.apache.fop.fo

## Class XMLObj

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.fop.fo.FONode
  - - org.apache.fop.fo.XMLObj

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Cloneable, EventListener, ContentHandlerFactory.ObjectBuiltListener
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    SVGObj, UnknownXMLObj

      public abstract class XMLObj
      extends FONode
      implements ContentHandlerFactory.ObjectBuiltListener

  Abstract class modelling generic, non-XSL-FO XML objects. Such objects are stored in a DOM.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.apache.fop.fo.FONode

      `FONode.FONodeIterator, FONode.GatherContextInfoFunction`

  - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected Document` | `doc` DOM document containing this node
    `protected Element` | `element` DOM element representing this node
    `protected String` | `name` Name of the node

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.fop.fo.FONode

      `FO_URI, FOX_URI, locator, log, nodeChangeBarList, parent, siblings, startOfNodeChangeBarList`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `XMLObj(FONode parent)` Base constructor

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected void` | `addChildNode(FONode child)` Adds a node as a child of this node.
    `void` | `addElement(Document doc, Element parent)` Add an element to the DOM document
    `void` | `buildTopLevel(Document doc, Element svgRoot)` Add the top-level element to the DOM document
    `protected void` | `characters(char[] data, int start, int length, PropertyList pList, Locator locator)` Adds characters.
    `Document` | `createBasicDocument()` Create an empty DOM document
    `Point2D` | `getDimension(Point2D view)` Returns the dimensions of the generated area in pts.
    `Document` | `getDOMDocument()`
    `Length` | `getIntrinsicAlignmentAdjust()` Retrieve the intrinsic alignment-adjust of the child element.
    `String` | `getLocalName()` Returns the local name (i.e.
    `void` | `notifyObjectBuilt(Object obj)` Notifies the listener when the object is fully built.
    `void` | `processNode(String elementName, Locator locator, Attributes attlist, PropertyList propertyList)` Initialize the node with its name, location information, and attributes The attributes must be used immediately as the sax attributes will be altered for the next element.
    `protected void` | `validateChildNode(Locator loc, String nsURI, String localName)` Checks to make sure, during SAX processing of input document, that the incoming node is valid for this (parent) node (e.g., checking to see that `fo:table` is not an immediate child of `fo:root`) called from `FOTreeBuilder.startElement(String, String, String, Attributes)` before constructing the child `FObj`.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.fop.fo.FONode

      `addCharacters, attachSiblings, bind, canHaveMarkers, charIterator, clone, clone, collectDelimitedTextRanges, collectDelimitedTextRanges, createPropertyList, decorateWithContextInfo, endOfNode, errorText, finalizeNode, gatherContextInfo, getBuilderContext, getChangeBarList, getChildNodes, getChildNodes, getContentHandlerFactory, getContextInfo, getContextInfoAlt, getExtensionAttachment, getFOEventHandler, getFOValidationEventProducer, getLocator, getLocatorString, getLogger, getName, getName, getNameId, getNamespaceURI, getNodePrefix, getNodeString, getNormalNamespacePrefix, getParent, getRoot, getStructureTreeElement, getUserAgent, inMarker, invalidChildError, invalidChildError, invalidPropertyValueError, isBidiRangeBlockItem, isChangeBarElement, isDelimitedTextRangeBoundary, missingChildElementError, missingChildElementError, missingPropertyError, nodesOutOfOrderError, nodesOutOfOrderError, notSupportedChildError, removeChild, setLocator, setStructureTreeElement, startOfNode, tooManyNodesError, tooManyNodesError, tooManyNodesError, validateChildNode, warningText`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### element

          protected Element element

      DOM element representing this node

    - #### doc

          protected Document doc

      DOM document containing this node

    - #### name

          protected String name

      Name of the node

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### XMLObj

          public XMLObj(FONode parent)

      Base constructor
      Parameters:
        `parent` - `FONode` that is the parent of this object

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### validateChildNode

          protected void validateChildNode(Locator loc,
                                           String nsURI,
                                           String localName)
                                    throws ValidationException

      Checks to make sure, during SAX processing of input document, that the incoming node is valid for this (parent) node (e.g., checking to see that `fo:table` is not an immediate child of `fo:root`) called from `FOTreeBuilder.startElement(String, String, String, Attributes)` before constructing the child `FObj`.
      Here, blocks XSL-FO's from having non-FO parents.
      Overrides:
        `validateChildNode` in class `FONode`
      Parameters:
        `loc` - location in the FO source file
        `nsURI` - namespace of incoming node
        `localName` - name of the incoming node (without namespace prefix)
      Throws:
        `ValidationException` - if incoming node not valid for parent

    - #### processNode

          public void processNode(String elementName,
                                  Locator locator,
                                  Attributes attlist,
                                  PropertyList propertyList)
                           throws FOPException

      Initialize the node with its name, location information, and attributes The attributes must be used immediately as the sax attributes will be altered for the next element.
      Overrides:
        `processNode` in class `FONode`
      Parameters:
        `elementName` - element name (e.g., "fo:block")
        `locator` - Locator object (ignored by default)
        `attlist` - Collection of attributes passed to us from the parser.
        `propertyList` - the property list of the parent node
      Throws:
        `FOPException` - for errors or inconsistencies in the attributes

    - #### getDOMDocument

          public Document getDOMDocument()

      Returns:
        DOM document representing this foreign XML

    - #### getDimension

          public Point2D getDimension(Point2D view)

      Returns the dimensions of the generated area in pts.
      Parameters:
        `view` - Point2D instance to receive the dimensions
      Returns:
        the requested dimensions in pts.

    - #### getIntrinsicAlignmentAdjust

          public Length getIntrinsicAlignmentAdjust()

      Retrieve the intrinsic alignment-adjust of the child element.
      Returns:
        the intrinsic alignment-adjust.

    - #### getLocalName

          public String getLocalName()

      Returns the local name (i.e. without namespace prefix) of the node
      Specified by:
        `getLocalName` in class `FONode`
      Returns:
        the local name of this node

    - #### addElement

          public void addElement(Document doc,
                                 Element parent)

      Add an element to the DOM document
      Parameters:
        `doc` - DOM document to which to add an element
        `parent` - the parent element of the element that is being added

    - #### buildTopLevel

          public void buildTopLevel(Document doc,
                                    Element svgRoot)

      Add the top-level element to the DOM document
      Parameters:
        `doc` - DOM document
        `svgRoot` - non-XSL-FO element to be added as the root of this document

    - #### createBasicDocument

          public Document createBasicDocument()

      Create an empty DOM document
      Returns:
        DOM document

    - #### addChildNode

          protected void addChildNode(FONode child)

      Adds a node as a child of this node. The default implementation of this method just ignores any child node being added.
      Overrides:
        `addChildNode` in class `FONode`
      Parameters:
        `child` - child node to be added to the childNodes of this node

    - #### characters

          protected void characters(char[] data,
                                    int start,
                                    int length,
                                    PropertyList pList,
                                    Locator locator)
                             throws FOPException

      Adds characters. Does nothing by default. To be overridden in subclasses that allow `#PCDATA` content.
      Overrides:
        `characters` in class `FONode`
      Parameters:
        `data` - array of characters containing text to be added
        `start` - starting array element to add
        `length` - number of elements to add
        `pList` - currently applicable PropertyList
        `locator` - location in the XSL-FO source file.
      Throws:
        `FOPException` - if there's a problem during processing

    - #### notifyObjectBuilt

          public void notifyObjectBuilt(Object obj)

      Notifies the listener when the object is fully built.
      Specified by:
        `notifyObjectBuilt` in interface `ContentHandlerFactory.ObjectBuiltListener`
      Parameters:
        `obj` - the newly built object

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