Module java.xml

Interface Location


  • public interface Location
    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.
    Since:
    1.6
    • Method Detail

      • getLineNumber

        int getLineNumber()
        Return the line number where the current event ends, returns -1 if none is available.
        Returns:
        the current line number
      • getColumnNumber

        int getColumnNumber()
        Return the column number where the current event ends, returns -1 if none is available.
        Returns:
        the current column number
      • getCharacterOffset

        int getCharacterOffset()
        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
      • getPublicId

        String getPublicId()
        Returns the public ID of the XML
        Returns:
        the public ID, or null if not available
      • getSystemId

        String getSystemId()
        Returns the system ID of the XML
        Returns:
        the system ID, or null if not available