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16 * Objects implementing the <code>NamedNodeMap</code> interface are used to
17 * represent collections of nodes that can be accessed by name. Note that
18 * <code>NamedNodeMap</code> does not inherit from <code>NodeList</code>;
19 * <code>NamedNodeMaps</code> are not maintained in any particular order.
20 * Objects contained in an object implementing <code>NamedNodeMap</code> may
21 * also be accessed by an ordinal index, but this is simply to allow
22 * convenient enumeration of the contents of a <code>NamedNodeMap</code>,
23 * and does not imply that the DOM specifies an order to these Nodes.
24 * <p><code>NamedNodeMap</code> objects in the DOM are live.
25 * <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>.
27 public interface NamedNodeMap {
29 * Retrieves a node specified by name.
30 * @param name The <code>nodeName</code> of a node to retrieve.
31 * @return A <code>Node</code> (of any type) with the specified
32 * <code>nodeName</code>, or <code>null</code> if it does not identify
33 * any node in this map.
35 public Node getNamedItem(String name);
38 * Adds a node using its <code>nodeName</code> attribute. If a node with
39 * that name is already present in this map, it is replaced by the new
40 * one. Replacing a node by itself has no effect.
41 * <br>As the <code>nodeName</code> attribute is used to derive the name
42 * which the node must be stored under, multiple nodes of certain types
43 * (those that have a "special" string value) cannot be stored as the
44 * names would clash. This is seen as preferable to allowing nodes to be
46 * @param arg A node to store in this map. The node will later be
47 * accessible using the value of its <code>nodeName</code> attribute.
48 * @return If the new <code>Node</code> replaces an existing node the
49 * replaced <code>Node</code> is returned, otherwise <code>null</code>
51 * @exception DOMException
52 * WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR: Raised if <code>arg</code> was created from a
53 * different document than the one that created this map.
54 * <br>NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this map is readonly.
55 * <br>INUSE_ATTRIBUTE_ERR: Raised if <code>arg</code> is an
56 * <code>Attr</code> that is already an attribute of another
57 * <code>Element</code> object. The DOM user must explicitly clone
58 * <code>Attr</code> nodes to re-use them in other elements.
59 * <br>HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR: Raised if an attempt is made to add a node
60 * doesn't belong in this NamedNodeMap. Examples would include trying
61 * to insert something other than an Attr node into an Element's map
62 * of attributes, or a non-Entity node into the DocumentType's map of
65 public Node setNamedItem(Node arg)
69 * Removes a node specified by name. When this map contains the attributes
70 * attached to an element, if the removed attribute is known to have a
71 * default value, an attribute immediately appears containing the
72 * default value as well as the corresponding namespace URI, local name,
73 * and prefix when applicable.
74 * @param name The <code>nodeName</code> of the node to remove.
75 * @return The node removed from this map if a node with such a name
77 * @exception DOMException
78 * NOT_FOUND_ERR: Raised if there is no node named <code>name</code> in
80 * <br>NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this map is readonly.
82 public Node removeNamedItem(String name)
86 * Returns the <code>index</code>th item in the map. If <code>index</code>
87 * is greater than or equal to the number of nodes in this map, this
88 * returns <code>null</code>.
89 * @param index Index into this map.
90 * @return The node at the <code>index</code>th position in the map, or
91 * <code>null</code> if that is not a valid index.
93 public Node item(int index);
96 * The number of nodes in this map. The range of valid child node indices
97 * is <code>0</code> to <code>length-1</code> inclusive.
99 public int getLength();
102 * Retrieves a node specified by local name and namespace URI.
103 * <br>Per [<a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xml-names-19990114/'>XML Namespaces</a>]
104 * , applications must use the value null as the namespaceURI parameter
105 * for methods if they wish to have no namespace.
106 * @param namespaceURI The namespace URI of the node to retrieve.
107 * @param localName The local name of the node to retrieve.
108 * @return A <code>Node</code> (of any type) with the specified local
109 * name and namespace URI, or <code>null</code> if they do not
110 * identify any node in this map.
111 * @exception DOMException
112 * NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: May be raised if the implementation does not
113 * support the feature "XML" and the language exposed through the
114 * Document does not support XML Namespaces (such as [<a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/'>HTML 4.01</a>]).
117 public Node getNamedItemNS(String namespaceURI,
122 * Adds a node using its <code>namespaceURI</code> and
123 * <code>localName</code>. If a node with that namespace URI and that
124 * local name is already present in this map, it is replaced by the new
125 * one. Replacing a node by itself has no effect.
126 * <br>Per [<a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xml-names-19990114/'>XML Namespaces</a>]
127 * , applications must use the value null as the namespaceURI parameter
128 * for methods if they wish to have no namespace.
129 * @param arg A node to store in this map. The node will later be
130 * accessible using the value of its <code>namespaceURI</code> and
131 * <code>localName</code> attributes.
132 * @return If the new <code>Node</code> replaces an existing node the
133 * replaced <code>Node</code> is returned, otherwise <code>null</code>
135 * @exception DOMException
136 * WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR: Raised if <code>arg</code> was created from a
137 * different document than the one that created this map.
138 * <br>NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this map is readonly.
139 * <br>INUSE_ATTRIBUTE_ERR: Raised if <code>arg</code> is an
140 * <code>Attr</code> that is already an attribute of another
141 * <code>Element</code> object. The DOM user must explicitly clone
142 * <code>Attr</code> nodes to re-use them in other elements.
143 * <br>HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR: Raised if an attempt is made to add a node
144 * doesn't belong in this NamedNodeMap. Examples would include trying
145 * to insert something other than an Attr node into an Element's map
146 * of attributes, or a non-Entity node into the DocumentType's map of
148 * <br>NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: May be raised if the implementation does not
149 * support the feature "XML" and the language exposed through the
150 * Document does not support XML Namespaces (such as [<a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/'>HTML 4.01</a>]).
153 public Node setNamedItemNS(Node arg)
157 * Removes a node specified by local name and namespace URI. A removed
158 * attribute may be known to have a default value when this map contains
159 * the attributes attached to an element, as returned by the attributes
160 * attribute of the <code>Node</code> interface. If so, an attribute
161 * immediately appears containing the default value as well as the
162 * corresponding namespace URI, local name, and prefix when applicable.
163 * <br>Per [<a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xml-names-19990114/'>XML Namespaces</a>]
164 * , applications must use the value null as the namespaceURI parameter
165 * for methods if they wish to have no namespace.
166 * @param namespaceURI The namespace URI of the node to remove.
167 * @param localName The local name of the node to remove.
168 * @return The node removed from this map if a node with such a local
169 * name and namespace URI exists.
170 * @exception DOMException
171 * NOT_FOUND_ERR: Raised if there is no node with the specified
172 * <code>namespaceURI</code> and <code>localName</code> in this map.
173 * <br>NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this map is readonly.
174 * <br>NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: May be raised if the implementation does not
175 * support the feature "XML" and the language exposed through the
176 * Document does not support XML Namespaces (such as [<a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/'>HTML 4.01</a>]).
179 public Node removeNamedItemNS(String namespaceURI,