org.apache.xml.utils

Class XMLStringFactory

public abstract class XMLStringFactory extends Object

A concrete class that implements this interface creates XMLString objects.
Method Summary
abstract XMLStringemptystr()
Get a cheap representation of an empty string.
abstract XMLStringnewstr(String string)
Create a new XMLString from a Java string.
abstract XMLStringnewstr(FastStringBuffer string, int start, int length)
Create a XMLString from a FastStringBuffer.
abstract XMLStringnewstr(char[] string, int start, int length)
Create a XMLString from a FastStringBuffer.

Method Detail

emptystr

public abstract XMLString emptystr()
Get a cheap representation of an empty string.

Returns: An non-null reference to an XMLString that represents "".

newstr

public abstract XMLString newstr(String string)
Create a new XMLString from a Java string.

Parameters: string Java String reference, which must be non-null.

Returns: An XMLString object that wraps the String reference.

newstr

public abstract XMLString newstr(FastStringBuffer string, int start, int length)
Create a XMLString from a FastStringBuffer.

Parameters: string FastStringBuffer reference, which must be non-null. start The start position in the array. length The number of characters to read from the array.

Returns: An XMLString object that wraps the FastStringBuffer reference.

newstr

public abstract XMLString newstr(char[] string, int start, int length)
Create a XMLString from a FastStringBuffer.

Parameters: string FastStringBuffer reference, which must be non-null. start The start position in the array. length The number of characters to read from the array.

Returns: An XMLString object that wraps the FastStringBuffer reference.

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