org.drools.xml
Interface Configuration

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultConfiguration

public interface Configuration

Configuration passed to a configurable SemanticComponent.

A Configuration may actually form a tree-shaped structure in order to hold complex configuration data. Each node in the tree is represented by a Configuration object that has a name and may contain attributes, children and text.

Field Summary

static Configuration[]

EMPTY_ARRAY Empty Configuration array.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getAttribute(java.lang.String name) Retrieve an attribute value.
java.lang.String[]	getAttributeNames() Retrieve all attribute names.
Configuration	getChild(java.lang.String name) Retrieve a child node.
Configuration[]	getChildren() Retrieve all children nodes.
Configuration[]	getChildren(java.lang.String name) Retrieve children nodes.
java.lang.String	getName() Retrieve the node name.
java.lang.String	getText() Retrieve the node text.

Field Detail

EMPTY_ARRAY

public static final Configuration[] EMPTY_ARRAY

Empty Configuration array.

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Retrieve the node name.

Returns:

The node name.

getText

public java.lang.String getText()

Retrieve the node text.

Returns:

The node text.

getAttribute

public java.lang.String getAttribute(java.lang.String name)

Retrieve an attribute value.

Parameters:

name - The attribute name.

Returns:

The attribute value or null if no attribute matches the specified name.

getAttributeNames

public java.lang.String[] getAttributeNames()

Retrieve all attribute names.

Returns:

The attribute names.

getChild

public Configuration getChild(java.lang.String name)

Retrieve a child node.

Parameters:

name - The child name.

Returns:

The first child matching the specified name, otherwise null if none match.

getChildren

public Configuration[] getChildren(java.lang.String name)

Retrieve children nodes.

Parameters:

name - The child name.

Returns:

All children matching the specified name, otherwise an empty array if none match.

getChildren

public Configuration[] getChildren()

Retrieve all children nodes.

Returns:

All children nodes, otherwise an empty array if this node contains no children.