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1 /*
2  * Copyright 1999-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
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15  */
16 /*
17  * $Id: DTMWSFilter.java,v 1.4 2004/02/16 23:03:44 minchau Exp $
18  */
19 package org.apache.xml.dtm;
20
21 /**
22  * This interface is meant to be implemented by a client of the DTM, and allows
23  * stripping of whitespace nodes.
24  */
25 public interface DTMWSFilter
26 {
27   /**
28    * Do not strip whitespace child nodes of this element.
29    */
30   public static final short NOTSTRIP = 1;
31
32   /**
33    * Strip whitespace child nodes of this element.
34    */
35   public static final short STRIP = 2;
36
37   /**
38    * Inherit whitespace stripping behavior of the parent node.
39    */
40   public static final short INHERIT = 3;
41
42   /**
43    * Test whether whitespace-only text nodes are visible in the logical
44    * view of <code>DTM</code>. Normally, this function
45    * will be called by the implementation of <code>DTM</code>;
46    * it is not normally called directly from
47    * user code.
48    *
49    * @param elementHandle int Handle of the element.
50    * @return one of NOTSTRIP, STRIP, or INHERIT.
51    */
52   public short getShouldStripSpace(int elementHandle, DTM dtm);
53   
54 }
55
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