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Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 7

DRAFT internal-b24

javax.xml.transform.dom
Interface DOMLocator

All Superinterfaces:
SourceLocator

public interface DOMLocator
extends SourceLocator

Indicates the position of a node in a source DOM, intended primarily for error reporting. To use a DOMLocator, the receiver of an error must downcast the SourceLocator object returned by an exception. A Transformer may use this object for purposes other than error reporting, for instance, to indicate the source node that originated a result node.


Method Summary
 Node getOriginatingNode()
          Return the node where the event occurred.
 
Methods inherited from interface javax.xml.transform.SourceLocator
getColumnNumber, getLineNumber, getPublicId, getSystemId
 

Method Detail

getOriginatingNode

Node getOriginatingNode()
Return the node where the event occurred.

Returns:
The node that is the location for the event.

Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 7

DRAFT internal-b24

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