Package net.sf.saxon.sapling

Class Saplings

java.lang.Object
net.sf.saxon.sapling.Saplings
public class Saplings extends Object
This is a non-instantiable class holding a number of convenience methods for creating sapling nodes of different kinds.
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  • Method Details

    • doc

      public static SaplingDocument doc()
      Create a sapling document node, with no children
      Returns:
      the new node

    • doc

      public static SaplingDocument doc(String baseUri)
      Create a sapling document node with a specified base URI, with no children
      Parameters:
      baseUri - the base URI of the document
      Returns:
      the new node

    • elem

      public static SaplingElement elem(String name)
      Create a sapling element node, in no namespace, with no attributes and no children
      Parameters:
      name - the local name of the element node. This must be a valid NCName, but the current implementation does not check this.
      Returns:
      the new node

    • elem

      public static SaplingElement elem(QName qName)
      Create a sapling element node, which may or may not be in a namespace, with no attributes and no children
      Parameters:
      qName - the qualified name of the element. The current implementation does not check that the parts of the qualified name are syntactically valid.
      Returns:
      the new node

    • text

      public static SaplingText text(String value)
      Create a sapling text node, with a given string value
      Parameters:
      value - the string value of the text node
      Returns:
      the new node

    • comment

      public static SaplingComment comment(String value)
      Create a sapling comment node, with a given string value
      Parameters:
      value - the string value of the comment node. This must not contain "--" as a substring, but the current implementation does not check this.
      Returns:
      the new node

    • pi

      public static SaplingProcessingInstruction pi(String target, String data)
      Create a sapling processing instruction node, with a given name and string value
      Parameters:
      target - the target (name) of the processing instruction. This must be a valid NCName, but the current implementation does not check this.
      data - the string value of the processing instruction node. This must not contain "?>" as a substring, but the current implementation does not check this.
      Returns:
      the new node