xml.StaxReader methods

Methods for the xml.StaxReader class.

Table 1. Class methods: Creation
Name Description
xml.StaxReader.Create()
  RETURNS xml.StaxReader
Constructor of a StaxReader object.
Table 2. Object methods: Configuration
Name Description
setFeature(
   property STRING,
   value STRING )
Sets a feature of a StaxReader object.
getFeature(
   property STRING )
  RETURNS STRING
Gets a feature of a StaxReader object.
Table 3. Object methods: Input
Name Description
readFrom(
   name STRING )
Sets the input stream of the StaxReader object to a file or an URL and starts the streaming
readFromDocument(
   _doc xml.DomDocument )
Sets the input stream of the StaxReader object to a DomDocument object and starts the streaming.
readFromText(
   _txt TEXT )
Sets the input stream of the StaxReader object to a TEXT large object and starts the streaming.
readFromPipe(
   name STRING )
Sets the input stream of the StaxReader object to a PIPE and starts the streaming.
close()
Closes the StaxReader streaming and releases all associated resources.
Table 4. Object methods: Access
Name Description
getEventType()
  RETURNS STRING
Returns a string that indicates the type of event the cursor of the StaxReader object is pointing to.
hasName()
  RETURNS INTEGER
Checks whether the StaxReader cursor points to a node with a name.
hasText()
  RETURNS INTEGER
Checks whether the StaxReader cursor points to a node with a text value.
isEmptyElement()
  RETURNS INTEGER
Checks whether the StaxReader cursor points to an empty element node.
isStartElement()
  RETURNS INTEGER
Checks whether the StaxReader cursor points to a start element node.
isEndElement()
  RETURNS INTEGER
Checks whether the StaxReader cursor points to an end element node.
isCharacters()
  RETURNS INTEGER
Checks whether the StaxReader cursor points to a text node.
isIgnorableWhitespace()
  RETURNS INTEGER
Checks whether the StaxReader cursor points to ignorable whitespace.
Table 5. Object methods: Document
Name Description
getEncoding()
  RETURNS STRING
Returns the document encoding defined in the XML Document declaration, or NULL.
getVersion()
  RETURNS STRING
Returns the document version defined in the XML Document declaration, or NULL.
isStandalone()
  RETURNS INTEGER
Checks whether the document standalone attribute defined in the XML Document declaration is set to yes.
standaloneSet()
  RETURNS INTEGER
Checks whether the document standalone attribute is defined in the XML Document declaration.
Table 6. Object methods: Nodes
Name Description
getPrefix()
  RETURNS STRING
Returns the prefix of the current XML node, or NULL.
getLocalName()
  RETURNS STRING
Returns the local name of the current XML node, or NULL.
getName()
  RETURNS STRING
Returns the qualified name of the current XML node, or NULL.
getNamespace()
  RETURNS STRING
Returns the namespace URI of the current XML node, or NULL.
getText()
  RETURNS STRING
Returns as a string the value of the current XML node, or NULL.
Table 7. Object methods: Processing Instructions
Name Description
getPITarget()
  RETURNS STRING
Returns the target part of a XML Processing Instruction node, or NULL.
getPIData()
  RETURNS STRING
Returns the data part of a XML Processing Instruction node, or NULL.
Table 8. Object methods: Attributes
Name Description
getAttributeCount()
  RETURNS INTEGER
Returns the number of XML attributes defined on the current XML node, or zero.
getAttributeLocalName(
   index INTEGER )
  RETURNS STRING
Returns the local name of a XML attribute defined at a given position on the current XML node, or NULL.
getAttributeNamespace(
   index INTEGER )
  RETURNS STRING
Returns the namespace URI of a XML attribute defined at a given position on the current XML node, or NULL.
getAttributePrefix(
   index INTEGER )
  RETURNS STRING
Returns the prefix of a XML attribute defined at a given position on the current XML node, or NULL.
getAttributeValue(
   index INTEGER )
  RETURNS STRING
Returns the value of a XML attribute defined at a given position on the current XML node, or NULL.
findAttributeValue(
   name STRING,
   ns STRING )
  RETURNS STRING
Returns the value of an XML attribute of a given name and/or namespace.
Table 9. Object methods: Namespace
Name Description
lookupNamespace(
   prefix STRING )
  RETURNS STRING
Looks up the namespace URI associated with a given prefix starting from the current XML node the StaxReader cursor is pointing to.
lookupPrefix(
   ns STRING )
  RETURNS STRING
Looks up the prefix associated with a given namespace URI, starting from the current XML node the StaxReader cursor is pointing to.
getNamespaceCount()
  RETURNS INTEGER
Returns the number of namespace declarations defined on the current XML node, or zero.
getNamespacePrefix(
   index INTEGER )
  RETURNS STRING
Returns the prefix of a namespace declaration defined at a given position on the current XML node, or NULL.
getNamespaceURI(
   index INTEGER )
  RETURNS STRING
Returns the URI of a namespace declaration defined at a given position on the current XML node, or NULL.
Table 10. Object methods: Navigation
Name Description
hasNext()
  RETURNS INTEGER
Checks whether the StaxReader cursor can be moved to a XML node next to it.
next()
Moves the StaxReader cursor to the next XML node.
nextTag()
Moves the StaxReader cursor to the next XML open or end tag
nextSibling()
Moves the StaxReader cursor to the immediate next sibling XML Element of the current node, skipping all its child nodes.