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 a 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.