javax.xml.transform

Interface Source

Known Implementing Classes:
DOMSource, SAXSource, StreamSource

public interface Source

An object that implements this interface contains the information needed to act as source input (XML source or transformation instructions).

Method Summary

String
getSystemId()
Get the system identifier that was set with setSystemId.
void
setSystemId(String systemId)
Set the system identifier for this Source.

Method Details

getSystemId

public String getSystemId()
Get the system identifier that was set with setSystemId.
Returns:
The system identifier that was set with setSystemId, or null if setSystemId was not called.

setSystemId

public void setSystemId(String systemId)
Set the system identifier for this Source.

The system identifier is optional if the source does not get its data from a URL, but it may still be useful to provide one. The application can use a system identifier, for example, to resolve relative URIs and to include in error messages and warnings.

Parameters:
systemId - The system identifier as a URL string.