All Superinterfaces:

Base, java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Iterable<Element>

All Known Subinterfaces:

Categories, Category, Collection, Content, Control, DateTime, Div, Entry, ExtensibleElement, Feed, Generator, IRIElement, Link, Person, Service, Source, Text, Workspace

All Known Implementing Classes:

DateTimeWrapper, ElementWrapper, ExtensibleElementWrapper, MediaAdult, MediaCategory, MediaContent, MediaCopyright, MediaCredit, MediaDescription, MediaGroup, MediaHash, MediaKeywords, MediaPlayer, MediaRating, MediaRestriction, MediaText, MediaThumbnail, MediaTitle, PersonWrapper
```
@Deprecated(since="2021-07-29")
public interface Element
extends Base, java.lang.Iterable<Element>
```
Deprecated.
This API is deprecated as Apache Abdera is a retired project since 2017.

Root interface for all elements in the Feed Object Model

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<T extends Element> T`	`declareNS(java.lang.String uri, java.lang.String prefix)`	Deprecated. Declare a namespace
`void`	`discard()`	Deprecated. Removes this element from its current document
`java.util.List<javax.xml.namespace.QName>`	`getAttributes()`	Deprecated. Returns a listing of all attributes on this element
`java.lang.String`	`getAttributeValue(java.lang.String name)`	Deprecated. Returns the value of the named attribute
`java.lang.String`	`getAttributeValue(javax.xml.namespace.QName qname)`	Deprecated. Returns the value of the named attribute
`IRI`	`getBaseUri()`	Deprecated. Returns the value of this element's `xml:base` attribute or null if `xml:base` is undefined.
`<T extends Element> Document<T>`	`getDocument()`	Deprecated. Returns the document to which this element belongs
`<T extends Element> java.util.List<T>`	`getElements()`	Deprecated. Return a listing of this elements child elements
`java.util.List<javax.xml.namespace.QName>`	`getExtensionAttributes()`	Deprecated. Returns a listing of extension attributes on this element (extension attributes are attributes whose namespace URI is different than the elements)
`<T extends Element> T`	`getFirstChild()`	Deprecated. Get the first child element
`<T extends Element> T`	`getFirstChild(javax.xml.namespace.QName qname)`	Deprecated. Get the first child element with the given QName
`java.lang.String`	`getLanguage()`	Deprecated. Returns the value of this elements `xml:lang` attribute or null if `xml:lang` is undefined.
`Lang`	`getLanguageTag()`	Deprecated. Returns the value of the xml:lang attribute as a Lang object
`java.util.Locale`	`getLocale()`	Deprecated. Returns a Locale object created from the `xml:lang` attribute
`boolean`	`getMustPreserveWhitespace()`	Deprecated. Return true if insignificant whitespace must be preserved
`java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>`	`getNamespaces()`	Deprecated. Return a map listing the xml namespaces declared for this element
`<T extends Element> T`	`getNextSibling()`	Deprecated. Get the element following this one
`<T extends Element> T`	`getNextSibling(javax.xml.namespace.QName qname)`	Deprecated. Get the first following sibling with the specified QName
`<T extends Base> T`	`getParentElement()`	Deprecated. Return this Element's parent element or document
`<T extends Element> T`	`getPreviousSibling()`	Deprecated. Get the element preceding this one
`<T extends Element> T`	`getPreviousSibling(javax.xml.namespace.QName qname)`	Deprecated. Get the first previous sibling with the specified QName
`javax.xml.namespace.QName`	`getQName()`	Deprecated. Return the XML QName of this element
`IRI`	`getResolvedBaseUri()`	Deprecated. Returns the current in-scope, fully qualified Base URI for this element.
`java.lang.String`	`getText()`	Deprecated. Returns the Text value of this element
`<T extends Element> T`	`removeAttribute(java.lang.String name)`	Deprecated. Remove the named attribute
`<T extends Element> T`	`removeAttribute(javax.xml.namespace.QName qname)`	Deprecated. Remove the named Attribute
`<T extends Element> T`	`setAttributeValue(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value)`	Deprecated. Sets the value of the named attribute
`<T extends Element> T`	`setAttributeValue(javax.xml.namespace.QName qname, java.lang.String value)`	Deprecated. Sets the value of the named attribute
`<T extends Element> T`	`setBaseUri(java.lang.String base)`	Deprecated. Sets the value of this element's `xml:base` attribute.
`<T extends Element> T`	`setBaseUri(IRI base)`	Deprecated. Sets the value of this element's `xml:base` attribute.
`<T extends Element> T`	`setLanguage(java.lang.String language)`	Deprecated. Sets the value of this elements `xml:lang` attribute.
`<T extends Element> T`	`setMustPreserveWhitespace(boolean preserve)`	Deprecated. Set to true to preserve insignificant whitespace
`<T extends Element> T`	`setParentElement(Element parent)`	Deprecated. Set this Element's parent element
`void`	`setText(java.lang.String text)`	Deprecated. Set the Text value of this element
`<T extends Element> T`	`setText(javax.activation.DataHandler dataHandler)`	Deprecated. Set the Text value of this element using the data handler

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.abdera.model.Base
addComment, clone, complete, getDefaultWriterOptions, getFactory, writeTo, writeTo, writeTo, writeTo, writeTo, writeTo, writeTo, writeTo, writeTo, writeTo, writeTo, writeTo

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable
forEach, iterator, spliterator

- Method Detail
  - getParentElement
```
<T extends Base> T getParentElement()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Return this Element's parent element or document
    
    Returns:
    
    The parent
  - setParentElement
```
<T extends Element> T setParentElement(Element parent)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Set this Element's parent element
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - The parent element
  - getPreviousSibling
```
<T extends Element> T getPreviousSibling()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Get the element preceding this one
    
    Returns:
    
    The preceding sibling
  - getNextSibling
```
<T extends Element> T getNextSibling()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Get the element following this one
    
    Returns:
    
    The following sibling
  - getFirstChild
```
<T extends Element> T getFirstChild()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Get the first child element
    
    Returns:
    
    The first child
  - getPreviousSibling
```
<T extends Element> T getPreviousSibling(javax.xml.namespace.QName qname)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Get the first previous sibling with the specified QName
    
    Parameters:
    
    qname - The XML QName of the sibling to find
    
    Returns:
    
    The matching element
  - getNextSibling
```
<T extends Element> T getNextSibling(javax.xml.namespace.QName qname)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Get the first following sibling with the specified QName
    
    Parameters:
    
    qname - The XML QName of the sibling to find
    
    Returns:
    
    The matching element
  - getFirstChild
```
<T extends Element> T getFirstChild(javax.xml.namespace.QName qname)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Get the first child element with the given QName
    
    Parameters:
    
    qname - The XML QName of the sibling to find
    
    Returns:
    
    The matching element
  - getQName
```
javax.xml.namespace.QName getQName()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Return the XML QName of this element
    
    Returns:
    
    The QName of the element
  - getLanguage
```
java.lang.String getLanguage()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns the value of this elements xml:lang attribute or null if xml:lang is undefined.
    
    Returns:
    
    The xml:lang value
  - getLanguageTag
```
Lang getLanguageTag()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns the value of the xml:lang attribute as a Lang object
  - getLocale
```
java.util.Locale getLocale()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns a Locale object created from the xml:lang attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    A Locale appropriate for the Language (xml:lang)
  - setLanguage
```
<T extends Element> T setLanguage(java.lang.String language)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Sets the value of this elements xml:lang attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    language - the value of the xml:lang element
  - getBaseUri
```
IRI getBaseUri()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns the value of this element's xml:base attribute or null if xml:base is undefined.
    
    Returns:
    
    The Base URI
    
    Throws:
    
    IRISyntaxException - if the Base URI is malformed
  - getResolvedBaseUri
```
IRI getResolvedBaseUri()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns the current in-scope, fully qualified Base URI for this element.
    
    Throws:
    
    IRISyntaxException - if the Base URI is malformed
  - setBaseUri
```
<T extends Element> T setBaseUri(IRI base)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Sets the value of this element's xml:base attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    base - The IRI base value
  - setBaseUri
```
<T extends Element> T setBaseUri(java.lang.String base)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Sets the value of this element's xml:base attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    base - The Base IRI
    
    Throws:
    
    IRISyntaxException - if the base URI is malformed
  - getDocument
```
<T extends Element> Document<T> getDocument()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns the document to which this element belongs
    
    Returns:
    
    The Document to which this element belongs
  - getAttributeValue
```
java.lang.String getAttributeValue(java.lang.String name)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns the value of the named attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    The value of the attribute
  - getAttributeValue
```
java.lang.String getAttributeValue(javax.xml.namespace.QName qname)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns the value of the named attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    qname - The XML QName of the attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    The value of the attribute
  - getAttributes
```
java.util.List<javax.xml.namespace.QName> getAttributes()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns a listing of all attributes on this element
    
    Returns:
    
    The listing of attributes for this element
  - getExtensionAttributes
```
java.util.List<javax.xml.namespace.QName> getExtensionAttributes()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns a listing of extension attributes on this element (extension attributes are attributes whose namespace URI is different than the elements)
    
    Returns:
    
    The listing non-Atom attributes
  - removeAttribute
```
<T extends Element> T removeAttribute(javax.xml.namespace.QName qname)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Remove the named Attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    qname - The XML QName of the attribute to remove
  - removeAttribute
```
<T extends Element> T removeAttribute(java.lang.String name)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Remove the named attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the attribute to remove
  - setAttributeValue
```
<T extends Element> T setAttributeValue(java.lang.String name,
                                        java.lang.String value)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Sets the value of the named attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the attribute
    
    value - The value of the attribute
  - setAttributeValue
```
<T extends Element> T setAttributeValue(javax.xml.namespace.QName qname,
                                        java.lang.String value)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Sets the value of the named attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    qname - The XML QName of the attribute
    
    value - The value of the attribute
  - discard
```
void discard()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Removes this element from its current document
  - getText
```
java.lang.String getText()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns the Text value of this element
    
    Returns:
    
    The text value
  - setText
```
void setText(java.lang.String text)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Set the Text value of this element
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - The text value
  - setText
```
<T extends Element> T setText(javax.activation.DataHandler dataHandler)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Set the Text value of this element using the data handler
  - declareNS
```
<T extends Element> T declareNS(java.lang.String uri,
                                java.lang.String prefix)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Declare a namespace
  - getNamespaces
```
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> getNamespaces()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Return a map listing the xml namespaces declared for this element
  - getElements
```
<T extends Element> java.util.List<T> getElements()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Return a listing of this elements child elements
  - getMustPreserveWhitespace
```
boolean getMustPreserveWhitespace()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Return true if insignificant whitespace must be preserved
  - setMustPreserveWhitespace
```
<T extends Element> T setMustPreserveWhitespace(boolean preserve)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Set to true to preserve insignificant whitespace

Interface Element

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.abdera.model.Base

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

Method Detail

getParentElement

setParentElement

getPreviousSibling

getNextSibling

getFirstChild

getPreviousSibling

getNextSibling

getFirstChild

getQName

getLanguage

getLanguageTag

getLocale

setLanguage

getBaseUri

getResolvedBaseUri

setBaseUri

setBaseUri

getDocument

getAttributeValue

getAttributeValue

getAttributes

getExtensionAttributes

removeAttribute

removeAttribute

setAttributeValue

setAttributeValue

discard

getText

setText

setText

declareNS

getNamespaces

getElements

getMustPreserveWhitespace

setMustPreserveWhitespace