All Known Subinterfaces:

ChangePrefixMapping, CharacterData, Comment, EndDocument, EndElement, EndPrefixMapping, EntityReference, ProcessingInstruction, Space, StartDocument, StartElement, StartPrefixMapping

All Known Implementing Classes:

XmlEventBase
```
public interface XMLEvent
```
This is the base element interface for handling markup events.

Since:

Weblogic XML Input Stream 1.0

See Also:

CharacterData, ProcessingInstruction, StartElement, EndElement, CharacterData, XMLName, StartDocument

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`CHANGE_PREFIX_MAPPING`	A constant which identifies a ChangePrefixMapping
`static int`	`CHARACTER_DATA`	A constant which identifies a CharacterData Event
`static int`	`COMMENT`	A constant which identifies a Comment
`static int`	`END_DOCUMENT`	A constant which identifies an EndDocument
`static int`	`END_ELEMENT`	A constant which identifies an EndElement
`static int`	`END_PREFIX_MAPPING`	A constant which identifies a EndPrefixMapping
`static int`	`ENTITY_REFERENCE`	A constant which identifies an EntityReference
`static int`	`NULL_ELEMENT`	A constant which identifies a NullElement
`static int`	`PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION`	A constant which identifies a ProcessingInstruction
`static int`	`SPACE`	A constant which identifies a Space
`static int`	`START_DOCUMENT`	A constant which identifies a StartDocument
`static int`	`START_ELEMENT`	A constant which identifies a StartElement
`static int`	`START_PREFIX_MAPPING`	A constant which identifies a StartPrefixMapping
`static int`	`XML_EVENT`	A constant which identifies an XMLEvent

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Location`	`getLocation()`	Return the location of this Element
`XMLName`	`getName()`	Get the XMLName of the current element
`XMLName`	`getSchemaType()`	Get the event type of the current element, returns an integer so that switch statements can be written on the result
`int`	`getType()`	Get the event type of the current element, returns an integer so that switch statements can be written on the result
`java.lang.String`	`getTypeAsString()`	Get the string value of the type name
`boolean`	`hasName()`	Check if this Element has a name
`boolean`	`isChangePrefixMapping()`
`boolean`	`isCharacterData()`
`boolean`	`isEndDocument()`
`boolean`	`isEndElement()`
`boolean`	`isEndPrefixMapping()`
`boolean`	`isEntityReference()`
`boolean`	`isNull()`
`boolean`	`isProcessingInstruction()`
`boolean`	`isSpace()`
`boolean`	`isStartDocument()`
`boolean`	`isStartElement()`	Method access to the elements type
`boolean`	`isStartPrefixMapping()`

- Field Detail
  - XML_EVENT
```
static final int XML_EVENT
```
    A constant which identifies an XMLEvent
    
    See Also:
    
    XMLEvent, Constant Field Values
  - START_ELEMENT
```
static final int START_ELEMENT
```
    A constant which identifies a StartElement
    
    See Also:
    
    StartElement, Constant Field Values
  - END_ELEMENT
```
static final int END_ELEMENT
```
    A constant which identifies an EndElement
    
    See Also:
    
    EndElement, Constant Field Values
  - PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION
```
static final int PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION
```
    A constant which identifies a ProcessingInstruction
    
    See Also:
    
    ProcessingInstruction, Constant Field Values
  - CHARACTER_DATA
```
static final int CHARACTER_DATA
```
    A constant which identifies a CharacterData Event
    
    See Also:
    
    CharacterData, Constant Field Values
  - COMMENT
```
static final int COMMENT
```
    A constant which identifies a Comment
    
    See Also:
    
    Comment, Constant Field Values
  - SPACE
```
static final int SPACE
```
    A constant which identifies a Space
    
    See Also:
    
    Space, Constant Field Values
  - NULL_ELEMENT
```
static final int NULL_ELEMENT
```
    A constant which identifies a NullElement
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - START_DOCUMENT
```
static final int START_DOCUMENT
```
    A constant which identifies a StartDocument
    
    See Also:
    
    StartDocument, Constant Field Values
  - END_DOCUMENT
```
static final int END_DOCUMENT
```
    A constant which identifies an EndDocument
    
    See Also:
    
    EndDocument, Constant Field Values
  - START_PREFIX_MAPPING
```
static final int START_PREFIX_MAPPING
```
    A constant which identifies a StartPrefixMapping
    
    See Also:
    
    StartPrefixMapping, Constant Field Values
  - END_PREFIX_MAPPING
```
static final int END_PREFIX_MAPPING
```
    A constant which identifies a EndPrefixMapping
    
    See Also:
    
    EndPrefixMapping, Constant Field Values
  - CHANGE_PREFIX_MAPPING
```
static final int CHANGE_PREFIX_MAPPING
```
    A constant which identifies a ChangePrefixMapping
    
    See Also:
    
    ChangePrefixMapping, Constant Field Values
  - ENTITY_REFERENCE
```
static final int ENTITY_REFERENCE
```
    A constant which identifies an EntityReference
    
    See Also:
    
    EntityReference, Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getType
```
int getType()
```
    Get the event type of the current element, returns an integer so that switch statements can be written on the result
  - getSchemaType
```
XMLName getSchemaType()
```
    Get the event type of the current element, returns an integer so that switch statements can be written on the result
  - getTypeAsString
```
java.lang.String getTypeAsString()
```
    Get the string value of the type name
  - getName
```
XMLName getName()
```
    Get the XMLName of the current element
    
    See Also:
    
    XMLName
  - hasName
```
boolean hasName()
```
    Check if this Element has a name
  - getLocation
```
Location getLocation()
```
    Return the location of this Element
  - isStartElement
```
boolean isStartElement()
```
    Method access to the elements type
  - isEndElement
```
boolean isEndElement()
```
  - isEntityReference
```
boolean isEntityReference()
```
  - isStartPrefixMapping
```
boolean isStartPrefixMapping()
```
  - isEndPrefixMapping
```
boolean isEndPrefixMapping()
```
  - isChangePrefixMapping
```
boolean isChangePrefixMapping()
```
  - isProcessingInstruction
```
boolean isProcessingInstruction()
```
  - isCharacterData
```
boolean isCharacterData()
```
  - isSpace
```
boolean isSpace()
```
  - isNull
```
boolean isNull()
```
  - isStartDocument
```
boolean isStartDocument()
```
  - isEndDocument
```
boolean isEndDocument()
```

Interface XMLEvent

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

XML_EVENT

START_ELEMENT

END_ELEMENT

PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION

CHARACTER_DATA

COMMENT

SPACE

NULL_ELEMENT

START_DOCUMENT

END_DOCUMENT

START_PREFIX_MAPPING

END_PREFIX_MAPPING

CHANGE_PREFIX_MAPPING

ENTITY_REFERENCE

Method Detail

getType

getSchemaType

getTypeAsString

getName

hasName

getLocation

isStartElement

isEndElement

isEntityReference

isStartPrefixMapping

isEndPrefixMapping

isChangePrefixMapping

isProcessingInstruction

isCharacterData

isSpace

isNull

isStartDocument

isEndDocument