// XMLFilter.java - filter SAX2 events.
// Written by David Megginson, sax@megginson.com
// NO WARRANTY! This class is in the Public Domain.
// $Id: XMLFilter.java,v 1.4 2000/05/05 17:48:25 david Exp $
package org.xml.sax;
/**
* Interface for an XML filter.
*
* <blockquote>
* <em>This module, both source code and documentation, is in the
* Public Domain, and comes with <strong>NO WARRANTY</strong>.</em>
* </blockquote>
*
* <p>An XML filter is like an XML reader, except that it obtains its
* events from another XML reader rather than a primary source like
* an XML document or database. Filters can modify a stream of
* events as they pass on to the final application.</p>
*
* <p>The XMLFilterImpl helper class provides a convenient base
* for creating SAX2 filters, by passing on all {@link EntityResolver
* EntityResolver}, {@link DTDHandler DTDHandler},
* {@link ContentHandler ContentHandler} and {@link ErrorHandler
* ErrorHandler} events automatically.</p>
*
* @since SAX 2.0
* @author David Megginson,
* <a href="mailto:sax@megginson.com">sax@megginson.com</a>
* @version 2.0
* @see org.xml.sax.helpers.XMLFilterImpl
*/
public interface XMLFilter extends XMLReader
{
/**
* Set the parent reader.
*
* <p>This method allows the application to link the filter to
* a parent reader (which may be another filter). The argument
* may not be null.</p>
*
* @param parent The parent reader.
*/
public abstract void setParent(XMLReader parent);
/**
* Get the parent reader.
*
* <p>This method allows the application to query the parent
* reader (which may be another filter). It is generally a
* bad idea to perform any operations on the parent reader
* directly: they should all pass through this filter.</p>
*
* @return The parent filter, or null if none has been set.
*/
public abstract XMLReader getParent();
}
// end of XMLFilter.java