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/*
* $Id: DTMWSFilter.java,v 1.2.4.1 2005/09/15 08:14:55 suresh_emailid Exp $
*/
package com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.dtm;
/**
* This interface is meant to be implemented by a client of the DTM, and allows
* stripping of whitespace nodes.
*/
public interface DTMWSFilter
{
/**
* Do not strip whitespace child nodes of this element.
*/
public static final short NOTSTRIP = 1;
/**
* Strip whitespace child nodes of this element.
*/
public static final short STRIP = 2;
/**
* Inherit whitespace stripping behavior of the parent node.
*/
public static final short INHERIT = 3;
/**
* Test whether whitespace-only text nodes are visible in the logical
* view of <code>DTM</code>. Normally, this function
* will be called by the implementation of <code>DTM</code>;
* it is not normally called directly from
* user code.
*
* @param elementHandle int Handle of the element.
* @return one of NOTSTRIP, STRIP, or INHERIT.
*/
public short getShouldStripSpace(int elementHandle, DTM dtm);
}