SimpleElement.java

/*
 * Copyright The National Archives 2005-2006.  All rights reserved.
 * See Licence.txt for full licence details.
 *
 * Developed by:
 * Tessella Support Services plc
 * 3 Vineyard Chambers
 * Abingdon, OX14 3PX
 * United Kingdom
 * http://www.tessella.com
 *
 * Tessella/NPD/4305
 * PRONOM 4
 *
 * SimpleElement.java
 *
 */
package uk.gov.nationalarchives.droid.xmlReader;

import uk.gov.nationalarchives.droid.MessageDisplay;

/**
 * holds the basic details of an element read from an XML file
 *
 * @author Martin Waller
 * @version 4.0.0
 */
public class SimpleElement {
    String myText = "";

    /* setters */
    public void setText(String theText) {
        this.myText += theText;
    }

    public void setAttributeValue(String name, String value) {
        MessageDisplay.unknownAttributeWarning(name, this.getElementName());
    }

    /* getters */
    public String getText() {
        return myText;
    }

    public String getElementName() {
        String className = this.getClass().getName();
        className = className.substring(className.lastIndexOf(".") + 1);
        return className;
    }

    /**
     * method to be overridden in cases where the element content needs to be specified
     * only when the end of element tag is reached
     */
    public void completeElementContent() {
    }
}