org.jaxen.expr
Interface NameStep

All Superinterfaces:

Predicated, Serializable, Step

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultNameStep

public interface NameStep
extends Step

Represents an XPath name test such as para or svg:rect. This is production 37 in the XPath 1.0 specification:

[37] NameTest ::=  '*' 
                | NCName ':' '*'    
                | QName

Method Summary

String	getLocalName() Returns the local name of the matched node
String	getPrefix() Returns the namespace prefix of the matched node.

Methods inherited from interface org.jaxen.expr.Step

axisIterator, evaluate, getAxis, getText, matches, simplify

Methods inherited from interface org.jaxen.expr.Predicated

addPredicate, getPredicates, getPredicateSet

Method Detail

getPrefix

String getPrefix()

Returns the namespace prefix of the matched node. This is the empty string for nodes in the default namespace.

Returns:

the namespace prefix of the natched node

getLocalName

String getLocalName()

Returns the local name of the matched node

Returns:

the local name of the test