1 /*
2 * $Header: /home/projects/jaxen/scm/jaxen/src/java/main/org/jaxen/expr/NameStep.java,v 1.5 2006/11/08 17:10:02 elharo Exp $
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4 * $Date: 2006/11/08 17:10:02 $
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45 * $Id: NameStep.java,v 1.5 2006/11/08 17:10:02 elharo Exp $
46 */
47 package org.jaxen.expr;
48
49 /***
50 * Represents an XPath name test such as <code>para</code> or
51 * <code>svg:rect</code>. This is production 37 in the
52 * <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath#NT-NameTest">XPath 1.0 specification</a>:
53 *
54 * <pre>[37] NameTest ::= '*'
55 * | NCName ':' '*'
56 * | QName</pre>
57 *
58 */
59 public interface NameStep extends Step
60 {
61
62 /***
63 * Returns the namespace prefix of the matched node. This is the empty
64 * string for nodes in the default namespace.
65 *
66 * @return the namespace prefix of the natched node
67 */
68 public String getPrefix();
69
70 /***
71 * Returns the local name of the matched node
72 *
73 * @return the local name of the test
74 */
75 public String getLocalName();}