org.apache.xml.dtm
Interface Axis

public interface Axis

Specifies values related to XPath Axes.

The ancestor, descendant, following, preceding and self axes partition a document (ignoring attribute and namespace nodes): they do not overlap and together they contain all the nodes in the document.

Field Summary

static int	ALL A non-xpath axis, returns all nodes in the tree from and including the root.
static int	ALLFROMNODE A non-xpath axis, traversing the subtree including the subtree root, descendants, attributes, and namespace node decls.
static int	ANCESTOR The ancestor axis contains the ancestors of the context node; the ancestors of the context node consist of the parent of context node and the parent's parent and so on; thus, the ancestor axis will always include the root node, unless the context node is the root node.
static int	ANCESTORORSELF the ancestor-or-self axis contains the context node and the ancestors of the context node; thus, the ancestor axis will always include the root node.
static int	ATTRIBUTE the attribute axis contains the attributes of the context node; the axis will be empty unless the context node is an element.
static int	CHILD The child axis contains the children of the context node.
static int	DESCENDANT The descendant axis contains the descendants of the context node; a descendant is a child or a child of a child and so on; thus the descendant axis never contains attribute or namespace nodes.
static int	DESCENDANTORSELF The descendant-or-self axis contains the context node and the descendants of the context node.
static int	DESCENDANTSFROMROOT A non-xpath axis, returns all nodes that aren't namespaces or attributes, from and including the root.
static int	DESCENDANTSORSELFFROMROOT A non-xpath axis, returns all nodes that aren't namespaces or attributes, from and including the root.
static int	FILTEREDLIST A non-xpath axis, for functions.
static int	FOLLOWING the following axis contains all nodes in the same document as the context node that are after the context node in document order, excluding any descendants and excluding attribute nodes and namespace nodes.
static int	FOLLOWINGSIBLING The following-sibling axis contains all the following siblings of the context node; if the context node is an attribute node or namespace node, the following-sibling axis is empty.
static String[]	names The names of the axes for diagnostic purposes.
static int	NAMESPACE The namespace axis contains the namespace nodes of the context node; the axis will be empty unless the context node is an element.
static int	NAMESPACEDECLS The namespace axis contains the namespace nodes of the context node; the axis will be empty unless the context node is an element.
static int	PARENT The parent axis contains the parent of the context node, if there is one.
static int	PRECEDING The preceding axis contains all nodes in the same document as the context node that are before the context node in document order, excluding any ancestors and excluding attribute nodes and namespace nodes
static int	PRECEDINGANDANCESTOR A non-xpath axis, traversing the the preceding and the ancestor nodes, needed for inverseing select patterns to match patterns.
static int	PRECEDINGSIBLING The preceding-sibling axis contains all the preceding siblings of the context node; if the context node is an attribute node or namespace node, the preceding-sibling axis is empty.
static int	ROOT A non-xpath axis, returns root only.
static int	SELF The self axis contains just the context node itself.

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ANCESTOR

public static final int ANCESTOR

The ancestor axis contains the ancestors of the context node; the ancestors of the context node consist of the parent of context node and the parent's parent and so on; thus, the ancestor axis will always include the root node, unless the context node is the root node.

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ANCESTORORSELF

public static final int ANCESTORORSELF

the ancestor-or-self axis contains the context node and the ancestors of the context node; thus, the ancestor axis will always include the root node.

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ATTRIBUTE

public static final int ATTRIBUTE

the attribute axis contains the attributes of the context node; the axis will be empty unless the context node is an element.

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CHILD

public static final int CHILD

The child axis contains the children of the context node.

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DESCENDANT

public static final int DESCENDANT

The descendant axis contains the descendants of the context node; a descendant is a child or a child of a child and so on; thus the descendant axis never contains attribute or namespace nodes.

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DESCENDANTORSELF

public static final int DESCENDANTORSELF

The descendant-or-self axis contains the context node and the descendants of the context node.

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FOLLOWING

public static final int FOLLOWING

the following axis contains all nodes in the same document as the context node that are after the context node in document order, excluding any descendants and excluding attribute nodes and namespace nodes.

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FOLLOWINGSIBLING

public static final int FOLLOWINGSIBLING

The following-sibling axis contains all the following siblings of the context node; if the context node is an attribute node or namespace node, the following-sibling axis is empty.

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NAMESPACEDECLS

public static final int NAMESPACEDECLS

The namespace axis contains the namespace nodes of the context node; the axis will be empty unless the context node is an element.

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NAMESPACE

public static final int NAMESPACE

The namespace axis contains the namespace nodes of the context node; the axis will be empty unless the context node is an element.

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PARENT

public static final int PARENT

The parent axis contains the parent of the context node, if there is one.

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PRECEDING

public static final int PRECEDING

The preceding axis contains all nodes in the same document as the context node that are before the context node in document order, excluding any ancestors and excluding attribute nodes and namespace nodes

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PRECEDINGSIBLING

public static final int PRECEDINGSIBLING

The preceding-sibling axis contains all the preceding siblings of the context node; if the context node is an attribute node or namespace node, the preceding-sibling axis is empty.

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SELF

public static final int SELF

The self axis contains just the context node itself.

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ALLFROMNODE

public static final int ALLFROMNODE

A non-xpath axis, traversing the subtree including the subtree root, descendants, attributes, and namespace node decls.

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PRECEDINGANDANCESTOR

public static final int PRECEDINGANDANCESTOR

A non-xpath axis, traversing the the preceding and the ancestor nodes, needed for inverseing select patterns to match patterns.

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ALL

public static final int ALL

A non-xpath axis, returns all nodes in the tree from and including the root.

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DESCENDANTSFROMROOT

public static final int DESCENDANTSFROMROOT

A non-xpath axis, returns all nodes that aren't namespaces or attributes, from and including the root.

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DESCENDANTSORSELFFROMROOT

public static final int DESCENDANTSORSELFFROMROOT

A non-xpath axis, returns all nodes that aren't namespaces or attributes, from and including the root.

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ROOT

public static final int ROOT

A non-xpath axis, returns root only.

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FILTEREDLIST

public static final int FILTEREDLIST

A non-xpath axis, for functions.

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names

public static final String[] names

The names of the axes for diagnostic purposes.