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  41 
  42 package org.w3c.dom.traversal;
  43 
  44 import org.w3c.dom.Node;
  45 
  46 /**
  47  * Filters are objects that know how to "filter out" nodes. If a
  48  * <code>NodeIterator</code> or <code>TreeWalker</code> is given a
  49  * <code>NodeFilter</code>, it applies the filter before it returns the next
  50  * node. If the filter says to accept the node, the traversal logic returns
  51  * it; otherwise, traversal looks for the next node and pretends that the
  52  * node that was rejected was not there.
  53  * <p>The DOM does not provide any filters. <code>NodeFilter</code> is just an
  54  * interface that users can implement to provide their own filters.
  55  * <p><code>NodeFilters</code> do not need to know how to traverse from node
  56  * to node, nor do they need to know anything about the data structure that
  57  * is being traversed. This makes it very easy to write filters, since the
  58  * only thing they have to know how to do is evaluate a single node. One
  59  * filter may be used with a number of different kinds of traversals,
  60  * encouraging code reuse.
  61  * <p>See also the <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/REC-DOM-Level-2-Traversal-Range-20001113'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Traversal and Range Specification</a>.
  62  * @since 9, DOM Level 2
  63  */
  64 public interface NodeFilter {
  65     // Constants returned by acceptNode
  66     /**
  67      * Accept the node. Navigation methods defined for
  68      * <code>NodeIterator</code> or <code>TreeWalker</code> will return this
  69      * node.
  70      */
  71     public static final short FILTER_ACCEPT             = 1;
  72     /**
  73      * Reject the node. Navigation methods defined for
  74      * <code>NodeIterator</code> or <code>TreeWalker</code> will not return
  75      * this node. For <code>TreeWalker</code>, the children of this node
  76      * will also be rejected. <code>NodeIterators</code> treat this as a
  77      * synonym for <code>FILTER_SKIP</code>.
  78      */
  79     public static final short FILTER_REJECT             = 2;
  80     /**
  81      * Skip this single node. Navigation methods defined for
  82      * <code>NodeIterator</code> or <code>TreeWalker</code> will not return
  83      * this node. For both <code>NodeIterator</code> and
  84      * <code>TreeWalker</code>, the children of this node will still be
  85      * considered.
  86      */
  87     public static final short FILTER_SKIP               = 3;
  88 
  89     // Constants for whatToShow
  90     /**
  91      * Show all <code>Nodes</code>.
  92      */
  93     public static final int SHOW_ALL                  = 0xFFFFFFFF;
  94     /**
  95      * Show <code>Element</code> nodes.
  96      */
  97     public static final int SHOW_ELEMENT              = 0x00000001;
  98     /**
  99      * Show <code>Attr</code> nodes. This is meaningful only when creating an
 100      * <code>NodeIterator</code> or <code>TreeWalker</code> with an
 101      * attribute node as its <code>root</code>; in this case, it means that
 102      * the attribute node will appear in the first position of the iteration
 103      * or traversal. Since attributes are never children of other nodes,
 104      * they do not appear when traversing over the document tree.
 105      */
 106     public static final int SHOW_ATTRIBUTE            = 0x00000002;
 107     /**
 108      * Show <code>Text</code> nodes.
 109      */
 110     public static final int SHOW_TEXT                 = 0x00000004;
 111     /**
 112      * Show <code>CDATASection</code> nodes.
 113      */
 114     public static final int SHOW_CDATA_SECTION        = 0x00000008;
 115     /**
 116      * Show <code>EntityReference</code> nodes.
 117      */
 118     public static final int SHOW_ENTITY_REFERENCE     = 0x00000010;
 119     /**
 120      * Show <code>Entity</code> nodes. This is meaningful only when creating
 121      * an <code>NodeIterator</code> or <code>TreeWalker</code> with an
 122      * <code>Entity</code> node as its <code>root</code>; in this case, it
 123      * means that the <code>Entity</code> node will appear in the first
 124      * position of the traversal. Since entities are not part of the
 125      * document tree, they do not appear when traversing over the document
 126      * tree.
 127      */
 128     public static final int SHOW_ENTITY               = 0x00000020;
 129     /**
 130      * Show <code>ProcessingInstruction</code> nodes.
 131      */
 132     public static final int SHOW_PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION = 0x00000040;
 133     /**
 134      * Show <code>Comment</code> nodes.
 135      */
 136     public static final int SHOW_COMMENT              = 0x00000080;
 137     /**
 138      * Show <code>Document</code> nodes.
 139      */
 140     public static final int SHOW_DOCUMENT             = 0x00000100;
 141     /**
 142      * Show <code>DocumentType</code> nodes.
 143      */
 144     public static final int SHOW_DOCUMENT_TYPE        = 0x00000200;
 145     /**
 146      * Show <code>DocumentFragment</code> nodes.
 147      */
 148     public static final int SHOW_DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT    = 0x00000400;
 149     /**
 150      * Show <code>Notation</code> nodes. This is meaningful only when creating
 151      * an <code>NodeIterator</code> or <code>TreeWalker</code> with a
 152      * <code>Notation</code> node as its <code>root</code>; in this case, it
 153      * means that the <code>Notation</code> node will appear in the first
 154      * position of the traversal. Since notations are not part of the
 155      * document tree, they do not appear when traversing over the document
 156      * tree.
 157      */
 158     public static final int SHOW_NOTATION             = 0x00000800;
 159 
 160     /**
 161      * Test whether a specified node is visible in the logical view of a
 162      * <code>TreeWalker</code> or <code>NodeIterator</code>. This function
 163      * will be called by the implementation of <code>TreeWalker</code> and
 164      * <code>NodeIterator</code>; it is not normally called directly from
 165      * user code. (Though you could do so if you wanted to use the same
 166      * filter to guide your own application logic.)
 167      * @param n The node to check to see if it passes the filter or not.
 168      * @return A constant to determine whether the node is accepted,
 169      *   rejected, or skipped, as defined above.
 170      */
 171     public short acceptNode(Node n);
 172 
 173 }