Java public class TagElement extends java.lang.Object implements Element

Represents an HTML tag element (<

,

, etc.). Each tag has an id (ids start at 1). By default the start tag will have an id (e.g., <

) when the HTML for the tag is generated. This can be disabled by using enableId.

Author:

UMCP

Constructor Summary

Constructor and Description

TagElement(java.lang.String tagName, boolean endTag, Element content, java.lang.String attributes)

Initializes a tag element.

Method Summary

All MethodsStatic MethodsInstance MethodsConcrete Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	enableId(boolean choice) Allow us to enable or disable the generation of ids for tags.
java.lang.String	genHTML(int indentation) Returns a string that represents the HTML associated with the element.
java.lang.String	getEndTag()
int	getId()
java.lang.String	getStartTag() Returns the start tag.
java.lang.String	getStringId()
static void	resetIds() Allow us to start assigning ids at 1 again.
void	setAttributes(java.lang.String attributes) Updates attributes field.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString,

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Constructor Detail

TagElement

public TagElement(java.lang.String tagName, boolean endTag, Element content, java.lang.String attributes)

Initializes a tag element. We can have tag elements with only a start tag. Each time a new tag element is created it is assigned a unique id (starting at 1).

Parameters:

tagName -

endTag -

content -

attributes -

Method Detail

getId

public int getId()

Returns:

unique id

getStringId

public java.lang.String getStringId()

Returns:

tagname followed by the unique id

getStartTag

public java.lang.String getStartTag()

Returns the start tag. It will not include the id if inclusion has been disabled.

Returns:

string representing the start tag including attributes (if any).

getEndTag

public java.lang.String getEndTag()

Returns:

end tag or empty string (for tags with only start tag).

setAttributes

public void setAttributes(java.lang.String attributes)

Updates attributes field.

Parameters:

attributes -

resetIds

public static void resetIds()

Allow us to start assigning ids at 1 again.

enableId

public static void enableId(boolean choice)

Allow us to enable or disable the generation of ids for tags.

Parameters:

choice -

genHTML

public java.lang.String genHTML(int indentation)

{

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns a string that represents the HTML associated with the element. The string is indented based on the parameter value.

Specified by:

genHTML in interface Element

Returns:

HTML associated with the element.

}