Test this QName for equality with another Object.

 

Test this QName for equality with another Object.

If the Object to be tested is not a QName or is null, then this method returns false.

Two QNames are considered equal if and only if both the Namespace URI and local part are equal. This method uses String.equals() to check equality of the Namespace URI and local part. The prefix is NOT used to determine equality.

This method satisfies the general contract of Object.equals(Object)

Returns: true if the given Object is equal to this QName else false
Parameters:
- objectToTest - the Object to test for equality with this QName

  Get the local part of this QName.

 

Get the local part of this QName.

Returns: local part of this QName

  Get the Namespace URI of this QName.

 

Get the Namespace URI of this QName.

Returns: Namespace URI of this QName

  Get the prefix of this QName.

 

Get the prefix of this QName.

The prefix assigned to a QName might NOT be valid in a different context. For example, a QName may be assigned a prefix in the context of parsing a document but that prefix may be invalid in the context of a different document.

Returns: prefix of this QName

  Generate the hash code for this QName.

 

Generate the hash code for this QName.

The hash code is calculated using both the Namespace URI and the local part of the QName. The prefix is NOT used to calculate the hash code.

This method satisfies the general contract of Object.hashCode().

Returns: hash code for this QName Object

  String representation of this QName.

 

String representation of this QName.

The commonly accepted way of representing a QName as a String was defined by James Clark. Although this is not a standard specification, it is in common use, e.g. Transformer.setParameter(String name, Object value). This implementation represents a QName as: "{" + Namespace URI + "}" + local part. If the Namespace URI .equals(XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI), only the local part is returned. An appropriate use of this method is for debugging or logging for human consumption.

Note the prefix value is NOT returned as part of the String representation.

This method satisfies the general contract of Object.toString().

Returns: String representation of this QName

  QName derived from parsing the formatted String.

 

QName derived from parsing the formatted String.

If the String is null or does not conform to QName.toString() formatting, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.

The String MUST be in the form returned by QName.toString().

The commonly accepted way of representing a QName as a String was defined by James Clark. Although this is not a standard specification, it is in common use, e.g. Transformer.setParameter(String name, Object value). This implementation parses a String formatted as: "{" + Namespace URI + "}" + local part. If the Namespace URI .equals(XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI), only the local part should be provided.

The prefix value CANNOT be represented in the String and will be set to XMLConstants.DEFAULT_NS_PREFIX.

This method does not do full validation of the resulting QName.

The Namespace URI is not validated as a URI reference. The local part is not validated as a NCName as specified in Namespaces in XML.

Returns: QName corresponding to the given String
Parameters:
- qNameAsString - String representation of the QName
Throws:
- IllegalArgumentException - When qNameAsString is null or malformed
See Also: QName.toString(),