All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, NamespaceAware, Parent
```
public class Document
extends Object
implements Parent
```
An XML document. Methods allow access to the root element as well as the DocType and other document-level information.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected String baseURI
See http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-DOM-Level-3-Core-20030226/core.html#baseURIs-Considerations

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Document()`	Creates a new empty document.
`Document(List<? extends Content> content)`	This will create a new `Document`, with the supplied list of content, and a `DocType` declaration only if the content contains a DocType instance.
`Document(Element rootElement)`	This will create a new `Document`, with the supplied `Element` as the root element, and no `DocType` declaration.
`Document(Element rootElement, DocType docType)`	This will create a new `Document`, with the supplied `Element` as the root element and the supplied `DocType` declaration.
`Document(Element rootElement, DocType docType, String baseURI)`	This will create a new `Document`, with the supplied `Element` as the root element, the supplied `DocType` declaration, and the specified base URI.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Document`	`addContent(int index, Collection<? extends Content> c)`	Inserts the content in a collection into the content list at the given index.
`Document`	`addContent(int index, Content child)`	Inserts the child into the content list at the given index.
`Document`	`addContent(Collection<? extends Content> c)`	Appends all children in the given collection to the end of the content list.
`Document`	`addContent(Content child)`	Appends the child to the end of the content list.
`void`	`canContainContent(Content child, int index, boolean replace)`	Test whether this Parent instance can contain the specified content at the specified position.
`Document`	`clone()`	This will return a deep clone of this `Document`.
`List<Content>`	`cloneContent()`	Returns a list containing detached clones of this parent's content list.
`Element`	`detachRootElement()`	Detach the root `Element` from this document.
`boolean`	`equals(Object ob)`	This tests for equality of this `Document` to the supplied `Object`.
`String`	`getBaseURI()`	Returns the URI from which this document was loaded, or null if this is not known.
`List<Content>`	`getContent()`	This will return all content for the `Document`.
`Content`	`getContent(int index)`	Returns the child at the given index.
`<F extends Content> List<F>`	`getContent(Filter<F> filter)`	Return a filtered view of this `Document`'s content.
`int`	`getContentSize()`	Returns the number of children in this parent's content list.
`IteratorIterable<Content>`	`getDescendants()`	Returns an iterator that walks over all descendants in document order.
`<F extends Content> IteratorIterable<F>`	`getDescendants(Filter<F> filter)`	Returns an iterator that walks over all descendants in document order applying the Filter to return only elements that match the filter rule.
`DocType`	`getDocType()`	This will return the `DocType` declaration for this `Document`, or `null` if none exists.
`Document`	`getDocument()`	Always returns this Document Instance
`List<Namespace>`	`getNamespacesInherited()`	Obtain a list of all namespaces that are in scope for this content, but were not introduced by this content.
`List<Namespace>`	`getNamespacesInScope()`	Get the Namespaces that are in-scope on this Document.
`List<Namespace>`	`getNamespacesIntroduced()`	Obtain a list of all namespaces that are introduced to the XML tree by this node.
`Parent`	`getParent()`	Always returns null, Document cannot have a parent.
`Object`	`getProperty(String id)`	Returns the object associated with this document under the given "id" string, or null if there is no binding or if the binding explicitly stored a null value.
`Element`	`getRootElement()`	This will return the root `Element` for this `Document`
`int`	`hashCode()`	This returns the hash code for this `Document`.
`boolean`	`hasRootElement()`	This will return `true` if this document has a root element, `false` otherwise.
`int`	`indexOf(Content child)`	Returns the index of the supplied child in the content list, or -1 if not a child of this parent.
`List<Content>`	`removeContent()`	Removes all child content from this parent.
`Content`	`removeContent(int index)`	Removes and returns the child at the given index, or returns null if there's no such child.
`boolean`	`removeContent(Content child)`	Removes a single child node from the content list.
`<F extends Content> List<F>`	`removeContent(Filter<F> filter)`	Remove all child content from this parent matching the supplied filter.
`void`	`setBaseURI(String uri)`	Sets the effective URI from which this document was loaded, and against which relative URLs in this document will be resolved.
`Document`	`setContent(int index, Collection<? extends Content> collection)`	Replace the child at the given index whith the supplied collection.
`Document`	`setContent(int index, Content child)`	Replace the current child the given index with the supplied child.
`Document`	`setContent(Collection<? extends Content> newContent)`	This sets the content of the `Document`.
`Document`	`setContent(Content child)`	Set this document's content to be the supplied child.
`Document`	`setDocType(DocType docType)`	This will set the `DocType` declaration for this `Document`.
`void`	`setProperty(String id, Object value)`	Assigns an arbitrary object to be associated with this document under the given "id" string.
`Document`	`setRootElement(Element rootElement)`	This sets the root `Element` for the `Document`.
`String`	`toString()`	This returns a `String` representation of the `Document`, suitable for debugging.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - baseURI
```
protected String baseURI
```
    See http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-DOM-Level-3-Core-20030226/core.html#baseURIs-Considerations
- Constructor Detail
  - Document
```
public Document()
```
    Creates a new empty document. A document must have a root element, so this document will not be well-formed and accessor methods will throw an IllegalStateException if this document is accessed before a root element is added. This method is most useful for build tools.
  - Document
```
public Document(Element rootElement,
                DocType docType,
                String baseURI)
```
    This will create a new Document, with the supplied Element as the root element, the supplied DocType declaration, and the specified base URI.
    
    Parameters:
    
    rootElement - Element for document root.
    
    docType - DocType declaration.
    
    baseURI - the URI from which this doucment was loaded.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAddException - if the given docType object is already attached to a document or the given rootElement already has a parent
  - Document
```
public Document(Element rootElement,
                DocType docType)
```
    This will create a new Document, with the supplied Element as the root element and the supplied DocType declaration.
    
    Parameters:
    
    rootElement - Element for document root.
    
    docType - DocType declaration.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAddException - if the given DocType object is already attached to a document or the given rootElement already has a parent
  - Document
```
public Document(Element rootElement)
```
    This will create a new Document, with the supplied Element as the root element, and no DocType declaration.
    
    Parameters:
    
    rootElement - Element for document root
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAddException - if the given rootElement already has a parent.
  - Document
```
public Document(List<? extends Content> content)
```
    This will create a new Document, with the supplied list of content, and a DocType declaration only if the content contains a DocType instance. A null list is treated the same as the no-arg constructor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    content - List of starter content
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAddException - if the List contains more than one Element or objects of illegal types.
- Method Detail
  - getContentSize
```
public int getContentSize()
```
    Description copied from interface: Parent
    
    Returns the number of children in this parent's content list. Children may be any Content type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getContentSize in interface Parent
    
    Returns:
    
    number of children
  - indexOf
```
public int indexOf(Content child)
```
    Description copied from interface: Parent
    
    Returns the index of the supplied child in the content list, or -1 if not a child of this parent.
    
    Specified by:
    
    indexOf in interface Parent
    
    Parameters:
    
    child - child to search for
    
    Returns:
    
    index of child, or -1 if not found
  - hasRootElement
```
public boolean hasRootElement()
```
    This will return true if this document has a root element, false otherwise.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this document has a root element, false otherwise.
  - getRootElement
```
public Element getRootElement()
```
    This will return the root Element for this Document
    
    Returns:
    
    Element - the document's root element
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if the root element hasn't been set
  - setRootElement
```
public Document setRootElement(Element rootElement)
```
    This sets the root Element for the Document. If the document already has a root element, it is replaced.
    
    Parameters:
    
    rootElement - Element to be new root.
    
    Returns:
    
    Document - modified Document.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAddException - if the given rootElement already has a parent.
  - detachRootElement
```
public Element detachRootElement()
```
    Detach the root Element from this document.
    
    Returns:
    
    removed root Element
  - getDocType
```
public DocType getDocType()
```
    This will return the DocType declaration for this Document, or null if none exists.
    
    Returns:
    
    DocType - the DOCTYPE declaration.
  - setDocType
```
public Document setDocType(DocType docType)
```
    This will set the DocType declaration for this Document. Note that a DocType can only be attached to one Document. Attempting to set the DocType to a DocType object that already belongs to a Document will result in an IllegalAddException being thrown.
    
    Parameters:
    
    docType - DocType declaration.
    
    Returns:
    
    object on which the method was invoked
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAddException - if the given docType is already attached to a Document.
  - addContent
```
public Document addContent(Content child)
```
    Appends the child to the end of the content list.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addContent in interface Parent
    
    Parameters:
    
    child - child to append to end of content list
    
    Returns:
    
    the document on which the method was called
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAddException - if the given child already has a parent.
  - addContent
```
public Document addContent(Collection<? extends Content> c)
```
    Appends all children in the given collection to the end of the content list. In event of an exception during add the original content will be unchanged and the objects in the supplied collection will be unaltered.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addContent in interface Parent
    
    Parameters:
    
    c - collection to append
    
    Returns:
    
    the document on which the method was called
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAddException - if any item in the collection already has a parent or is of an illegal type.
  - addContent
```
public Document addContent(int index,
                           Content child)
```
    Inserts the child into the content list at the given index.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addContent in interface Parent
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - location for adding the collection
    
    child - child to insert
    
    Returns:
    
    the parent on which the method was called
    
    Throws:
    
    IndexOutOfBoundsException - if index is negative or beyond the current number of children
    
    IllegalAddException - if the given child already has a parent.
  - addContent
```
public Document addContent(int index,
                           Collection<? extends Content> c)
```
    Inserts the content in a collection into the content list at the given index. In event of an exception the original content will be unchanged and the objects in the supplied collection will be unaltered.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addContent in interface Parent
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - location for adding the collection
    
    c - collection to insert
    
    Returns:
    
    the parent on which the method was called
    
    Throws:
    
    IndexOutOfBoundsException - if index is negative or beyond the current number of children
    
    IllegalAddException - if any item in the collection already has a parent or is of an illegal type.
  - cloneContent
```
public List<Content> cloneContent()
```
    Description copied from interface: Parent
    
    Returns a list containing detached clones of this parent's content list.
    
    Specified by:
    
    cloneContent in interface Parent
    
    Returns:
    
    list of cloned child content
  - getContent
```
public Content getContent(int index)
```
    Description copied from interface: Parent
    
    Returns the child at the given index.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getContent in interface Parent
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - location of desired child
    
    Returns:
    
    child at the given index
  - getContent
```
public List<Content> getContent()
```
    This will return all content for the Document. The returned list is "live" in document order and changes to it affect the document's actual content.
    Sequential traversal through the List is best done with a Iterator since the underlying implement of List.size() may require walking the entire list.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getContent in interface Parent
    
    Returns:
    
    List - all Document content
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if the root element hasn't been set
  - getContent
```
public <F extends Content> List<F> getContent(Filter<F> filter)
```
    Return a filtered view of this Document's content.
    Sequential traversal through the List is best done with a Iterator since the underlying implement of List.size() may require walking the entire list.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getContent in interface Parent
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    F - The Generic type of the returned content (the Filter's type)
    
    Parameters:
    
    filter - Filter to apply Note that the Filters class has a number of predefined, useful filters.
    
    Returns:
    
    List - filtered Document content
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if the root element hasn't been set
  - removeContent
```
public List<Content> removeContent()
```
    Removes all child content from this parent.
    
    Specified by:
    
    removeContent in interface Parent
    
    Returns:
    
    list of the old children detached from this parent
  - removeContent
```
public <F extends Content> List<F> removeContent(Filter<F> filter)
```
    Remove all child content from this parent matching the supplied filter.
    
    Specified by:
    
    removeContent in interface Parent
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    F - The Generic type of the content to remove.
    
    Parameters:
    
    filter - filter to select which content to remove Note that the Filters class has a number of predefined, useful filters.
    
    Returns:
    
    list of the old children detached from this parent
  - setContent
```
public Document setContent(Collection<? extends Content> newContent)
```
    This sets the content of the Document. The supplied List should contain only objects of type Element, Comment, and ProcessingInstruction.
    When all objects in the supplied List are legal and before the new content is added, all objects in the old content will have their parentage set to null (no parent) and the old content list will be cleared. This has the effect that any active list (previously obtained with a call to getContent(int)) will also change to reflect the new content. In addition, all objects in the supplied List will have their parentage set to this document, but the List itself will not be "live" and further removals and additions will have no effect on this document content. If the user wants to continue working with a "live" list, then a call to setContent should be followed by a call to getContent(int) to obtain a "live" version of the content.
    
    Passing a null or empty List clears the existing content.
    
    In event of an exception the original content will be unchanged and the objects in the supplied content will be unaltered.
    
    Parameters:
    
    newContent - List of content to set
    
    Returns:
    
    this document modified
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAddException - if the List contains objects of illegal types or with existing parentage.
  - setBaseURI
```
public final void setBaseURI(String uri)
```
    Sets the effective URI from which this document was loaded, and against which relative URLs in this document will be resolved.
    
    Parameters:
    
    uri - the base URI of this document
  - getBaseURI
```
public final String getBaseURI()
```
    Returns the URI from which this document was loaded, or null if this is not known.
    
    Returns:
    
    the base URI of this document
  - setContent
```
public Document setContent(int index,
                           Content child)
```
    Replace the current child the given index with the supplied child.
    In event of an exception the original content will be unchanged and the supplied child will be unaltered.
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - - index of child to replace.
    
    child - - child to add.
    
    Returns:
    
    this document instance
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAddException - if the supplied child is already attached or not legal content for this parent.
    
    IndexOutOfBoundsException - if index is negative or greater than the current number of children.
  - setContent
```
public Document setContent(int index,
                           Collection<? extends Content> collection)
```
    Replace the child at the given index whith the supplied collection.
    In event of an exception the original content will be unchanged and the content in the supplied collection will be unaltered.
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - - index of child to replace.
    
    collection - - collection of content to add.
    
    Returns:
    
    object on which the method was invoked
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAddException - if the collection contains objects of illegal types.
    
    IndexOutOfBoundsException - if index is negative or greater than the current number of children.
  - removeContent
```
public boolean removeContent(Content child)
```
    Description copied from interface: Parent
    
    Removes a single child node from the content list.
    
    Specified by:
    
    removeContent in interface Parent
    
    Parameters:
    
    child - child to remove
    
    Returns:
    
    whether the removal occurred
  - removeContent
```
public Content removeContent(int index)
```
    Description copied from interface: Parent
    
    Removes and returns the child at the given index, or returns null if there's no such child.
    
    Specified by:
    
    removeContent in interface Parent
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - index of child to remove
    
    Returns:
    
    detached child at given index or null if no
  - setContent
```
public Document setContent(Content child)
```
    Set this document's content to be the supplied child.
    If the supplied child is legal content for a Document and before it is added, all content in the current content list will be cleared and all current children will have their parentage set to null.
    This has the effect that any active list (previously obtained with a call to one of the getContent(int) methods will also change to reflect the new content. In addition, all content in the supplied collection will have their parentage set to this Document. If the user wants to continue working with a "live" list of this Document's child, then a call to setContent should be followed by a call to one of the getContent(int) methods to obtain a "live" version of the children.
    Passing a null child clears the existing content.
    In event of an exception the original content will be unchanged and the supplied child will be unaltered.
    
    Parameters:
    
    child - new content to replace existing content
    
    Returns:
    
    the parent on which the method was called
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalAddException - if the supplied child is already attached or not legal content for this parent
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    This returns a String representation of the Document, suitable for debugging. If the XML representation of the Document is desired, XMLOutputter2.outputString(Document) should be used.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    String - information about the Document
  - equals
```
public final boolean equals(Object ob)
```
    This tests for equality of this Document to the supplied Object.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    ob - Object to compare to
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean whether the Document is equal to the supplied Object
  - hashCode
```
public final int hashCode()
```
    This returns the hash code for this Document.
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    int hash code
  - clone
```
public Document clone()
```
    This will return a deep clone of this Document.
    
    Specified by:
    
    clone in interface Parent
    
    Returns:
    
    Object clone of this Document
  - getDescendants
```
public IteratorIterable<Content> getDescendants()
```
    Returns an iterator that walks over all descendants in document order.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDescendants in interface Parent
    
    Returns:
    
    an iterator to walk descendants
  - getDescendants
```
public <F extends Content> IteratorIterable<F> getDescendants(Filter<F> filter)
```
    Returns an iterator that walks over all descendants in document order applying the Filter to return only elements that match the filter rule. With filters you can match only Elements, only Comments, Elements or Comments, only Elements with a given name and/or prefix, and so on.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDescendants in interface Parent
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    F - The generic type of the returned descendant data
    
    Parameters:
    
    filter - filter to select which descendants to see Note that the Filters class has a number of predefined, useful filters.
    
    Returns:
    
    an iterator to walk descendants within a filter
  - getParent
```
public Parent getParent()
```
    Always returns null, Document cannot have a parent.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getParent in interface Parent
    
    Returns:
    
    null
  - getDocument
```
public Document getDocument()
```
    Always returns this Document Instance
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDocument in interface Parent
    
    Returns:
    
    'this' because this Document is it's own Document
  - setProperty
```
public void setProperty(String id,
                        Object value)
```
    Assigns an arbitrary object to be associated with this document under the given "id" string. Null values are permitted. 'id' Strings beginning with "http://www.jdom.org/ are reserved for JDOM use. Properties set with this method will not be serialized with the rest of this Document, should serialization need to be done.
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - the id of the stored Object
    
    value - the Object to store
  - getProperty
```
public Object getProperty(String id)
```
    Returns the object associated with this document under the given "id" string, or null if there is no binding or if the binding explicitly stored a null value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - the id of the stored Object to return
    
    Returns:
    
    the Object associated with the given id
  - canContainContent
```
public void canContainContent(Content child,
                              int index,
                              boolean replace)
```
    Description copied from interface: Parent
    
    Test whether this Parent instance can contain the specified content at the specified position.
    
    Specified by:
    
    canContainContent in interface Parent
    
    Parameters:
    
    child - The content to be checked
    
    index - The location where the content would be put.
    
    replace - true if the intention is to replace the content already at the index.
  - getNamespacesInScope
```
public List<Namespace> getNamespacesInScope()
```
    Get the Namespaces that are in-scope on this Document.
    Document always has exactly two Namespaces in-scope: Namespace.NO_NAMESPACE and Namespace.XML_NAMESPACE.
    These namespaces are always introduced by the Document, and thus they are both returned by getNamespacesIntroduced(), and additionally getNamespacesInherited() will always be empty.
    Description copied from NamespaceAware.getNamespacesInScope():
    Obtain a list of all namespaces that are in scope for the current content.
    The contents of this list will always be the combination of getNamespacesIntroduced() and getNamespacesInherited().
    See NamespaceAware documentation for details on what the order of the Namespaces will be in the returned list.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNamespacesInScope in interface NamespaceAware
    
    Returns:
    
    a read-only list of Namespaces.
  - getNamespacesIntroduced
```
public List<Namespace> getNamespacesIntroduced()
```
    Description copied from interface: NamespaceAware
    
    Obtain a list of all namespaces that are introduced to the XML tree by this node. Only Elements and Attributes can introduce namespaces, so all other Content types will return an empty list.
    The contents of this list will always be a subset (but in the same order) of getNamespacesInScope(), and will never intersect getNamspacesInherited()
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNamespacesIntroduced in interface NamespaceAware
    
    Returns:
    
    a read-only list of Namespaces.
  - getNamespacesInherited
```
public List<Namespace> getNamespacesInherited()
```
    Description copied from interface: NamespaceAware
    
    Obtain a list of all namespaces that are in scope for this content, but were not introduced by this content.
    The contents of this list will always be a subset (but in the same order) of getNamespacesInScope(), and will never intersect getNamspacesIntroduced()
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNamespacesInherited in interface NamespaceAware
    
    Returns:
    
    a read-only list of Namespaces.

Class Document

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

baseURI

Constructor Detail

Document

Document

Document

Document

Document

Method Detail

getContentSize

indexOf

hasRootElement

getRootElement

setRootElement

detachRootElement

getDocType

setDocType

addContent

addContent

addContent

addContent

cloneContent

getContent

getContent

getContent

removeContent

removeContent

setContent

setBaseURI

getBaseURI

setContent

setContent

removeContent

removeContent

setContent

toString

equals

hashCode

clone

getDescendants

getDescendants

getParent

getDocument

setProperty

getProperty

canContainContent

getNamespacesInScope

getNamespacesIntroduced

getNamespacesInherited