1 /*
2 * Copyright 2007 Edward Kuns
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
5 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
6 *
7 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
8 *
9 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
10 * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
11 * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
12 * the License.
13 *
14 * $Id: Attribute.java 0000 2007-01-11 00:00:00Z ekuns $
15 */
16 package org.castor.xmlctf.xmldiff.xml.nodes;
17
18
19 /**
20 * A class representing an Attribute XML node.
21 *
22 * @author <a href="mailto:edward.kuns@aspect.com">Edward Kuns</a>
23 * @version $Revision: 0000 $ $Date: 2007-01-11 00:00:00 -0600 (Thu, 11 Jan 2007) $
24 * @since Castor 1.1
25 */
26 public class Attribute extends XMLNode {
27
28 /** Serial Version UID. */
29 private static final long serialVersionUID = 2499101510478363466L;
30 /** Attribute value. */
31 private final String _value;
32
33 /**
34 * Creates a new Attribute.
35 *
36 * @param namespace the namespace URI for this node. (May be null.)
37 * @param localName the localname of this node. (Cannot be null.)
38 * @param value the String value of this attribute. (Cannot be null.)
39 */
40 public Attribute(String namespace, String localName, String value) {
41 super(namespace, localName, XMLNode.ATTRIBUTE);
42 if (localName == null || localName.length() == 0) {
43 throw new IllegalArgumentException(
44 "An Attribute localname must be non-null " + "and must have a non-zero length");
45 }
46 this._value = value;
47 } // -- Attribute
48
49 /**
50 * Returns the string value of this attribute.
51 *
52 * @return The string value of this attribute.
53 */
54 public String getStringValue() {
55 return _value;
56 }
57
58 }