Source (Java Platform SE 8 )

All Known Implementing Classes:

DOMSource, JAXBSource, SAXSource, StAXSource, StreamSource
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public interface Source
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An object that implements this interface contains the information needed to act as source input (XML source or transformation instructions).

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`String`	`getSystemId()` Get the system identifier that was set with setSystemId.
`void`	`setSystemId(String systemId)` Set the system identifier for this Source.

- Method Detail
  - setSystemId
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void setSystemId(String systemId)
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    Set the system identifier for this Source.
    The system identifier is optional if the source does not get its data from a URL, but it may still be useful to provide one. The application can use a system identifier, for example, to resolve relative URIs and to include in error messages and warnings.
    
    Parameters:
    
    systemId - The system identifier as a URL string.
  - getSystemId
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String getSystemId()
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    Get the system identifier that was set with setSystemId.
    
    Returns:
    
    The system identifier that was set with setSystemId, or null if setSystemId was not called.

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Interface Source

Method Summary

Method Detail

setSystemId

getSystemId