com.icl.saxon.output

## Class CDATAFilter

- java.lang.Object
- - com.icl.saxon.output.Emitter
  - - com.icl.saxon.output.ProxyEmitter
    - - com.icl.saxon.output.CDATAFilter

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    javax.xml.transform.Result

      public class CDATAFilter
      extends ProxyEmitter

  CDATAFilter: This ProxyEmitter converts character data to CDATA sections, if the character data belongs to one of a set of element types to be handled this way.

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class com.icl.saxon.output.ProxyEmitter

      `baseEmitter, outputProperties`

    - ### Fields inherited from class com.icl.saxon.output.Emitter

      `locator, namePool, outputStream, systemId, writer`

    - ### Fields inherited from interface javax.xml.transform.Result

      `PI_DISABLE_OUTPUT_ESCAPING, PI_ENABLE_OUTPUT_ESCAPING`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `CDATAFilter()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `characters(char[] chars, int start, int len)` Output character data
    `void` | `comment(char[] chars, int start, int len)` Output a comment
    `void` | `endElement(int nameCode)` Output element end tag
    `void` | `flush(java.lang.StringBuffer buffer)` Flush the buffer containing accumulated character data, generating it as CDATA where appropriate
    `void` | `ignorableWhitespace(char[] chars, int start, int len)` Output ignorable white space
    `boolean` | `isCDATA(int fingerprint)` See if a particular element is a CDATA element
    `void` | `processingInstruction(java.lang.String target, java.lang.String data)` Output a processing instruction
    `void` | `setEscaping(boolean escaping)` Set escaping on or off
    `void` | `setOutputProperties(java.util.Properties details)` Set output properties
    `void` | `startElement(int nameCode, org.xml.sax.Attributes atts, int[] namespaces, int nscount)` Output element start tag

    - ### Methods inherited from class com.icl.saxon.output.ProxyEmitter

      `endDocument, setDocumentLocator, setNamePool, setUnderlyingEmitter, setUnparsedEntity, setWriter, startDocument`

    - ### Methods inherited from class com.icl.saxon.output.Emitter

      `getNamePool, getOutputProperties, getOutputStream, getSystemId, getWriter, makeEmitter, setOutputStream, setSystemId, usesWriter`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### CDATAFilter

          public CDATAFilter()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### startElement

          public void startElement(int nameCode,
                          org.xml.sax.Attributes atts,
                          int[] namespaces,
                          int nscount)
                            throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException

      Output element start tag
      Overrides:
        `startElement` in class `ProxyEmitter`
        `namespaces` - Array of namespace codes identifying the namespace prefix/uri pairs associated with this element
        `nscount` - Number of significant entries within namespaces array
      Throws:
        `javax.xml.transform.TransformerException`

    - #### endElement

          public void endElement(int nameCode)
                          throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException

      Output element end tag
      Overrides:
        `endElement` in class `ProxyEmitter`
      Throws:
        `javax.xml.transform.TransformerException`

    - #### processingInstruction

          public void processingInstruction(java.lang.String target,
                                   java.lang.String data)
                                     throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException

      Output a processing instruction
      Overrides:
        `processingInstruction` in class `ProxyEmitter`
      Throws:
        `javax.xml.transform.TransformerException`

    - #### characters

          public void characters(char[] chars,
                        int start,
                        int len)
                          throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException

      Output character data
      Overrides:
        `characters` in class `ProxyEmitter`
      Throws:
        `javax.xml.transform.TransformerException`

    - #### ignorableWhitespace

          public void ignorableWhitespace(char[] chars,
                                 int start,
                                 int len)
                                   throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException

      Output ignorable white space
      Throws:
        `javax.xml.transform.TransformerException`

    - #### comment

          public void comment(char[] chars,
                     int start,
                     int len)
                       throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException

      Output a comment
      Overrides:
        `comment` in class `ProxyEmitter`
      Throws:
        `javax.xml.transform.TransformerException`

    - #### setEscaping

          public void setEscaping(boolean escaping)
                           throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException

      Set escaping on or off
      Overrides:
        `setEscaping` in class `ProxyEmitter`
      Throws:
        `javax.xml.transform.TransformerException`

    - #### flush

          public void flush(java.lang.StringBuffer buffer)
                     throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException

      Flush the buffer containing accumulated character data, generating it as CDATA where appropriate
      Throws:
        `javax.xml.transform.TransformerException`

    - #### setOutputProperties

          public void setOutputProperties(java.util.Properties details)

      Set output properties
      Overrides:
        `setOutputProperties` in class `ProxyEmitter`

    - #### isCDATA

          public boolean isCDATA(int fingerprint)

      See if a particular element is a CDATA element