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/*

 * $Id: XUtil.hpp 568078 2007-08-21 11:43:25Z amassari $

 */

#if !defined(XUTIL_HPP)

#define XUTIL_HPP

#include <xercesc/dom/DOMElement.hpp>

#include <xercesc/dom/DOMDocument.hpp>

#include <xercesc/dom/DOMNamedNodeMap.hpp>

#include <xercesc/dom/DOMNode.hpp>

XERCES_CPP_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

class DOMNode;

class DOMElement;

/**

 * Some useful utility methods.

 */

class VALIDATORS_EXPORT XUtil

{

public:

    // Finds and returns the first child element node.

    static DOMElement* getFirstChildElement(const DOMNode* const parent);

    // Finds and returns the first child node with the given qualifiedname.

    static DOMElement* getFirstChildElementNS(const DOMNode* const parent

                                              , const XMLCh** const elemNames

                                              , const XMLCh* const uriStr

                                              , unsigned int       length);

    // Finds and returns the next sibling element node.

    static DOMElement* getNextSiblingElement(const DOMNode* const node);

    static DOMElement* getNextSiblingElementNS(const DOMNode* const node

                                               , const XMLCh** const elemNames

                                               , const XMLCh* const uriStr

                                               , unsigned int        length);

private:

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    //  Constructors and Destructor

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------

	// This class cannot be instantiated.

     XUtil() {};

	~XUtil() {};

};

XERCES_CPP_NAMESPACE_END

#endif