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     1 /*
       
     2 * Copyright (c) 2002-2005 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). 
       
     3 * All rights reserved.
       
     4 * This component and the accompanying materials are made available
       
     5 * under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
       
     6 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available
       
     7 * at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
       
     8 *
       
     9 * Initial Contributors:
       
    10 * Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
       
    11 *
       
    12 * Contributors:
       
    13 *
       
    14 * Description:        The abstract interface of an XML element
       
    15 *
       
    16 */
       
    17 
       
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    24 
       
    25 #ifndef M_SEN_ELEMENT_H
       
    26 #define M_SEN_ELEMENT_H
       
    27 
       
    28 //  INCLUDES
       
    29 #include <e32base.h>
       
    30 #include <s32strm.h>
       
    31 #include <xml/attribute.h>
       
    32 
       
    33 // FORWARD DECLARATIONS
       
    34 class CSenElement;
       
    35 class CSenBaseAttribute;
       
    36 class CSenNamespace;
       
    37 
       
    38 using namespace Xml;
       
    39 
       
    40 // CLASS DECLARATION
       
    41 
       
    42 /**
       
    43 *  The abstract interface of an XML element
       
    44 *  @lib SenXML.dll
       
    45 *  @since Series60 3.0
       
    46 */
       
    47 class MSenElement
       
    48     {
       
    49     public: // New functions
       
    50 
       
    51         /**
       
    52         *   Getter for Element's local name.
       
    53         *  @return KNullDesC if not set
       
    54         */
       
    55         virtual const TDesC8& LocalName() const = 0;
       
    56 
       
    57         /**
       
    58         *   Getter for Element's namespace URI.
       
    59         *   @return Namespace URI or KNullDesC if not set.
       
    60         */
       
    61         virtual const TDesC8& NamespaceURI() const = 0;
       
    62 
       
    63         /**
       
    64         *   Setter for Element's namespace URI.
       
    65         *   @param aNsUri:  Namespace URI
       
    66         */
       
    67         virtual void SetNamespaceL(const TDesC8& aNsUri) = 0;
       
    68 
       
    69         /**
       
    70         *   Setter for Element's namespace URI.
       
    71         *   @param aNsPrefix:   Namespace prefix
       
    72         *   @param aNsUri:      Namespace URI
       
    73         */
       
    74         virtual void SetNamespaceL( const TDesC8& aNsPrefix,
       
    75                                     const TDesC8& aNsUri) = 0;
       
    76 
       
    77         /**
       
    78         *   Method for adding a namespace for the Element.
       
    79         *   @param aNsPrefix:   Namespace prefix
       
    80         *   @param aNsUri:      Namespace URI
       
    81         *   @return the added Namespace, or the equivalent pre-existing one.
       
    82         */
       
    83         virtual const CSenNamespace* AddNamespaceL( const TDesC8& aPrefix,
       
    84                                                     const TDesC8& aUri) = 0;
       
    85 
       
    86         /**
       
    87          * Adds a namespace declaration.
       
    88          * If this element (or its parent if parameter aCheckInParent is ETrue) 
       
    89          * already has a Namespace with the same prefix and URI the given
       
    90          * Namespace is not added.
       
    91          * @param aNewNamespace
       
    92          * @param aCheckInParent
       
    93          * @return the added Namespace, or the equivalent pre-existing one.
       
    94          */
       
    95         virtual const CSenNamespace* AddNamespaceL( CSenNamespace& aNewNamespace,
       
    96                                                     TBool aCheckInParent) = 0;
       
    97         /**
       
    98         *   Getter for Element's namespace.
       
    99         *   @return const pointer to the CSenNamespace object of this Element.
       
   100         *           NULL if not set.
       
   101         */
       
   102         virtual const CSenNamespace* Namespace() = 0;
       
   103 
       
   104         /**
       
   105          * Get namespace that is declared for the given prefix
       
   106          * @param aNsPrefix:    The prefix to be used in searching.
       
   107         * @return the found Namespace that is declared for the given prefix
       
   108         * within the scope of this Element or NULL if not found.
       
   109          */
       
   110         virtual const CSenNamespace* Namespace( const TDesC8& aNsPrefix) = 0;
       
   111 
       
   112         /**
       
   113          * Get namespace that is declared for the given prefix and namespace
       
   114          * URI within the scope of this Element. 
       
   115          *
       
   116          * @param aNsPrefix:    The prefix used to search
       
   117          * @param aUri:         The namespace URI used to search.
       
   118         * @return the found Namespace that is declared for the given prefix and namespace
       
   119         * URI within the scope of this Element or NULL if not found.
       
   120          */
       
   121         virtual const CSenNamespace* Namespace( const TDesC8& aNsPrefix,
       
   122                                                 const TDesC8& aUri) = 0;
       
   123 
       
   124         /**
       
   125          * Get namespace that is declared for the given prefix and namespace
       
   126          * URI within the scope of this Element. 
       
   127          *
       
   128          * @param aNsPrefix:        The prefix used to search
       
   129          * @param aCheckInParent:   The flag indicating whether to check parent's
       
   130          *                          namespaces too if not found in the current 
       
   131          *                          element. 
       
   132          *                          ETrue to check, EFalse for not to check.
       
   133         * @return the found Namespace that is declared for the given prefix and namespace
       
   134         * URI within the scope of this Element or NULL if not found
       
   135          */
       
   136         virtual const CSenNamespace* Namespace( const TDesC8& aNsPrefix,
       
   137                                                 const TBool aCheckInParent) = 0;
       
   138 
       
   139         /**
       
   140          *  Getter for namespace prefix of this element.
       
   141          *  @return namespace prefix or KNullDesC8 if not set.
       
   142          */
       
   143         virtual const TDesC8& NsPrefix() const = 0;
       
   144 
       
   145         /**
       
   146          *  Setter for namespace prefix of this element.
       
   147          *  @param aPrefix: new namespace prefix for the element.
       
   148          */
       
   149         virtual void SetPrefixL(const TDesC8& aPrefix) = 0;
       
   150         
       
   151         /**
       
   152          *  Method for checking if the element has any content within.
       
   153          *  @return ETrue if has content, EFalse if not.
       
   154          */
       
   155         virtual TBool HasContent() const = 0;
       
   156 
       
   157         /**
       
   158          *  Getter for the content of the element.
       
   159          *  @return the content or KNullDesC8 if empty.
       
   160          */
       
   161         virtual TPtrC8 Content() const = 0;
       
   162 
       
   163         /**
       
   164          *  Getter for the content of the element, unicode version.
       
   165          *  @return content as unicode. Ownership IS TRANSFERRED to the caller.
       
   166          */
       
   167         virtual HBufC* ContentUnicodeL() const = 0;
       
   168 
       
   169         /**
       
   170          *  Sets the content to the element. Old content is overwritten.
       
   171          *  @param  aContent:   The content to be set. Can be KNullDesC8.
       
   172          *  @return The content of the element or KNullDesC8 if no content was set.
       
   173          */
       
   174         virtual TPtrC8 SetContentL(const TDesC8& aContent) = 0;
       
   175 
       
   176         /**
       
   177          *  Gets the write stream for the content for easy appending.
       
   178          *  Writing 8-bit (UTF-8) string to the returned stream will be appended
       
   179          *  to the content.
       
   180          *  @return reference to the RWriteStream.
       
   181          */
       
   182         virtual RWriteStream& ContentWriteStreamL() = 0;
       
   183 
       
   184         /**
       
   185          * Checks if element matches to another element by its content and 
       
   186          * child elements. Element can contain more data than the given 
       
   187          * pattern.
       
   188          * @since Series60 3.0
       
   189          * @param aCandidate    The pattern to be matched. Must contain same or 
       
   190          *                      less data for match to come true.
       
   191          * @return ETrue if content and possible children match exactly 
       
   192          *          to given pattern. EFalse otherwise.
       
   193          */
       
   194         virtual TBool ConsistsOfL(MSenElement& aCandidate) = 0;
       
   195         
       
   196         /**
       
   197          *  Getting the child elements of this element.
       
   198          *  @return an array of child elements. This is an empty array if there
       
   199          *          are no children. Any modifications made on the returned array
       
   200          *          modify the element object.
       
   201          */
       
   202         virtual RPointerArray<CSenElement>& ElementsL() = 0;
       
   203 
       
   204         /**
       
   205          *  Gets a child element from a specified index.
       
   206          *  @param  aIndex: the index what to get
       
   207          *  @return child element from a current index. NULL if no child in given
       
   208          *          index is found
       
   209          */
       
   210         virtual CSenElement* Child(TInt aIndex) = 0;
       
   211 
       
   212         /**
       
   213          *  Gets the value of the given attribute.
       
   214          *  @param aName:   Name of the attribute in question.
       
   215          *  @return the value of the attribute, or NULL if not found. Ownership is
       
   216          *          NOT TRANSFERRED.
       
   217          */
       
   218         virtual const TDesC8* AttrValue(const TDesC8& aName) = 0;
       
   219 
       
   220         /**
       
   221          *  Adds an attribute. If attribute is already existing, 
       
   222          *  the value of the attribute will be replaced.
       
   223          * @param aName     Name of the attribute to be added.
       
   224          * @param aValue    Value of the attribute to be added.
       
   225          */
       
   226         virtual void AddAttrL(const TDesC8& aName, const TDesC8& aValue) = 0;
       
   227 
       
   228         /**
       
   229          *  Gets all the attributes of this element in an array.
       
   230          *  @return array of attributes. Array will be empty if element has 
       
   231          *          no attributes.
       
   232          */
       
   233         virtual RPointerArray<CSenBaseAttribute>& AttributesL() = 0;
       
   234 
       
   235         /**
       
   236          *  Gets all the namespaces of this element in an array.
       
   237          *  @return array of namespaces. Array will be empty if element has 
       
   238          *          no namespaces.
       
   239          */
       
   240         virtual RPointerArray<CSenNamespace>& NamespacesL() = 0;
       
   241 
       
   242         /**
       
   243          *  Gets the parent element of this element.
       
   244          *  @return the parent element or NULL if no parent set. 
       
   245          *          Ownership is NOT transferred to the caller.
       
   246          */
       
   247         virtual CSenElement* Parent() = 0;
       
   248 
       
   249         /**
       
   250          *  Sets the parent element to this element. Notice that the element is not
       
   251          *  automatically added as a child of the parent. Parent's 
       
   252          *  AddElementL() should be called instead.
       
   253          *  @param apParent:    The wanted parent. Can be NULL.
       
   254          *  @return the parent element
       
   255          */
       
   256         virtual CSenElement* SetParent(CSenElement* apParent) = 0;
       
   257 
       
   258         /**
       
   259          * Detach the element from its parent.
       
   260          * If the element, or one of its children, is dependent
       
   261          * on a namespace declared in the scope of the parent
       
   262          * copy those namespace declarations to this element.
       
   263          * @return this Element. Ownership is NOT transferred to the caller.
       
   264          *          Returns NULL if no parent was set, and nothing was detached.
       
   265          */
       
   266         virtual CSenElement* DetachL() = 0;
       
   267 
       
   268         /**
       
   269          *  Gets the root element. If no parent element, returns this element.
       
   270          *  @return the root of the tree. Ownership is not transferred.
       
   271          */
       
   272         virtual MSenElement& Root() = 0;
       
   273 
       
   274         /**
       
   275          *  Gets the child element with the specified local name.
       
   276          *  Assumes that namespace is the same as this parent element.
       
   277          *  @return the child element or NULL if the child with the specified 
       
   278          *          local name is not found. Ownership is NOT transferred.
       
   279          */
       
   280         virtual CSenElement* Element(const TDesC8& aLocalName) = 0;
       
   281 
       
   282         /**
       
   283          *  Gets the child element with the specified local name and namespace URI.
       
   284          *  @return the child element or NULL if the child with the specified 
       
   285          *          criterias is not found. Ownership is NOT transferred.
       
   286          */
       
   287         virtual CSenElement* Element(const TDesC8& aNsUri,
       
   288                                      const TDesC8& aLocalName) = 0;
       
   289 
       
   290         /**
       
   291          * Create a new element ready for adding or insertion.
       
   292          * If the given namespace prefix is not declared yet
       
   293          * the element will not be created and NULL will be returned.
       
   294          * @param aNsPrefix:    The namespace prefix
       
   295          * @param aLocalName:   The new elements localname
       
   296          * @return  the new Element just created, or NULL if given prefix was not
       
   297          *          declared yet. Ownership is transferred to the caller.
       
   298          * Leave codes: 
       
   299          *      KErrSenInvalidCharacters if aLocalName or aQName contain illegal 
       
   300          *      characters.     
       
   301          *      KErrSenZeroLengthDescriptor if aLocalName is zero length.
       
   302          */
       
   303         virtual CSenElement* CreateElementL(const TDesC8& aNsPrefix,
       
   304                                             const TDesC8& aLocalName) = 0;
       
   305 
       
   306         /**
       
   307          * Insert an Element into the list of children elements
       
   308          * so that the inserted Element is placed right before the aBeforeElement.
       
   309          * If aBeforeElement is not found, element will be appended to the last
       
   310          * position.
       
   311          * Function leaves if error occurs in inserting.
       
   312          * @param aInsertedElement: the element to be inserted. 
       
   313          *                          Ownership is transferred.
       
   314          * @param aBeforeElement:   the element which will be right next to the 
       
   315          *                          element just inserted.
       
   316          * @return the inserted Element
       
   317          */
       
   318         virtual CSenElement& InsertElementL(CSenElement& aInsertedElement,
       
   319                                             const CSenElement& aBeforeElement) = 0;
       
   320 
       
   321         /**
       
   322          * Adds an Element to the children elements. 
       
   323          * Sets this element to be the new parent of the given element.
       
   324          * @param aElement: the element to be added. Ownership is transferred.
       
   325          * @return the added Element
       
   326          */
       
   327         virtual CSenElement& AddElementL(CSenElement& aElement) = 0;
       
   328 
       
   329         /**
       
   330          * Constructs and adds a new element to the children elements. 
       
   331          * Sets this element to be the new parent of the given element.
       
   332          * @param aNsUri:       namespace URI of the new element
       
   333          * @param aLocalName:   local name of the new element
       
   334          * @return the added Element
       
   335          * Leave codes: 
       
   336          *      KErrSenInvalidCharacters if aLocalName contains illegal characters.     
       
   337          *      KErrSenZeroLengthDescriptor if aLocalName is zero length.
       
   338          */
       
   339         virtual CSenElement& AddElementL(const TDesC8& aNsUri,
       
   340                                          const TDesC8& aLocalName) = 0;
       
   341 
       
   342         /**
       
   343          * Constructs and adds a new element to the children elements. 
       
   344          * Sets this element to be the new parent of the given element.
       
   345          * @param aNsUri:       namespace URI of the new element
       
   346          * @param aLocalName:   local name of the new element
       
   347          * @param aQName:       qualified name of the new element
       
   348          * @return the added Element
       
   349          * Leave codes: 
       
   350          *      KErrSenInvalidCharacters if aLocalName or aQName contain illegal 
       
   351          *      characters.     
       
   352          *      KErrSenZeroLengthDescriptor if aLocalName or aQName is zero length.
       
   353          */
       
   354         virtual CSenElement& AddElementL(const TDesC8& aNsUri,
       
   355                                          const TDesC8& aLocalName,
       
   356                                          const TDesC8& aQName) = 0;
       
   357 
       
   358         /**
       
   359          * Constructs and adds a new element to the children elements. 
       
   360          * Sets this element to be the new parent of the given element.
       
   361          * Note: Element is created with no specific namespace, default namespace
       
   362          * of some of the upper level elements are in effect if there is such a 
       
   363          * namespace.
       
   364          * @param aLocalName:   local name of the new element
       
   365          * @return the added Element
       
   366          * Leave codes: 
       
   367          *      KErrSenInvalidCharacters if aLocalName contains illegal characters.     
       
   368          *      KErrSenZeroLengthDescriptor if aLocalName is zero length.
       
   369          */
       
   370         virtual CSenElement& AddElementL(const TDesC8& aLocalName) = 0;
       
   371 
       
   372         /**
       
   373          *  Remove an element from the childs.
       
   374          *  @param  aElement:   the element to be removed.
       
   375          *  @return The removed element. May be NULL if nothing was removed
       
   376          *          (if element was not found from the childs).
       
   377          *          The caller TAKES OWNERSHIP of the removed element.
       
   378          */
       
   379         virtual CSenElement* RemoveElement(CSenElement& aElement) = 0;
       
   380 
       
   381         /**
       
   382          *  Remove an element from the childs.
       
   383          *  @param  aNsUri:     the namespace URI of the element to be removed.
       
   384          *  @param  aLocalName: the local name of the element to be removed.
       
   385          *  @return The removed element. May be NULL if nothing was removed
       
   386          *          (if element was not found from the childs).
       
   387          *          The caller TAKES OWNERSHIP of the removed element.
       
   388          */
       
   389         virtual CSenElement* RemoveElement( const TDesC8& aNsUri,
       
   390                                             const TDesC8& aLocalName) = 0;
       
   391 
       
   392         /**
       
   393          *  Remove an element from the childs.
       
   394          *  @param  aLocalName: the local name of the element to be removed.
       
   395          *  @return The removed element. May be NULL if nothing was removed
       
   396          *          (if element was not found from the childs).
       
   397          *          The caller TAKES OWNERSHIP of the removed element.
       
   398          */
       
   399         virtual CSenElement* RemoveElement(const TDesC8& aLocalName) = 0;
       
   400 
       
   401         /**
       
   402          *  Replaces an element from the childs with another element. 
       
   403          *  Element's local name and namespace URI will be used to match the
       
   404          *  element to be replaced. If matching element is not found, will
       
   405          *  normally add the given element to the childs.
       
   406          *  
       
   407          *  @param  aElement:   the element to be added. Ownership is transferred.
       
   408          *  @return The old element. May be NULL if nothing was replaced
       
   409          *          (if element was not found from the childs).
       
   410          *          The caller TAKES OWNERSHIP of the old element.
       
   411          */
       
   412         virtual CSenElement* ReplaceElementL(CSenElement& aElement) = 0;
       
   413 
       
   414         /**
       
   415          *  Gets element as an UTF-8 form XML.
       
   416          *  @return element as XML (in UTF-8 format). Caller takes ownership.
       
   417          */
       
   418         virtual HBufC8* AsXmlL() = 0;
       
   419 
       
   420         /**
       
   421         * Gets the element as XML fragment in Unicode UCS2 format.
       
   422         * @since Series60 3.0
       
   423         * @return the service description as XML, which ownership is
       
   424         *         transferred to the caller.
       
   425         */
       
   426         virtual HBufC* AsXmlUnicodeL() = 0;
       
   427 
       
   428         /**
       
   429         * Writes this element as XML, in UTF-8 form to a stream
       
   430         * @since Series60 3.0
       
   431         * @param aWriteStream   to write into.
       
   432         */
       
   433         virtual void WriteAsXMLToL(RWriteStream& aWriteStream) = 0;
       
   434 
       
   435         /**
       
   436          *  Element writes its namespaces to a write stream using UTF-8 charset 
       
   437          *  encoding.
       
   438          *
       
   439          *  @param aWriteStream:    The stream to write to.
       
   440          */
       
   441         virtual void WriteNamespacesToL(RWriteStream& aWriteStream) = 0;
       
   442 
       
   443         /**
       
   444          *  Gets the current element as XML element. Mostly used to get the
       
   445          *  classes which implement this interface as an instance of this 
       
   446          *  interface.
       
   447          *  @return the current object as element. Ownership is NOT transferred.
       
   448          */
       
   449         virtual MSenElement* AsElement() = 0;
       
   450 
       
   451         /**
       
   452          *  Copies content from given element to this element appending to the 
       
   453          *  existing content if there is any.
       
   454          *  @param aSource: The source element.
       
   455          */
       
   456         virtual void CopyFromL(CSenElement& aSource) = 0;
       
   457 
       
   458         /**
       
   459          * (Re-) Set the name and namespace of this Element. The element will be
       
   460          * given the localName in the the given namespace. A prefix will be
       
   461          * computed from the qualified name.
       
   462          *
       
   463          * This method should be used with care and is mainly intended for
       
   464          * protected use in implementations.
       
   465          *
       
   466          * @param aNamespaceURI:    The new namespace URI.
       
   467          * @param aLocalName:       The new local name.
       
   468          * @param aQName:           The new qualified name.
       
   469          */
       
   470         virtual void Set(const TDesC8& aNamespaceURI,
       
   471                          const TDesC8& aLocalName,
       
   472                          const TDesC8& aQName) = 0;
       
   473 
       
   474         /**
       
   475          *  Adds new attributes to the element.
       
   476          *  @param  aAttrs: the array of attributes.
       
   477          */
       
   478         virtual void AddAttributesL(const RAttributeArray& aAttrs) = 0;
       
   479 
       
   480 };
       
   481 
       
   482 #endif // M_SEN_ELEMENT_H
       
   483 
       
   484 // End of File
       
   485 
       
   486