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Class de.tudarmstadt.ito.schemas.dtd.Particle 

java.lang.Object
   |
   +----de.tudarmstadt.ito.schemas.dtd.Particle
public class Particle
extends Object
Class representing a content particle in a content model. This is the base class for Group and Reference.

Variable Index

o isRepeatable
Whether the particle may be repeated.
o isRequired
Whether the particle is required.
o PARTICLE_CHOICE
Content particle is a choice group (Group).
o PARTICLE_ELEMENTTYPEREF
Content particle is a reference to an element type (Reference).
o PARTICLE_SEQUENCE
Content particle is a sequence group (Group).
o PARTICLE_UNKNOWN
Content particle type unknown.
o type
Content particle type.

Constructor Index

o Particle()
Construct a new Particle.

Variables

o PARTICLE_UNKNOWN 
 public static final int PARTICLE_UNKNOWN
Content particle type unknown.

o PARTICLE_ELEMENTTYPEREF 
 public static final int PARTICLE_ELEMENTTYPEREF
Content particle is a reference to an element type (Reference).

o PARTICLE_CHOICE 
 public static final int PARTICLE_CHOICE
Content particle is a choice group (Group).

o PARTICLE_SEQUENCE 
 public static final int PARTICLE_SEQUENCE
Content particle is a sequence group (Group).

o type 
 public int type
Content particle type.

o isRequired 
 public boolean isRequired
Whether the particle is required. By default, this is true. The following table shows how isRequired and isRepeatable map to the *, +, and ? qualifiers: 
                         isRequired
    isRepeatable  |   true    |    false
    --------------|-----------|--------------
            true  |     +     |      *
    --------------|-----------|--------------
           false  |     --    |      ?

Note that the defaults of isRequired and isRepeatable map to the required/not repeatable (i.e. no operator) case.

o isRepeatable 
 public boolean isRepeatable
Whether the particle may be repeated. By default, this is false.

Constructors

o Particle 
 public Particle()
Construct a new Particle. 

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