org.newsml.toolkit
Interface NewsLine

All Superinterfaces:

BaseNode, IdNode

public interface NewsLine

extends BaseNode, IdNode

A user-defined news line.

NewsML provides several explicit types of news lines, including the headline, subheadline, byline, dateline, and several others. This interface represents any news lines not belonging to those types.

Version:

2.0

Author:

Reuters PLC

Method Summary

OriginText[]	getNewsLineText() Get all NewsLineText children in an array.
OriginText	getNewsLineText(int index) A chunk of text for the newsline.
int	getNewsLineTextCount() Count the text chunks.
FormalName	getNewsLineType() The type of the extended newsline.

Methods inherited from interface org.newsml.toolkit.BaseNode

getAttr, getChild, getChild, getChild, getChild, getChildCount, getChildCount, getParent, getPath, getSession, getXMLName, getXPath, insertAfter, insertAfter, insertAfter, insertAfter, insertAfterDuid, insertAfterDuid, insertBefore, insertBefore, insertBefore, insertBefore, insertBeforeDuid, insertBeforeDuid, insertChild, insertChild, insertFirst, insertFirst, insertLast, insertLast, removeChild, removeChild, removeSelf, replaceChild, replaceChild, replaceChild, replaceChild, replaceChild, replaceChild, setAttr, setAttr, toXML, toXML, unsetAttr, unsetAttr, writeXML, writeXML

Methods inherited from interface org.newsml.toolkit.IdNode

getDuid, getEuid

Method Detail

getNewsLineType

public FormalName getNewsLineType()

The type of the extended newsline.

Returns:

A formal name representing the type (not null).

getNewsLineTextCount

public int getNewsLineTextCount()

Count the text chunks.

Returns:

The number of text chunks present.

getNewsLineText

public OriginText getNewsLineText(int index)

A chunk of text for the newsline.

Returns:

A chunk of text for the news line.

getNewsLineText

public OriginText[] getNewsLineText()

Get all NewsLineText children in an array.

Returns:

A (possibly-empty) array of NewsLineText children.