bayou.html

Class HtmlElementType

java.lang.Object

bayou.html.HtmlElementType

public class HtmlElementType
extends Object

Metadata of an html element, including its name etc.

See HtmlElement.getElementType().

The properties of this object are mainly used in rendering.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
String	name The name of this element, for example "div".
boolean	isVoid Whether this is a "void" element, one that cannot contain children.
boolean	isBlock Whether this is a block element.
boolean	isPre Whether spaces should be preserved inside this element.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
HtmlElementType(String name, boolean isVoid, boolean isBlock, boolean isPre) Create an HtmlElementType.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

name

public final String name

The name of this element, for example "div".

isVoid

public final boolean isVoid

Whether this is a "void" element, one that cannot contain children.

For example, <img> is a void element.

A void element must not have an end tag. Don't use self-closing (e.g. <img ... />) either.

isBlock

public final boolean isBlock

Whether this is a block element.

For example, <div> is a block element.

It is safe to introduce spaces around block elements. See HtmlPiece.isBlock().

An element is either a block or an inline element.

isPre

public final boolean isPre

Whether spaces should be preserved inside this element.

For example, <pre> <script> <style> <textarea> are "pre" elements.

Constructor Detail

HtmlElementType

public HtmlElementType(String name,
                       boolean isVoid,
                       boolean isBlock,
                       boolean isPre)

Create an HtmlElementType.

Example usage: new HtmlElementType("div", false, true, false)