1 /*
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25
26 package javax.xml.transform.dom;
27
28 import javax.xml.transform.SourceLocator;
29
30 import org.w3c.dom.Node;
31
32
33 /**
34 * Indicates the position of a node in a source DOM, intended
35 * primarily for error reporting. To use a DOMLocator, the receiver of an
36 * error must downcast the {@link javax.xml.transform.SourceLocator}
37 * object returned by an exception. A {@link javax.xml.transform.Transformer}
38 * may use this object for purposes other than error reporting, for instance,
39 * to indicate the source node that originated a result node.
40 */
41 public interface DOMLocator extends SourceLocator {
42
43 /**
44 * Return the node where the event occurred.
45 *
46 * @return The node that is the location for the event.
47 */
48 public Node getOriginatingNode();
49 }
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