View (xpath-to-xml-core 2.3.6 API)

Type Parameters:

N - XML node type

All Known Subinterfaces:

IterableNodeView<N>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BooleanView, LiteralView, NodeSetView, NodeView, NumberView
```
public interface View<N extends Node>
```
XML elements view.

Since:

1.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compareTo(View<N> view)`	Compare views by XQuery comparison rules.
`boolean`	`toBoolean()`	Converts this view to a boolean value.
`double`	`toNumber()`	Converts this view to a numeric value.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`	Converts this view to a string value.
`<T> T`	`visit(ViewVisitor<N,T> visitor)`	Visits current XML element.

- Method Detail
  - compareTo
```
int compareTo(View<N> view)
```
    Compare views by XQuery comparison rules.
    
    Parameters:
    
    view - view to compare with
    
    Returns:
    
    comparison result
  - toBoolean
```
boolean toBoolean()
```
    Converts this view to a boolean value.
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean value
  - toNumber
```
double toNumber()
```
    Converts this view to a numeric value.
    
    Returns:
    
    numeric value
  - toString
```
java.lang.String toString()
```
    Converts this view to a string value.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    string value
  - visit
```
<T> T visit(ViewVisitor<N,T> visitor)
     throws XmlBuilderException
```
    Visits current XML element.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - type of return value
    
    Parameters:
    
    visitor - XML element visitor
    
    Returns:
    
    visitor result
    
    Throws:
    
    XmlBuilderException - if error occur during XML model modification