org.jfree.xml

## Interface ElementDefinitionHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:
  AbstractElementDefinitionHandler

    public interface ElementDefinitionHandler

A element definition handler. The element definition handler is used to represent a certain parser state. The current state is set in the parser using the pushFactory() method. The parser forwards any incoming SAXEvent to the current handler, until the handler is removed with popFactory().

Author:
  Thomas Morgner

### Method Summary

Methods
`void` `characters(char[] ch, int start, int length)` Callback to indicate that some character data has been read.
`void` `endElement(java.lang.String tagName)` Callback to indicate that an XML element end tag has been read by the parser.
`Parser` `getParser()` Returns the parser.
`void` `startElement(java.lang.String tagName, org.xml.sax.Attributes attrs)` Callback to indicate that an XML element start tag has been read by the parser.

### Method Detail

#### startElement

    void startElement(java.lang.String tagName,
                    org.xml.sax.Attributes attrs)
                      throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

Callback to indicate that an XML element start tag has been read by the parser.

Parameters:
  `tagName` - the tag name.
  `attrs` - the attributes.
Throws:
  `org.xml.sax.SAXException` - if a parser error occurs or the validation failed.

#### characters

    void characters(char[] ch,
                  int start,
                  int length)
                    throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

Callback to indicate that some character data has been read.

Parameters:
  `ch` - the character array.
  `start` - the start index for the characters.
  `length` - the length of the character sequence.
Throws:
  `org.xml.sax.SAXException` - if a parser error occurs or the validation failed.

#### endElement

    void endElement(java.lang.String tagName)
                    throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

Callback to indicate that an XML element end tag has been read by the parser.

Parameters:
  `tagName` - the tag name.
Throws:
  `org.xml.sax.SAXException` - if a parser error occurs or the validation failed.

#### getParser

    Parser getParser()

Returns the parser.

Returns:
  The parser.