Source (XML Standard API)
Date: 2016-02-03

javax.xml.transform

## Interface Source

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    DOMSource, SAXSource, StAXSource, StreamSource

      public interface Source

  An object that implements this interface contains the information needed to act as source input (XML source or transformation instructions).

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `java.lang.String` | `getSystemId()` Get the system identifier that was set with setSystemId.
    `void` | `setSystemId(java.lang.String systemId)` Set the system identifier for this Source.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### setSystemId

          void setSystemId(java.lang.String systemId)

      Set the system identifier for this Source.

      The system identifier is optional if the source does not get its data from a URL, but it may still be useful to provide one. The application can use a system identifier, for example, to resolve relative URIs and to include in error messages and warnings.

      Parameters:
        `systemId` - The system identifier as a URL string.

    - #### getSystemId

          java.lang.String getSystemId()

      Get the system identifier that was set with setSystemId.
      Returns:
        The system identifier that was set with setSystemId, or null if setSystemId was not called.

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