ElementRef (Starjava TTOOLS API)

java.lang.Object
- uk.ac.starlink.ttools.votlint.ElementRef

```
public class ElementRef
extends java.lang.Object
```
Provides a description of an element. This can be used at any time, unlike an ElementHandler, which is mostly unusable when it's not on the processing stack (i.e. after its SAX endElement has been processed).

Since:

7 Apr 2005

Author:

Mark Taylor (Starlink)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ElementRef(ElementHandler handler, org.xml.sax.Locator locator)
Constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object o)`
`ElementHandler`	`getHandler()`	Returns the element handler to which this ref refers.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Returns the element name.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ElementRef
```
public ElementRef(ElementHandler handler,
                  org.xml.sax.Locator locator)
```
    Constructor. This is called by ElementHandler itself - in general if you want an ElementRef you should use ElementHandler.getRef() rather than constructing a new one.
    
    Parameters:
    
    handler - handler
    
    locator - locator describing the current parse position
- Method Detail
  - getName
```
public java.lang.String getName()
```
    Returns the element name.
    
    Returns:
    
    name
  - getHandler
```
public ElementHandler getHandler()
```
    Returns the element handler to which this ref refers. Note however that many of its methods may be useless if it's not in scope. In general this is only useful for recovering subclass-specific information stashed in the handler.
    
    Returns:
    
    handler
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class java.lang.Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class java.lang.Object
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object