BlockElement (HttpUnit 1.7 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.meterware.httpunit.ParsedHTML
- - com.meterware.httpunit.BlockElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

HTMLElement, HTMLSegment, ScriptingEventHandler

Direct Known Subclasses:

TableCell, TextBlock
```
public abstract class BlockElement
extends ParsedHTML
implements HTMLSegment, HTMLElement
```
Represents a block-level element such as a paragraph or table cell, which can contain other elements.

Since:

1.6

Author:

Russell Gold

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`BlockElement(WebResponse response, FrameSelector frame, java.net.URL baseURL, java.lang.String baseTarget, org.w3c.dom.Node rootNode, java.lang.String characterSet)`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`doEvent(java.lang.String eventScript)` Deprecated. since 1.7 - use doEventScript instead
`boolean`	`doEventScript(java.lang.String eventScript)` optional do the event if it's defined
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object obj)`
`java.lang.String`	`getAttribute(java.lang.String name)` get the attribute with the given name
`protected int`	`getAttributeValue(org.w3c.dom.Node node, java.lang.String attributeName, int defaultValue)`
`java.lang.String`	`getClassName()` Returns the class attribute associated with this element.
`org.w3c.dom.Node`	`getDOM()` Returns a copy of the domain object model associated with this HTML segment.
`java.lang.String`	`getID()` Returns the ID associated with this element.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()` Returns the name associated with this element.
`org.w3c.dom.Node`	`getNode()` Returns the DOM node underlying this element.
`ScriptableDelegate`	`getParentDelegate()` Returns the scriptable delegate which can provide the scriptable delegate for this element.
`ScriptingHandler`	`getScriptingHandler()` Returns the delegate which supports scripting this element.
`java.lang.String`	`getTagName()` Returns the tag for this block.
`java.lang.String`	`getText()` Returns the text value of this block.
`java.lang.String`	`getTitle()` Returns the title associated with this element.
`boolean`	`handleEvent(java.lang.String eventName)` handle the event with the given name by getting the attribute and then executing the eventScript for it
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`isSupportedAttribute(java.lang.String name)` Returns true if this element may have an attribute with the specified name.
`ScriptableDelegate`	`newScriptable()`
`void`	`removeAttribute(java.lang.String name)` remove the attribute with the given name
`void`	`setAttribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value)` set the attribute with the given name to the given value

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

Methods inherited from interface com.meterware.httpunit.HTMLSegment
getApplets, getElementNames, getElementsWithAttribute, getElementsWithName, getElementWithID, getFirstMatchingForm, getFirstMatchingLink, getFirstMatchingTable, getForms, getFormWithID, getFormWithName, getImages, getImageWithAltText, getImageWithName, getImageWithSource, getLinks, getLinkWith, getLinkWithImageText, getMatchingForms, getMatchingLinks, getMatchingTables, getTables, getTableStartingWith, getTableStartingWithPrefix, getTableWithID, getTableWithSummary, getTextBlocks

- Constructor Detail
  - BlockElement
```
protected BlockElement(WebResponse response,
            FrameSelector frame,
            java.net.URL baseURL,
            java.lang.String baseTarget,
            org.w3c.dom.Node rootNode,
            java.lang.String characterSet)
```
- Method Detail
  - getText
```
public java.lang.String getText()
```
    Returns the text value of this block.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getText in interface HTMLElement
  - getTagName
```
public java.lang.String getTagName()
```
    Returns the tag for this block.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getTagName in interface HTMLElement
  - getDOM
```
public org.w3c.dom.Node getDOM()
```
    Returns a copy of the domain object model associated with this HTML segment.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getDOM in class ParsedHTML
  - getID
```
public java.lang.String getID()
```
    Returns the ID associated with this element. IDs are unique throughout the HTML document.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getID in interface HTMLElement
  - getClassName
```
public java.lang.String getClassName()
```
    Returns the class attribute associated with this element.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getClassName in interface HTMLElement
  - getName
```
public java.lang.String getName()
```
    Returns the name associated with this element.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getName in interface HTMLElement
  - getTitle
```
public java.lang.String getTitle()
```
    Returns the title associated with this element.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getTitle in interface HTMLElement
  - getScriptingHandler
```
public ScriptingHandler getScriptingHandler()
```
    Returns the delegate which supports scripting this element.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getScriptingHandler in interface HTMLElement
  - doEvent
```
public boolean doEvent(java.lang.String eventScript)
```
    Deprecated. since 1.7 - use doEventScript instead
    
    handle the event that has the given script attached by compiling the eventScript as a function and executing it
    
    Specified by:
    
    doEvent in interface ScriptingEventHandler
    
    Parameters:
    eventScript - - the script to use
    
    Returns:
    true if the script is empty or the result of the script
  - doEventScript
```
public boolean doEventScript(java.lang.String eventScript)
```
    optional do the event if it's defined
    
    Specified by:
    
    doEventScript in interface ScriptingEventHandler
    
    Parameters:
    eventScript - - the script to work on
    
    Returns:
    true if the event script was handled
  - handleEvent
```
public boolean handleEvent(java.lang.String eventName)
```
    Description copied from interface: ScriptingEventHandler
    
    handle the event with the given name by getting the attribute and then executing the eventScript for it
    
    Specified by:
    
    handleEvent in interface ScriptingEventHandler
    
    Returns:
    the result of doEventScript
  - getParentDelegate
```
public ScriptableDelegate getParentDelegate()
```
    Description copied from interface: HTMLElement
    
    Returns the scriptable delegate which can provide the scriptable delegate for this element.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getParentDelegate in interface HTMLElement
  - newScriptable
```
public ScriptableDelegate newScriptable()
```
    Specified by:
    
    newScriptable in interface HTMLElement
  - getAttribute
```
public java.lang.String getAttribute(java.lang.String name)
```
    get the attribute with the given name
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAttribute in interface HTMLElement
    
    Parameters:
    name - - the name of the attribute to get
  - setAttribute
```
public void setAttribute(java.lang.String name,
                java.lang.Object value)
```
    set the attribute with the given name to the given value
    
    Specified by:
    
    setAttribute in interface HTMLElement
    
    Parameters:
    name - - the name of the attribute to set
    value - - the value to use
  - removeAttribute
```
public void removeAttribute(java.lang.String name)
```
    remove the attribute with the given name
    
    Specified by:
    
    removeAttribute in interface HTMLElement
    
    Parameters:
    name - - the name of the attribute
  - isSupportedAttribute
```
public boolean isSupportedAttribute(java.lang.String name)
```
    Returns true if this element may have an attribute with the specified name.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isSupportedAttribute in interface HTMLElement
  - getNode
```
public org.w3c.dom.Node getNode()
```
    Description copied from interface: HTMLElement
    
    Returns the DOM node underlying this element.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNode in interface HTMLElement
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class java.lang.Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class java.lang.Object
  - getAttributeValue
```
protected int getAttributeValue(org.w3c.dom.Node node,
                    java.lang.String attributeName,
                    int defaultValue)
```

Class BlockElement

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class com.meterware.httpunit.ParsedHTML

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface com.meterware.httpunit.HTMLSegment

Constructor Detail

BlockElement

Method Detail

getText

getTagName

getDOM

getID

getClassName

getName

getTitle

getScriptingHandler

doEvent

doEventScript

handleEvent

getParentDelegate

newScriptable

getAttribute

setAttribute

removeAttribute

isSupportedAttribute

getNode

equals

hashCode

getAttributeValue