## net.sf.saxon.s9api
Class DocumentBuilder

    java.lang.Object
      net.sf.saxon.s9api.DocumentBuilder

    public class DocumentBuilder

extends java.lang.Object

A document builder holds properties controlling how a Saxon document tree should be built, and provides methods to invoke the tree construction.

This class has no public constructor. Users should construct a DocumentBuilder by calling the factory method `Processor.newDocumentBuilder()`.

All documents used in a single Saxon query, transformation, or validation episode must be built with the same `Configuration`. However, there is no requirement that they should use the same `DocumentBuilder`.

Since:
  9.0

Constructor Summary
`protected` `DocumentBuilder(Configuration config)` Create a DocumentBuilder.

Method Summary
`XdmNode` `build(java.io.File file)` Build a document from a supplied XML file
`XdmNode` `build(javax.xml.transform.Source source)` Load an XML document, to create a tree representation of the document in memory.
`java.net.URI` `getBaseURI()` Get the base URI of documents loaded using this DocumentBuilder when no other URI is available.
`SchemaValidator` `getSchemaValidator()` Get the SchemaValidator used to validate documents loaded using this `DocumentBuilder`.
`WhitespaceStrippingPolicy` `getWhitespaceStrippingPolicy()` Get the white whitespace stripping policy applied when loading a document using this `DocumentBuilder`.
`boolean` `isDTDValidation()` Ask whether DTD validation is to be applied to documents loaded using this `DocumentBuilder`
`boolean` `isLineNumbering()` Ask whether line numbering is enabled for documents loaded using this `DocumentBuilder`.
`boolean` `isRetainPSVI()` Ask whether the constructed tree should contain information derived from schema validation, specifically whether it should contain type annotations and expanded defaults of missing element and attribute content.
`void` `setBaseURI(java.net.URI uri)` Set the base URI of a document loaded using this `DocumentBuilder`.
`void` `setDTDValidation(boolean option)` Set whether DTD validation should be applied to documents loaded using this `DocumentBuilder`.
`void` `setLineNumbering(boolean option)` Set whether line numbering is to be enabled for documents constructed using this DocumentBuilder.
`void` `setRetainPSVI(boolean retainPSVI)` Set whether the constructed tree should contain information derived from schema validation, specifically whether it should contain type annotations and expanded defaults of missing element and attribute content.
`void` `setSchemaValidator(SchemaValidator validator)` Set the schemaValidator to be used.
`void` `setWhitespaceStrippingPolicy(WhitespaceStrippingPolicy policy)` Set the whitespace stripping policy applied when loading a document using this `DocumentBuilder`.
`XdmNode` `wrap(java.lang.Object node)` Create a node by wrapping a recognized external node from a supported object model.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### DocumentBuilder

    protected DocumentBuilder(Configuration config)

  Create a DocumentBuilder. This is a protected constructor. Users should construct a DocumentBuilder by calling the factory method `Processor.newDocumentBuilder()`.

  Parameters:
    `config` - the Saxon configuration

Method Detail

### setLineNumbering

    public void setLineNumbering(boolean option)

  Set whether line numbering is to be enabled for documents constructed using this DocumentBuilder. This has the effect that the line number in the original source document is maintained in the constructed tree, for each element node (and only for elements). The line number in question is generally the line number on which the closing ">" of the element start tag appears.

  By default, line numbers are not maintained.

  Errors relating to document parsing and validation will generally contain line numbers whether or not this option is set, because such errors are detected during document construction.

  Line numbering is not available for all kinds of source: for example, it is not available when loading from an existing DOM Document.

  The resulting line numbers are accessible to applications using the XPath extension function saxon:line-number() applied to a node, or using the Java method `NodeInfo.getLineNumber()`

  Line numbers are maintained only for element nodes; the line number returned for any other node will be that of the most recent element. For an element node, the line number is generally that of the closing angle bracket at the end of the start tag (this is what a SAX parser notifies)

  Parameters:
    `option` - true if line numbers are to be maintained, false otherwise.

### isLineNumbering

    public boolean isLineNumbering()

  Ask whether line numbering is enabled for documents loaded using this `DocumentBuilder`.

  By default, line numbering is disabled.

  Line numbering is not available for all kinds of source: in particular, it is not available when loading from an existing XmlDocument.

  The resulting line numbers are accessible to applications using the extension function saxon:line-number() applied to a node, or using the Java method `NodeInfo.getLineNumber()`

  Line numbers are maintained only for element nodes; the line number returned for any other node will be that of the most recent element. For an element node, the line number is generally that of the closing angle bracket at the end of the start tag (this is what a SAX parser notifies)

  Returns:
    true if line numbering is enabled

### setSchemaValidator

    public void setSchemaValidator(SchemaValidator validator)

  Set the schemaValidator to be used. This determines whether schema validation is applied to an input document and whether type annotations in a supplied document are retained. If no schemaValidator is supplied, then schema validation does not take place.

  This option requires the schema-aware version of the Saxon product (Saxon-SA).

  Parameters:
    `validator` - the SchemaValidator to be used

### getSchemaValidator

    public SchemaValidator getSchemaValidator()

  Get the SchemaValidator used to validate documents loaded using this `DocumentBuilder`.

  Returns:
    the SchemaValidator if one has been set; otherwise null.

### setRetainPSVI

    public void setRetainPSVI(boolean retainPSVI)

  Set whether the constructed tree should contain information derived from schema validation, specifically whether it should contain type annotations and expanded defaults of missing element and attribute content. If no schema validator is set then this option has no effect. The default value is true.

  Not yet implemented.

  Parameters:
    `retainPSVI` - if true, the constructed tree will contain type annotations and expanded defaults of missing element and attribute content. If false, the tree that is returned will be the same as if schema validation did not take place (except that if the document is invalid, no tree will be constructed)

### isRetainPSVI

    public boolean isRetainPSVI()

  Ask whether the constructed tree should contain information derived from schema validation, specifically whether it should contain type annotations and expanded defaults of missing element and attribute content. If no schema validator is set then this option has no effect.

  Not yet implemented.

  Returns:
    true, if the constructed tree will contain type annotations and expanded defaults of missing element and attribute content. Return false, if the tree that is returned will be the same as if schema validation did not take place (except that if the document is invalid, no tree will be constructed)

### setDTDValidation

    public void setDTDValidation(boolean option)

  Set whether DTD validation should be applied to documents loaded using this `DocumentBuilder`.

  By default, no DTD validation takes place.

  Parameters:
    `option` - true if DTD validation is to be applied to the document

### isDTDValidation

    public boolean isDTDValidation()

  Ask whether DTD validation is to be applied to documents loaded using this `DocumentBuilder`

  Returns:
    true if DTD validation is to be applied

### setWhitespaceStrippingPolicy

    public void setWhitespaceStrippingPolicy(WhitespaceStrippingPolicy policy)

  Set the whitespace stripping policy applied when loading a document using this `DocumentBuilder`.

  By default, whitespace text nodes appearing in element-only content are stripped, and all other whitespace text nodes are retained.

  Parameters:
    `policy` - the policy for stripping whitespace-only text nodes from source documents

### getWhitespaceStrippingPolicy

    public WhitespaceStrippingPolicy getWhitespaceStrippingPolicy()

  Get the white whitespace stripping policy applied when loading a document using this `DocumentBuilder`.

  Returns:
    the policy for stripping whitespace-only text nodes

### setBaseURI

    public void setBaseURI(java.net.URI uri)

  Set the base URI of a document loaded using this `DocumentBuilder`.

  This is used for resolving any relative URIs appearing within the document, for example in references to DTDs and external entities.

  This information is required when the document is loaded from a source that does not provide an intrinsic URI, notably when loading from a Stream or a DOMSource. The value is ignored when loading from a source that does have an intrinsic base URI.

  Parameters:
    `uri` - the base URI of documents loaded using this `DocumentBuilder`. This must be an absolute URI.
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - if the baseURI supplied is not an absolute URI

### getBaseURI

    public java.net.URI getBaseURI()

  Get the base URI of documents loaded using this DocumentBuilder when no other URI is available.

  Returns:
    the base URI to be used, or null if no value has been set.

### build

    public XdmNode build(javax.xml.transform.Source source)
                  throws SaxonApiException

  Load an XML document, to create a tree representation of the document in memory.

  Parameters:
    `source` - A JAXP Source object identifying the source of the document. This can always be a `StreamSource` or a `SAXSource`. Some kinds of Source are consumed by this method, and should only be used once.

    If a SAXSource is supplied, the XMLReader held within the SAXSource may be modified (by setting features and properties) to reflect the options selected on this DocumentBuilder.

    An instance of `DOMSource` is accepted provided that the Saxon support code for DOM (in saxon9-dom.jar) is on the classpath.

    If the source is an instance of `NodeInfo` then the subtree rooted at this node will be copied (applying schema validation if requested) to create a new tree.

    Saxon also accepts an instance of `PullSource`, which can be used to supply a document that is to be parsed using a StAX parser.

  Returns:
    An `XdmNode`. This will be the document node at the root of the tree of the resulting in-memory document.
  Throws:
    `SaxonApiException`

### build

    public XdmNode build(java.io.File file)
                  throws SaxonApiException

  Build a document from a supplied XML file

  Parameters:
    `file` - the supplied file
  Returns:
    the XdmNode representing the root of the document tree
  Throws:
    `SaxonApiException` - if any failure occurs retrieving or parsing the document

### wrap

    public XdmNode wrap(java.lang.Object node)
                 throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

  Create a node by wrapping a recognized external node from a supported object model. The support module for the external object model must be on the class path and registered with the Saxon configuration.

  It is best to avoid calling this method repeatedly to wrap different nodes in the same document. Each such wrapper conceptually creates a new XDM tree instance with its own identity. Although the memory is shared, operations that rely on node identity might not have the expected result. It is best to create a single wrapper for the document node, and then to navigate to the other nodes in the tree using S9API interfaces.

  Parameters:
    `node` - the node in the external tree representation
  Returns:
    the supplied node wrapped as an XdmNode
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - if the type of object supplied is not recognized. This may be because the required code is not on the class path

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