MPWXmlElement.h

/* MPWXmlElement.h Copyright (c) Marcel P. Weiher 1999-2006, All Rights Reserved,
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, created  on Mon 28-Sep-1998 */

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import "mpwfoundation_imports.h"

@interface MPWXmlElement : NSObject
{
	NSInteger _retainCount;
    id	name;
    id	attributes; 
    id	subelements;
    id	parent;
	id	elementBytes;
	BOOL	isIncomplete,isDirty;
}

idAccessor_h( name, setName )
idAccessor_h( attributes, setAttributes)
idAccessor_h( subelements, setSubelements)
idAccessor_h( parent, setParent )
idAccessor_h( elementBytes, setElementBytes )
boolAccessor_h( isIncomplete, setIsIncomplete )

-initWithName:name attributes:attrs subelements:elements;
-attributeForKey:akey;
-childAtIndex:(NSUInteger)offset;
-(NSEnumerator*)elementEnumerator;
-(NSUInteger)count;

//---	mutable

//-(void)insertElement:anElement before:otherElement;
-(void)addElement:anElement;
//-(void)removeElement:anElement;
-(BOOL)hasChildren;

//-objectForXPointer:xPointer;

@end


//---	issues: DOM has explicit parent and document pointers
//---			this allows access to siblings etc.
//---			however it mandates containment