AbsolutePath.PathElement

java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.om.AbsolutePath.PathElement

Enclosing class:

AbsolutePath
```
public static class AbsolutePath.PathElement
extends java.lang.Object
```
Inner class representing one step in the path

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

PathElement(int nodeKind, NodeName name, int index)
Create a path element

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getIndex()`	Get the position of the node
`NodeName`	`getName()`	Get the name of the node
`int`	`getNodeKind()`	Get the node kind
`void`	`toString(FastStringBuffer fsb, char option)`	Get a string representation of the path

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

- Constructor Detail
  - PathElement
```
public PathElement(int nodeKind,
                   NodeName name,
                   int index)
```
    Create a path element
    
    Parameters:
    
    nodeKind - the kind of node
    
    name - the name of the node
    
    index - the position of the node relative to siblings of the same node kind and name. The value -1 indicates "not known", which will typically be the case for streamed nodes.
- Method Detail
  - getNodeKind
```
public int getNodeKind()
```
    Get the node kind
    
    Returns:
    
    the node kind, as a constant from Type
  - getName
```
public NodeName getName()
```
    Get the name of the node
    
    Returns:
    
    the node name
  - getIndex
```
public int getIndex()
```
    Get the position of the node
    
    Returns:
    
    the position relative to siblings of the same node kind and name. The value -1 indicates "not known", which will typically be the case for streamed nodes.
  - toString
```
public void toString(FastStringBuffer fsb,
                     char option)
```
    Get a string representation of the path
    
    Parameters:
    
    fsb - buffer into which the string representation will be written
    
    option - for representing namespaces: 'p': use namepace prefix. 'u': use full URI. 's': use abbreviated URI