org.apache.xml.utils

## Class XMLStringFactory

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.xml.utils.XMLStringFactory

- Direct Known Subclasses:
    XMLStringFactoryDefault, XMLStringFactoryImpl

      public abstract class XMLStringFactory
      extends java.lang.Object

  A concrete class that implements this interface creates XMLString objects.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `XMLStringFactory()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract XMLString` | `emptystr()` Get a cheap representation of an empty string.
    `abstract XMLString` | `newstr(char[] string, int start, int length)` Create a XMLString from a FastStringBuffer.
    `abstract XMLString` | `newstr(FastStringBuffer string, int start, int length)` Create a XMLString from a FastStringBuffer.
    `abstract XMLString` | `newstr(java.lang.String string)` Create a new XMLString from a Java string.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### XMLStringFactory

          public XMLStringFactory()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### newstr

          public abstract XMLString newstr(java.lang.String string)

      Create a new XMLString from a Java string.
      Parameters:
        `string` - Java String reference, which must be non-null.
      Returns:
        An XMLString object that wraps the String reference.

    - #### newstr

          public abstract XMLString newstr(FastStringBuffer string,
                         int start,
                         int length)

      Create a XMLString from a FastStringBuffer.
      Parameters:
        `string` - FastStringBuffer reference, which must be non-null.
        `start` - The start position in the array.
        `length` - The number of characters to read from the array.
      Returns:
        An XMLString object that wraps the FastStringBuffer reference.

    - #### newstr

          public abstract XMLString newstr(char[] string,
                         int start,
                         int length)

      Create a XMLString from a FastStringBuffer.
      Parameters:
        `string` - FastStringBuffer reference, which must be non-null.
        `start` - The start position in the array.
        `length` - The number of characters to read from the array.
      Returns:
        An XMLString object that wraps the FastStringBuffer reference.

    - #### emptystr

          public abstract XMLString emptystr()

      Get a cheap representation of an empty string.
      Returns:
        An non-null reference to an XMLString that represents "".

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