parser/xml/nsISAXXMLFilter.idl

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   5
   6 #include "nsISupports.idl"
   7 #include "nsISAXXMLReader.idl"
   8
   9 /**
  10  * Interface for an XML filter.
  11  *
  12  * An XML filter is like an XML reader, except that it obtains its
  13  * events from another XML reader rather than a primary source like an
  14  * XML document or database.  Filters can modify a stream of events as
  15  * they pass on to the final application.
  16  */
  17 [scriptable, uuid(77a22cf0-6cdf-11da-be43-001422106990)]
  18 interface nsISAXXMLFilter : nsISAXXMLReader {
  19
  20   /**
  21    * The parent reader.
  22    *
  23    * Allows the application to query the parent reader (which may be
  24    * another filter).  It is generally a bad idea to perform any
  25    * operations on the parent reader directly: they should all pass
  26    * through this filter.
  27    */
  28   attribute nsISAXXMLReader parent;
  29 };