Handling Attributes in JDOM

• Each attribute is represented as an Attribute object

• Each Attribute has:

  • A local name, a String

  • A value, a String

  • A Namespace object (which may be Namespace.NO_NAMESPACE)

• Everything else can be determined from these three items.

• Convenience methods can convert the attribute value to various types like int or double

• JDOM enforces restrictions on attribute names and values; e.g. value may not contain < or >

• Attributes are stored in a java.util.List in the Element that contains them

• This list only contains Attribute objects.