content: /*
   * Copyright (c) 2004 World Wide Web Consortium,
   *
   * (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, European Research Consortium for
   * Informatics and Mathematics, Keio University). All Rights Reserved. This
   * work is distributed under the W3C(r) Software License [1] in the hope that
   * it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
   * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
   *
   * [1] http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2002/copyright-software-20021231
   */
  
  package mf.org.w3c.dom;
  
  /**
   * <code>DOMLocator</code> is an interface that describes a location (e.g.
   * where an error occurred).
   * <p>See also the <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-DOM-Level-3-Core-20040407'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification</a>.
   *
   * @since DOM Level 3
   */
  public interface DOMLocator {
      /**
       * The line number this locator is pointing to, or <code>-1</code> if
       * there is no column number available.
       */
      int getLineNumber();
  
      /**
       * The column number this locator is pointing to, or <code>-1</code> if
       * there is no column number available.
       */
      int getColumnNumber();
  
      /**
       * The byte offset into the input source this locator is pointing to or
       * <code>-1</code> if there is no byte offset available.
       */
      int getByteOffset();
  
      /**
       * The UTF-16, as defined in [Unicode] and Amendment 1 of [ISO/IEC 10646], offset into the input source this locator is pointing to or
       * <code>-1</code> if there is no UTF-16 offset available.
       */
      int getUtf16Offset();
  
      /**
       * The node this locator is pointing to, or <code>null</code> if no node
       * is available.
       */
      Node getRelatedNode();
  
      /**
       * The URI this locator is pointing to, or <code>null</code> if no URI is
       * available.
       */
      String getUri();
  
  }
  