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+/*
+ * 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 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.
+ */
+ public int getLineNumber();
+
+ /**
+ * The column number this locator is pointing to, or <code>-1</code> if
+ * there is no column number available.
+ */
+ public 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.
+ */
+ public 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.
+ */
+ public int getUtf16Offset();
+
+ /**
+ * The node this locator is pointing to, or <code>null</code> if no node
+ * is available.
+ */
+ public Node getRelatedNode();
+
+ /**
+ * The URI this locator is pointing to, or <code>null</code> if no URI is
+ * available.
+ */
+ public String getUri();
+
+}