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addPeriod(Period) - Method in class PeriodSet

Add a period to the set.

addVersion(Element, Period) - Method in interface VersionedElement

Add a version valid in the specified period.

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code - Variable in class TDOMException

Exception code.

cover(Period) - Method in class Period

Test if this period contains another period.

createVersionedElement(String) - Method in interface TDocument

Create a VersionedElement with the given name in sequenced mode.

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getBegin() - Method in class Period

Return the beginning of the period.

getCurrentInstant() - Method in interface TDocument

Return the current instant when TDOM is in current mode.

getDateFormat() - Method in interface TDocument

Return the pattern string used to parse date string.

getEnd() - Method in class Period

Return the end of the period.

getLength() - Method in class PeriodSet

Get the number of non-overlapping periods in the set.

getLength() - Method in interface SequencedValue

Returns the number of maximal periods, for which no two contiguous periods are associated with the same value.

getMode() - Method in interface TDocument

Return the TDOM's working mode.

getNextSiblingInParentVersion(int) - Method in interface VersionedElement

Return the next sibling of this element in its parent's indexth version.

getNumVersion() - Method in interface VersionedElement

Return the number of versions of this element.

getPeriod(int) - Method in class PeriodSet

Get the indexth period in the set.

getPreviousSiblingInParentVersion(int) - Method in interface VersionedElement

Return the previous sibling of this element in its parent's indexth version.

getSequencedExtent() - Method in interface TDocument

Return the period of applicability when TDOM is in sequenced mode.

getSequencedValue() - Method in interface TAttr

Get the values of the time-varying attribute at different periods.

getTimestamp(int) - Method in interface SequencedValue

Returns the valid period of the indexth value in the collection.

getValidTimeStamp() - Method in interface VersionedElement

Return the periods in which the element is valid.

getValidTimeStampOfVersion(int) - Method in interface VersionedElement

Return the valid periods of the indexth version.

getValue(int) - Method in interface SequencedValue

Returns the indexth value in the collection.

getVersion(int) - Method in interface VersionedElement

Return the indexth version of the element.

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hasSeqAttribute(String) - Method in interface VersionedElement

Test if the element has an attribute with the given name at sometime within the period of applicability.

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INAPPROP_TIME_MODE - Static variable in class TDOMException

The method called is not used in the current TDOM's working mode.

INVALID_DATE_FORMAT - Static variable in class TDOMException

The given date format string is not valid.

INVALID_INDEX - Static variable in class TDOMException

An invalid index is specified.

INVALID_TIME_EXTENT - Static variable in class TDOMException

Can't instantiate a Period because the specified ending instant is before or same as the specified beginning instant.

INVALID_TIME_INSTANT - Static variable in class TDOMException

The date string doesn't follow the expected format.

intersect(Period) - Method in class Period

Calculate the intersection of this period with another period.

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MODE_CURRENT - Static variable in interface TDocument

Current mode.

MODE_FIXED - Static variable in class TDOMException

Mode is already fixed and is not changable.

MODE_REPRESENTATIONAL - Static variable in interface TDocument

Representational mode.

MODE_SEQUENCED - Static variable in interface TDocument

Sequenced mode.

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overlapWith(Period) - Method in class Period

Test if this Period overlaps with the given Period.

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Period - class Period.

The Period class represents a consecutive period of time.

Period(Date, Date) - Constructor for class Period

Creates a Period representing the time between the two given instants.

PeriodSet - class PeriodSet.

The PeriodSet class actually represents temporal elements.

PeriodSet() - Constructor for class PeriodSet

Creates an empty PeriodSet.

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SequencedValue - interface SequencedValue.

The SequencedValue interface provides the abstraction of collection of values, which can be the values of a time-varying attribute in different periods when TDOM works in sequenced mode.

setModeCurrent(String, String) - Method in interface TDocument

Make TDOM work in current mode.

setModeCurrent(String, Date) - Method in interface TDocument

Make TDOM work in current mode.

setModeRepresentational() - Method in interface TDocument

Make TDOM work in representational mode.

setModeSequenced(String, String, String) - Method in interface TDocument

Make TDOM work in sequenced mode.

setModeSequenced(String, Period) - Method in interface TDocument

Make TDOM work in sequenced mode.

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TAttr - interface TAttr.

The TAttr interface represents a time-varying attribute when TDOM works in sequenced mode.

TDOMException - exception TDOMException.

In addition to DOM exceptions, TDOM raises some more exceptions, i.e., if an operation violates temporal constraints.

TDOMException(short, String) - Constructor for class TDOMException

TDocument - interface TDocument.

The TDocument interface represents a temporal XML document.

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VersionedElement - interface VersionedElement.

The VersionedElement interface represents an element in sequenced mode which may have multiple versions in the different sub-periods of the period of applicability.

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