DTMWSFilter (Xalan-Java 2.7.2)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DOMWSFilter, TransformerImpl
```
public interface DTMWSFilter
```
This interface is meant to be implemented by a client of the DTM, and allows stripping of whitespace nodes.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static short`	`INHERIT`	Inherit whitespace stripping behavior of the parent node.
`static short`	`NOTSTRIP`	Do not strip whitespace child nodes of this element.
`static short`	`STRIP`	Strip whitespace child nodes of this element.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`short`	`getShouldStripSpace(int elementHandle, DTM dtm)`	Test whether whitespace-only text nodes are visible in the logical view of `DTM`.

- Field Detail
  - NOTSTRIP
```
static final short NOTSTRIP
```
    Do not strip whitespace child nodes of this element.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - STRIP
```
static final short STRIP
```
    Strip whitespace child nodes of this element.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - INHERIT
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static final short INHERIT
```
    Inherit whitespace stripping behavior of the parent node.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getShouldStripSpace
```
short getShouldStripSpace(int elementHandle,
                          DTM dtm)
```
    Test whether whitespace-only text nodes are visible in the logical view of DTM. Normally, this function will be called by the implementation of DTM; it is not normally called directly from user code.
    
    Parameters:
    
    elementHandle - int Handle of the element.
    
    Returns:
    
    one of NOTSTRIP, STRIP, or INHERIT.