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## javax.swing.text.html.parser
Class Entity

    java.lang.Object
      javax.swing.text.html.parser.Entity

All Implemented Interfaces:
  DTDConstants

public final class Entity
extends Object
implements DTDConstants

An entity is described in a DTD using the ENTITY construct. It defines the type and value of the the entity.

See Also:
  `DTD`

Field Summary
`char[]` | `data`
`String` | `name`
`int` | `type`

Fields inherited from interface javax.swing.text.html.parser.DTDConstants
`ANY, CDATA, CONREF, CURRENT, DEFAULT, EMPTY, ENDTAG, ENTITIES, ENTITY, FIXED, GENERAL, ID, IDREF, IDREFS, IMPLIED, MD, MODEL, MS, NAME, NAMES, NMTOKEN, NMTOKENS, NOTATION, NUMBER, NUMBERS, NUTOKEN, NUTOKENS, PARAMETER, PI, PUBLIC, RCDATA, REQUIRED, SDATA, STARTTAG, SYSTEM`

Constructor Summary
`Entity(String name, int type, char[] data)` Creates an entity.

Method Summary
`char[]` | `getData()` Returns the `data`.
`String` | `getName()` Gets the name of the entity.
`String` | `getString()` Returns the data as a `String`.
`int` | `getType()` Gets the type of the entity.
`boolean` | `isGeneral()` Returns `true` if it is a general entity.
`boolean` | `isParameter()` Returns `true` if it is a parameter entity.
`static int` | `name2type(String nm)` Converts `nm` string to the corresponding entity type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### name

    public String name

### type

    public int type

### data

    public char[] data

Constructor Detail

### Entity

    public Entity(String name,
                  int type,
                  char[] data)

  Creates an entity.

Parameters:
  `name` - the name of the entity
  `type` - the type of the entity
  `data` - the char array of data

Method Detail

### getName

    public String getName()

  Gets the name of the entity.

  Returns:
    the name of the entity, as a `String`

### getType

    public int getType()

  Gets the type of the entity.

  Returns:
    the type of the entity

### isParameter

    public boolean isParameter()

  Returns `true` if it is a parameter entity.

  Returns:
    `true` if it is a parameter entity

### isGeneral

    public boolean isGeneral()

  Returns `true` if it is a general entity.

  Returns:
    `true` if it is a general entity

### getData

    public char[] getData()

  Returns the `data`.

  Returns:
    the `data`

### getString

    public String getString()

  Returns the data as a `String`.

  Returns:
    the data as a `String`

### name2type

    public static int name2type(String nm)

  Converts `nm` string to the corresponding entity type. If the string does not have a corresponding entity type, returns the type corresponding to "CDATA". Valid entity types are: "PUBLIC", "CDATA", "SDATA", "PI", "STARTTAG", "ENDTAG", "MS", "MD", "SYSTEM".

  Parameters:
    `nm` - the string to be converted
  Returns:
    the corresponding entity type, or the type corresponding to "CDATA", if none exists

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