A class representing a node in a meta-data tree, which implements
the org.w3c.dom.Element interface and additionally allows
for the storage of non-textual objects via the
getUserObject and setUserObject methods.
This class is not intended to be used for general XML
processing. In particular, Element nodes created
within the Image I/O API are not compatible with those created by
Sun's standard implementation of the org.w3.dom API.
In particular, the implementation is tuned for simple uses and may
not perform well for intensive processing.
Namespaces are ignored in this implementation. The terms "tag
name" and "node name" are always considered to be synonymous.
org.w3c.dom.Elementinterface and additionally allows for the storage of non-textual objects via thegetUserObjectandsetUserObjectmethods.This class is not intended to be used for general XML processing. In particular,
Elementnodes created within the Image I/O API are not compatible with those created by Sun's standard implementation of theorg.w3.domAPI. In particular, the implementation is tuned for simple uses and may not perform well for intensive processing.Namespaces are ignored in this implementation. The terms "tag name" and "node name" are always considered to be synonymous.