## com.google.gwt.xml.client
Interface CharacterData

All Superinterfaces:
  Node

All Known Subinterfaces:
  CDATASection, Comment, Text

    public interface CharacterData

extends Node

This interface describes `CharacterData` XML nodes. These can be either `Text`, `CDATASection` or `Comment` nodes.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.google.gwt.xml.client.Node
`ATTRIBUTE_NODE, CDATA_SECTION_NODE, COMMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE, ELEMENT_NODE, ENTITY_NODE, ENTITY_REFERENCE_NODE, NOTATION_NODE, PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE, TEXT_NODE`

Method Summary
`void` `appendData(java.lang.String appendedData)` This method appends `data` to the data in this `CharacterData`.
`void` `deleteData(int offset, int count)` This method deletes data, starting at `offset`, and deleting `count` characters.
`java.lang.String` `getData()` This method retrieves the data.
`int` `getLength()` This method retrieves the length of the data.
`void` `insertData(int offset, java.lang.String insertedData)` This method inserts data at the specified offset.
`void` `replaceData(int offset, int count, java.lang.String replacementData)` This method replaces the substring of data indicated by `offset` and `count` with `replacementData`.
`void` `setData(java.lang.String data)` This method sets the data to `data`.
`java.lang.String` `substringData(int offset, int count)` This method gets a substring of the character data.

Methods inherited from interface com.google.gwt.xml.client.Node
`appendChild, cloneNode, getAttributes, getChildNodes, getFirstChild, getLastChild, getNamespaceURI, getNextSibling, getNodeName, getNodeType, getNodeValue, getOwnerDocument, getParentNode, getPrefix, getPreviousSibling, hasAttributes, hasChildNodes, insertBefore, normalize, removeChild, replaceChild, setNodeValue`

Method Detail

### appendData

    void appendData(java.lang.String appendedData)

  This method appends `data` to the data in this `CharacterData`.

  Parameters:
    `appendedData` - the data to be appended to the end

### deleteData

    void deleteData(int offset,
                    int count)

  This method deletes data, starting at `offset`, and deleting `count` characters.

  Parameters:
    `offset` - how far from the beginning to start deleting
    `count` - how many characters to delete

### getData

    java.lang.String getData()

  This method retrieves the data.

  Returns:
    the data of this `CharacterData`

### getLength

    int getLength()

  This method retrieves the length of the data.

  Returns:
    the length of the data contained in this `CharacterData`

### insertData

    void insertData(int offset,
                    java.lang.String insertedData)

  This method inserts data at the specified offset.

  Parameters:
    `offset` - how far from the beginning to start inserting
    `insertedData` - the data to be inserted

### replaceData

    void replaceData(int offset,
                     int count,
                     java.lang.String replacementData)

  This method replaces the substring of data indicated by `offset` and `count` with `replacementData`.

  Parameters:
    `offset` - how far from the beginning to start the replacement
    `replacementData` - the data that will replace the deleted data
    `count` - how many characters to delete before inserting `replacementData`

### setData

    void setData(java.lang.String data)

  This method sets the data to `data`.

  Parameters:
    `data` - the new data

### substringData

    java.lang.String substringData(int offset,
                                   int count)

  This method gets a substring of the character data.

  Parameters:
    `offset` - the place to start the substring
    `count` - how many characters to return
  Returns:
    the specified substring