StripSpaceRules (saxon JavaDoc)

java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.trans.StripSpaceRules

```
public class StripSpaceRules
extends java.lang.Object
```
The set of rules used to decide strip-space/preserve-space matching of element names in XSLT.

Author:

Michael H. Kay

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

StripSpaceRules()
Default constructor - creates a StripSpaceRules containing no rules

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addRule(NodeTest test, Stripper.StripRuleTarget action, StylesheetModule module, int lineNumber)`	Add a rule
`Rule`	`getRule(NodeName nodeName)`	Get the rule corresponding to a given element node, by finding the best pattern match.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - StripSpaceRules
```
public StripSpaceRules()
```
    Default constructor - creates a StripSpaceRules containing no rules
- Method Detail
  - addRule
```
public void addRule(NodeTest test,
                    Stripper.StripRuleTarget action,
                    StylesheetModule module,
                    int lineNumber)
```
    Add a rule
    
    Parameters:
    
    test - a NodeTest (*, *:local, prefix:*, or QName)
    
    action - StripRuleTarget.STRIP or StripRuleTarget.PRESERVE
    
    module - the stylesheet module containing the rule
  - getRule
```
public Rule getRule(NodeName nodeName)
```
    Get the rule corresponding to a given element node, by finding the best pattern match.
    
    Parameters:
    
    nodeName - the name of the element node to be matched
    
    Returns:
    
    the best matching rule, if any (otherwise null).