org.jvoicexml.xml.ssml
Class Break

java.lang.Object
  org.jvoicexml.xml.AbstractXmlNode
      org.jvoicexml.xml.ssml.Break

All Implemented Interfaces:

SsmlNode, VoiceXmlNode, XmlNode, XmlWritable, Node

public final class Break
extends AbstractXmlNode
implements VoiceXmlNode

The break element is an empty element that controls the pausing or other prosodic boundaries between words. The use of the break element between any pair of words is optional. If the element is not present between words, the synthesis processor is expected to automatically determine a break based on the linguistic context. In practice, the break element is most often used to override the typical automatic behavior of a synthesis processor.

Version:

$Revision: 154 $

Copyright © 2005-2006 JVoiceXML group - http://jvoicexml.sourceforge.net/

Author:

Steve Doyle

Field Summary

protected static ArrayList<String>	ATTRIBUTE_NAMES Supported attribute names for this node.
static String	ATTRIBUTE_STRENGTH The strength attribute is an optional attribute having one of the following values: "none", "x-weak", "weak", "medium" (default value), "strong", or "x-strong".
static String	ATTRIBUTE_TIME The time attribute is an optional attribute indicating the duration of a pause to be inserted in the output in seconds or milliseconds.
static String	TAG_NAME Name of the tag.

Fields inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.Node

ATTRIBUTE_NODE, CDATA_SECTION_NODE, COMMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINED_BY, DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINS, DOCUMENT_POSITION_DISCONNECTED, DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING, DOCUMENT_POSITION_IMPLEMENTATION_SPECIFIC, DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING, DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE, ELEMENT_NODE, ENTITY_NODE, ENTITY_REFERENCE_NODE, NOTATION_NODE, PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE, TEXT_NODE

Constructor Summary

Break()
Construct a new break object without a node.

Method Summary

protected boolean	canContainChild(String tagName) Can the specified sub-tag be contained within this node?
Collection<String>	getAttributeNames() Returns a collection of permitted attribute names for the node.
NodeList	getChildNodes() A NodeList that contains all children of this node.
String	getStrength() Retrieve the strength attribute.
String	getTagName() Get the name of the tag for the derived node.
String	getTime() Retrieve the time attribute.
XmlNode	newInstance(Node n) Create a new instance for the given node.
void	setStrength(String strength) Set the strength attribute.
void	setTime(String time) Set the time attribute.

Methods inherited from class org.jvoicexml.xml.AbstractXmlNode

addChild, addChild, appendChild, cloneNode, compareDocumentPosition, getAttribute, getAttributes, getBaseURI, getChildNodes, getFeature, getFirstChild, getLastChild, getLocalName, getNamespaceURI, getNextSibling, getNode, getNodeFactory, getNodeName, getNodeType, getNodeValue, getOwnerDocument, getParentNode, getPrefix, getPreviousSibling, getTextContent, getUserData, hasAttributes, hasChildNodes, insertBefore, isDefaultNamespace, isEqualNode, isSameNode, isSupported, lookupNamespaceURI, lookupPrefix, normalize, removeChild, replaceChild, setAttribute, setNodeValue, setPrefix, setTextContent, setUserData, toString, writeChildrenXml, writeXml

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.jvoicexml.xml.XmlNode

addChild, getAttribute, getChildNodes, getNode, setAttribute

Methods inherited from interface org.jvoicexml.xml.XmlWritable

writeChildrenXml, writeXml

Methods inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.Node

appendChild, cloneNode, compareDocumentPosition, getAttributes, getBaseURI, getChildNodes, getFeature, getFirstChild, getLastChild, getLocalName, getNamespaceURI, getNextSibling, getNodeName, getNodeType, getNodeValue, getOwnerDocument, getParentNode, getPrefix, getPreviousSibling, getTextContent, getUserData, hasAttributes, hasChildNodes, insertBefore, isDefaultNamespace, isEqualNode, isSameNode, isSupported, lookupNamespaceURI, lookupPrefix, normalize, removeChild, replaceChild, setNodeValue, setPrefix, setTextContent, setUserData

Field Detail

TAG_NAME

public static final String TAG_NAME

Name of the tag.

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Constant Field Values

ATTRIBUTE_TIME

public static final String ATTRIBUTE_TIME

The time attribute is an optional attribute indicating the duration of a pause to be inserted in the output in seconds or milliseconds. It follows the time value format from the Cascading Style Sheets Level 2 Recommendation, e.g. "250ms", "3s".

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Constant Field Values

ATTRIBUTE_STRENGTH

public static final String ATTRIBUTE_STRENGTH

The strength attribute is an optional attribute having one of the following values: "none", "x-weak", "weak", "medium" (default value), "strong", or "x-strong". This attribute is used to indicate the strength of the prosodic break in the speech output. The value "none" indicates that no prosodic break boundary should be outputted, which can be used to prevent a prosodic break which the processor would otherwise produce. The other values indicate monotonically non-decreasing (conceptually increasing) break strength between words. The stronger boundaries are typically accompanied by pauses. "x-weak" and "x-strong" are mnemonics for "extra weak" and "extra strong", respectively.

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Constant Field Values

ATTRIBUTE_NAMES

protected static final ArrayList<String> ATTRIBUTE_NAMES

Supported attribute names for this node.

Constructor Detail

Break

public Break()

Construct a new break object without a node.

This is necessary for the node factory.

See Also:

VoiceXmlNodeFactory

Method Detail

getTagName

public String getTagName()

Get the name of the tag for the derived node.

Specified by:

getTagName in interface XmlNode

Returns:

name of the tag.

newInstance

public XmlNode newInstance(Node n)

Create a new instance for the given node.

Each XmlNode can serve as a prototype in a XmlNodeFactory to produce a collection of child nodes. Factories can then use the prototype pattern to produce new nodes.

Specified by:

newInstance in interface XmlNode

Parameters:

n - The node to encapsulate.

Returns:

The new instance.

See Also:

XmlNodeFactory

getTime

public String getTime()

Retrieve the time attribute.

Returns:

Value of the time attribute.

See Also:

ATTRIBUTE_TIME

setTime

public void setTime(String time)

Set the time attribute.

Parameters:

time - Value of the time attribute.

See Also:

ATTRIBUTE_TIME

getStrength

public String getStrength()

Retrieve the strength attribute.

Returns:

Value of the strength attribute.

See Also:

ATTRIBUTE_STRENGTH

setStrength

public void setStrength(String strength)

Set the strength attribute.

Parameters:

strength - Value of the strength attribute.

See Also:

ATTRIBUTE_STRENGTH

canContainChild

protected boolean canContainChild(String tagName)

Can the specified sub-tag be contained within this node?

Specified by:

canContainChild in class AbstractXmlNode

Parameters:

tagName - Name of child.

Returns:

True if the sub-tag is allowed on this node.

getAttributeNames

public Collection<String> getAttributeNames()

Returns a collection of permitted attribute names for the node.

Specified by:

getAttributeNames in interface XmlNode

Overrides:

getAttributeNames in class AbstractXmlNode

Returns:

A collection of attribute names that are allowed for the node

getChildNodes

public final NodeList getChildNodes()

A NodeList that contains all children of this node.

Specified by:

getChildNodes in interface Node

Returns:

NodeList