## org.w3c.dom
Interface DocumentType

All Known Implementing Classes:
  DocumentTypeImpl

public interface DocumentType
extends Node

Each `Document` has a `doctype` attribute whose value is either `null` or a `DocumentType` object. The `DocumentType` interface in the DOM Core provides an interface to the list of entities that are defined for the document, and little else because the effect of namespaces and the various XML schema efforts on DTD representation are not clearly understood as of this writing.

The DOM Level 2 doesn't support editing `DocumentType` nodes.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core Specification.

Fields inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.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
`NamedNodeMap` `getEntities()` A `NamedNodeMap` containing the general entities, both external and internal, declared in the DTD.
`java.lang.String` `getInternalSubset()` The internal subset as a string.The actual content returned depends on how much information is available to the implementation.
`java.lang.String` `getName()` The name of DTD; i.e., the name immediately following the `DOCTYPE` keyword.
`NamedNodeMap` `getNotations()` A `NamedNodeMap` containing the notations declared in the DTD.
`java.lang.String` `getPublicId()` The public identifier of the external subset.
`java.lang.String` `getSystemId()` The system identifier of the external subset.

Methods inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.Node
`appendChild, cloneNode, getAttributes, getChildNodes, getFirstChild, getLastChild, getLocalName, getNamespaceURI, getNextSibling, getNodeName, getNodeType, getNodeValue, getOwnerDocument, getParentNode, getPrefix, getPreviousSibling, hasAttributes, hasChildNodes, insertBefore, isSupported, normalize, removeChild, replaceChild, setNodeValue, setPrefix`

Method Detail

### getName

    public java.lang.String getName()

  The name of DTD; i.e., the name immediately following the `DOCTYPE` keyword.

### getEntities

    public NamedNodeMap getEntities()

  A `NamedNodeMap` containing the general entities, both external and internal, declared in the DTD. Parameter entities are not contained. Duplicates are discarded. For example in:

      <!DOCTYPE
       ex SYSTEM "ex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY foo "foo"> <!ENTITY bar
       "bar"> <!ENTITY bar "bar2"> <!ENTITY % baz "baz">
       ]> <ex/>

  the interface provides access to `foo` and the first declaration of `bar` but not the second declaration of `bar` or `baz`. Every node in this map also implements the `Entity` interface.
  The DOM Level 2 does not support editing entities, therefore `entities` cannot be altered in any way.

### getNotations

    public NamedNodeMap getNotations()

  A `NamedNodeMap` containing the notations declared in the DTD. Duplicates are discarded. Every node in this map also implements the `Notation` interface.
  The DOM Level 2 does not support editing notations, therefore `notations` cannot be altered in any way.

### getPublicId

    public java.lang.String getPublicId()

  The public identifier of the external subset.
  Since:
    DOM Level 2

### getSystemId

    public java.lang.String getSystemId()

  The system identifier of the external subset.
  Since:
    DOM Level 2

### getInternalSubset

    public java.lang.String getInternalSubset()

  The internal subset as a string.The actual content returned depends on how much information is available to the implementation. This may vary depending on various parameters, including the XML processor used to build the document.
  Since:
    DOM Level 2

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