Element (XWiki Platform - Old Core 14.10.19 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.xpn.xwiki.api.Api
- - com.xpn.xwiki.api.Element

Direct Known Subclasses:

Collection, Property
```
public class Element
extends Api
```
Element is a superclass for any XWiki Class, Object, or Property which might be stored in the database.

Version:

$Id: dbe95fd0a8c651cf1cf55f1b39c3160027dbf63f $

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected BaseElement element
The internal element which this wraps.
- Fields inherited from class com.xpn.xwiki.api.Api
  context

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Element(BaseElement element, XWikiContext context)
The Constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected BaseElement`	`getBaseElement()`
`DocumentReference`	`getDocumentReference()`
`String`	`getName()`	Get the name of this element.
`EntityReference`	`getReference()`

Methods inherited from class com.xpn.xwiki.api.Api
convert, convert, convert, convertAttachments, getAuthorizationManager, getContextualAuthorizationManager, getXWikiContext, hasAccess, hasAccessLevel, hasAdminRights, hasProgrammingRights, hasWikiAdminRights

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

- Field Detail
  - element
```
protected BaseElement element
```
    The internal element which this wraps.
- Constructor Detail
  - Element
```
public Element(BaseElement element,
               XWikiContext context)
```
    The Constructor. Create a new element wrapping the given internal BaseElement.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - the internal BaseElement to wrap.
    
    context - the XWikiContext which may be used to get information about the current request.
- Method Detail
  - getBaseElement
```
protected BaseElement getBaseElement()
```
    Returns:
    
    the internal BaseElement which this Element wraps.
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Get the name of this element. If the Element is an XWiki Object then it will be the name of the Document containing the Object, if it's an XWiki Class it will be the full name of the Document where the class is defined, if it's an XWiki Property then it will be the name of the property.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of this Element.
  - getReference
```
public EntityReference getReference()
```
    Returns:
    
    the reference of the element
    
    Since:
    
    7.3M1
  - getDocumentReference
```
public DocumentReference getDocumentReference()
```
    Returns:
    
    the reference to the document
    
    Since:
    
    10.0