## javax.xml.transform.sax
Interface TransformerHandler

All Superinterfaces:
  ContentHandler, DTDHandler, LexicalHandler

    public interface TransformerHandler

extends ContentHandler, LexicalHandler, DTDHandler

A TransformerHandler listens for SAX ContentHandler parse events and transforms them to a Result.

Method Summary
`java.lang.String` `getSystemId()` Get the base ID (URI or system ID) from where relative URLs will be resolved.
`Transformer` `getTransformer()` Get the `Transformer` associated with this handler, which is needed in order to set parameters and output properties.
`void` `setResult(Result result)` Set the `Result` associated with this `TransformerHandler` to be used for the transformation.
`void` `setSystemId(java.lang.String systemID)` Set the base ID (URI or system ID) from where relative URLs will be resolved.

Methods inherited from interface org.xml.sax.ContentHandler
`characters, endDocument, endElement, endPrefixMapping, ignorableWhitespace, processingInstruction, setDocumentLocator, skippedEntity, startDocument, startElement, startPrefixMapping`

Methods inherited from interface org.xml.sax.ext.LexicalHandler
`comment, endCDATA, endDTD, endEntity, startCDATA, startDTD, startEntity`

Methods inherited from interface org.xml.sax.DTDHandler
`notationDecl, unparsedEntityDecl`

Method Detail

### setResult

    void setResult(Result result)
                   throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

  Set the `Result` associated with this `TransformerHandler` to be used for the transformation.

  Parameters:
    `result` - A `Result` instance, should not be `null`.
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - if result is invalid for some reason.

### setSystemId

    void setSystemId(java.lang.String systemID)

  Set the base ID (URI or system ID) from where relative URLs will be resolved.

  Parameters:
    `systemID` - Base URI for the source tree.

### getSystemId

    java.lang.String getSystemId()

  Get the base ID (URI or system ID) from where relative URLs will be resolved.

  Returns:
    The systemID that was set with `setSystemId(java.lang.String)`.

### getTransformer

    Transformer getTransformer()

  Get the `Transformer` associated with this handler, which is needed in order to set parameters and output properties.

  Returns:
    `Transformer` associated with this `TransformerHandler`.

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