Package com.ctc.wstx.dtd

Class StructValidator

java.lang.Object

com.ctc.wstx.dtd.StructValidator

Direct Known Subclasses:

DFAValidator, EmptyValidator

public abstract class StructValidator
extends Object

Base class for validator Objects used to validate tree structure of an XML-document against DTD.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
StructValidator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract String	fullyValid()	Method called when the end element of the scope this validator validates is encountered.
abstract StructValidator	newInstance()	Method that should be called to get the actual usable validator instance, from the 'template' validator.
abstract String	tryToValidate(PrefixedName elemName)	Method called when a new (start) element is encountered within the scope of parent element this validator monitors.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StructValidator

public StructValidator()

Method Detail

newInstance

public abstract StructValidator newInstance()

Method that should be called to get the actual usable validator instance, from the 'template' validator.

tryToValidate

public abstract String tryToValidate(PrefixedName elemName)

Method called when a new (start) element is encountered within the scope of parent element this validator monitors.

Returns:

Null if element is valid in its current position; error message if not.

fullyValid

public abstract String fullyValid()

Method called when the end element of the scope this validator validates is encountered. It should make sure that the content model is valid, and if not, to construct an error message.

Returns:

Null if the content model for the element is valid; error message if not.