javax.xml.validation

Class SchemaFactory

Known Direct Subclasses:
RELAXNGSchemaFactory, XMLSchemaSchemaFactory

public abstract class SchemaFactory
extends Object

Factory for obtaining schemata.
Since:
1.5

Constructor Summary

SchemaFactory()
The basic constructor.

Method Summary

abstract ErrorHandler
getErrorHandler()
boolean
getFeature(String name)
Object
getProperty(String name)
abstract LSResourceResolver
getResourceResolver()
abstract boolean
isSchemaLanguageSupported(String schemaLanguage)
Indicates whether the specified schema language is supported.
static SchemaFactory
newInstance(String schemaLanguage)
Returns an implementation of SchemaFactory that supports the specified schema language.
abstract Schema
newSchema()
Creates a special schema.
Schema
newSchema(File schema)
Returns a schema based on the specified source file.
Schema
newSchema(URL schema)
Returns a schema based on the specified URL.
Schema
newSchema(Source schema)
Returns a schema based on the specified source resource.
abstract Schema
newSchema(Source[] schemata)
Parses the specified sources, and combine them into a single schema.
abstract void
setErrorHandler(ErrorHandler errorHandler)
void
setFeature(String name, boolean value)
void
setProperty(String name, Object value)
abstract void
setResourceResolver(LSResourceResolver resourceResolver)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

SchemaFactory

protected SchemaFactory()
The basic constructor. Object is special, because it has no superclass, so there is no call to super().

Method Details

getErrorHandler

public abstract ErrorHandler getErrorHandler()

getFeature

public boolean getFeature(String name)
            throws SAXNotRecognizedException,
                   SAXNotSupportedException

getProperty

public Object getProperty(String name)
            throws SAXNotRecognizedException,
                   SAXNotSupportedException

getResourceResolver

public abstract LSResourceResolver getResourceResolver()

isSchemaLanguageSupported

public abstract boolean isSchemaLanguageSupported(String schemaLanguage)
Indicates whether the specified schema language is supported.
Parameters:
schemaLanguage - the URI of a schema language (see XMLConstants)

newInstance

public static final SchemaFactory newInstance(String schemaLanguage)
Returns an implementation of SchemaFactory that supports the specified schema language.
Parameters:
schemaLanguage - the URI of a schema language (see XMLConstants)

newSchema

public abstract Schema newSchema()
            throws SAXException
Creates a special schema. The exact semantics of this depends on the schema language.

newSchema

public Schema newSchema(File schema)
            throws SAXException
Returns a schema based on the specified source file.
Parameters:
schema - the source resource

newSchema

public Schema newSchema(URL schema)
            throws SAXException
Returns a schema based on the specified URL.
Parameters:
schema - the source resource

newSchema

public Schema newSchema(Source schema)
            throws SAXException
Returns a schema based on the specified source resource.
Parameters:
schema - the source resource

newSchema

public abstract Schema newSchema(Source[] schemata)
            throws SAXException
Parses the specified sources, and combine them into a single schema. The exact procedure and semantics of this depends on the schema language.
Parameters:
schemata - the schema resources to load

setErrorHandler

public abstract void setErrorHandler(ErrorHandler errorHandler)

setFeature

public void setFeature(String name,
                       boolean value)
            throws SAXNotRecognizedException,
                   SAXNotSupportedException

setProperty

public void setProperty(String name,
                        Object value)
            throws SAXNotRecognizedException,
                   SAXNotSupportedException

setResourceResolver

public abstract void setResourceResolver(LSResourceResolver resourceResolver)

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