Class 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 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.