org.apache.cocoon.components.validation
Interface ValidationHandler

All Superinterfaces:

ContentHandler, LexicalHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultValidationHandler

public interface ValidationHandler
extends ContentHandler, LexicalHandler

A ValidationHandler represents a ContentHandler validating SAX events according to a validation schema.

As the handler might be tied to one (or more) resources from where the original schema was read from, the getValidity() method provides a way to verify whether the validation instruction are still valid or not.

Method Summary

SourceValidity

getValidity() Return a SourceValidity instance associated with the original resources of the schema describing the validation instructions.

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

Method Detail

getValidity

SourceValidity getValidity()

Return a SourceValidity instance associated with the original resources of the schema describing the validation instructions.

As the handler might be tied to one (or more) resources from where the original schema was read from, the getValidity() method provides a way to verify whether the validation instruction are still valid or not.