org.apache.cocoon.forms.datatype
Interface DatatypeManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultDatatypeManager

public interface DatatypeManager

Work interface for the component that manages the datatypes.

See also Datatype and DefaultDatatypeManager.

Version:

$Id: DatatypeManager.html 1304258 2012-03-23 10:09:27Z ilgrosso $

Field Summary

static String

ROLE

Method Summary

Convertor	createConvertor(String dataTypeName, Element convertorElement) Creates a convertor based on an XML description.
Datatype	createDatatype(Element datatypeElement, boolean arrayType) Creates a datatype from an XML description.
ValidationRule	createValidationRule(Element validationRuleElement) Creates a validation rule from an XML description.

Field Detail

ROLE

static final String ROLE

Method Detail

createDatatype

Datatype createDatatype(Element datatypeElement,
                        boolean arrayType)
                        throws Exception

Creates a datatype from an XML description.

Throws:

Exception

createValidationRule

ValidationRule createValidationRule(Element validationRuleElement)
                                    throws Exception

Creates a validation rule from an XML description. This will usually be used by the DatatypeBuilders while building a Datatype.

Throws:

Exception

createConvertor

Convertor createConvertor(String dataTypeName,
                          Element convertorElement)
                          throws Exception

Creates a convertor based on an XML description.

Throws:

Exception