com.ctc.wstx.dtd

Class DFAValidator

java.lang.Object

com.ctc.wstx.dtd.StructValidator

com.ctc.wstx.dtd.DFAValidator

public final class DFAValidator
extends StructValidator

Validator class that is based on a DFA constructed from DTD content specification.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
(package private) DFAState	mState For root validator instance, the start state of DFA; for other instances, current state.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DFAValidator(DFAState initialState)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	fullyValid() Method called when the end element of the scope this validator validates is encountered.
StructValidator	newInstance() Method that should be called to get the actual usable validator instance, from the 'template' validator.
java.lang.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

Field Detail

mState

DFAState mState

For root validator instance, the start state of DFA; for other instances, current state.

Constructor Detail

DFAValidator

public DFAValidator(DFAState initialState)

Method Detail

newInstance

public StructValidator newInstance()

Description copied from class: StructValidator

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

Specified by:

newInstance in class StructValidator

tryToValidate

public java.lang.String tryToValidate(PrefixedName elemName)

Description copied from class: StructValidator

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

Specified by:

tryToValidate in class StructValidator

Returns:

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

fullyValid

public java.lang.String fullyValid()

Description copied from class: StructValidator

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.

Specified by:

fullyValid in class StructValidator

Returns:

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