Package org.geotools.xsd.impl

Interface HandlerFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

HandlerFactoryImpl, KMLCustomSchemaHandlerFactory

public interface HandlerFactory

Factory used to create element handler objects during the processing of an instance document.

Author:

Justin Deoliveira,Refractions Reserach Inc.,jdeolive@refractions.net

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
DocumentHandler	createDocumentHandler(ParserHandler parser)	Creates a handler for the root element of a document.
ElementHandler	createElementHandler(QName qName, Handler parent, ParserHandler parser)	Creates an element hander for a global or top level element in a document.
ElementHandler	createElementHandler(XSDElementDeclaration element, Handler parent, ParserHandler parser)	Creates a handler for a particular element in a document.

Method Detail

createDocumentHandler

DocumentHandler createDocumentHandler(ParserHandler parser)

Creates a handler for the root element of a document.

createElementHandler

ElementHandler createElementHandler(QName qName,
                                    Handler parent,
                                    ParserHandler parser)

Creates an element hander for a global or top level element in a document.

Parameters:

qName - The qualified name identifying the element.

parent - The parent handler.

parser - The content handler driving the parser.

Returns:

A new element handler, or null if one could not be created.

createElementHandler

ElementHandler createElementHandler(XSDElementDeclaration element,
                                    Handler parent,
                                    ParserHandler parser)

Creates a handler for a particular element in a document.

Parameters:

element - The schema component which represents the declaration of the element.

parent - The parent handler.

parser - The content handler driving the parser.

Returns:

A new element handler, or null if one could not be created.