dk.brics.relaxng.converter
Interface DatatypeLibrary

All Known Implementing Classes:

BuiltInDatatypes, StandardDatatypes, XMLSchemaDatatypes

public interface DatatypeLibrary

Interface for converters from datatypes to automata.

Method Summary

Automaton	datatypeToAutomaton(String lib, String type, List<Param> params) Converter from datatype to automaton.
boolean	isKnown(String lib, String type) Checks whether this library knows the given datatype.
Automaton	valueToAutomaton(String lib, String type, String ns, String value) Converter from value to automaton.

Method Detail

datatypeToAutomaton

Automaton datatypeToAutomaton(String lib,
                              String type,
                              List<Param> params)
                              throws ConverterException

Converter from datatype to automaton. The automaton accepts the set of strings that are valid according to the datatype.

Parameters:

lib - datatype library URI

type - datatype

params - parameters

Returns:

automaton, or null if library URI or datatype is not recognized

Throws:

ConverterException - if unable to convert

isKnown

boolean isKnown(String lib,
                String type)

Checks whether this library knows the given datatype.

Parameters:

lib - library

type - datatype

Returns:

true if the datatype is known by this library

valueToAutomaton

Automaton valueToAutomaton(String lib,
                           String type,
                           String ns,
                           String value)
                           throws ConverterException

Converter from value to automaton. The automaton accepts the set of strings that are equal to the value.

Parameters:

lib - datatype library URI

type - datatype

ns - namespace

value - value

Returns:

automaton, or null if library URI or datatype is not recognized

Throws:

ConverterException - if unable to convert