org.apache.jackrabbit.spi
Interface NameFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

NameFactoryImpl, NameFactoryLogger

public interface NameFactory

NameFactory...

Method Summary

Name	create(String nameString) Returns a Name holding the value of the specified string.
Name	create(String namespaceURI, String localName) Returns a Name with the given namespace URI and local part and validates the given parameters.

Method Detail

create

Name create(String namespaceURI,
            String localName)
            throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns a Name with the given namespace URI and local part and validates the given parameters.

Parameters:

namespaceURI - namespace uri

localName - local part

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if namespaceURI or localName is invalid.

create

Name create(String nameString)
            throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns a Name holding the value of the specified string. The string must be in the format returned by the Name.toString() method, i.e.

{namespaceURI}localName

Parameters:

nameString - a String containing the Name representation to be parsed.

Returns:

the Name represented by the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the specified string can not be parsed as a Name.