org.apache.jackrabbit.spi.commons.conversion
Class NameParser

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.jackrabbit.spi.commons.conversion.NameParser

public class NameParser
extends Object

NameParser parses a jcrName using a NamespaceResolver and a NameFactory.

Constructor Summary

NameParser()

Method Summary

static void	checkFormat(String jcrName) Check the format of the jcr name.
static Name[]	parse(String[] jcrNames, NamespaceResolver resolver, NameFactory factory) Parses an array of jcrName and returns the respective array of Name.
static Name	parse(String jcrName, NamespaceResolver resolver, NameFactory factory) Parses the jcrName (either qualified or expanded) and returns a new Name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NameParser

public NameParser()

Method Detail

parse

public static Name parse(String jcrName,
                         NamespaceResolver resolver,
                         NameFactory factory)
                  throws IllegalNameException,
                         NamespaceException

Parses the jcrName (either qualified or expanded) and returns a new Name.

Parameters:

jcrName - the name to be parsed. The jcrName may either be in the qualified or in the expanded form.

resolver - NamespaceResolver use to retrieve the namespace URI from the prefix contained in the given JCR name.

Returns:

qName the new Name

Throws:

IllegalNameException - If jcrName is not a valid JCR-style name.

NamespaceException - If the jcr name contains an unknown prefix.

parse

public static Name[] parse(String[] jcrNames,
                           NamespaceResolver resolver,
                           NameFactory factory)
                    throws NameException,
                           NamespaceException

Parses an array of jcrName and returns the respective array of Name.

Parameters:

jcrNames - the array of names to be parsed

resolver - NamespaceResolver use to retrieve the namespace URI from the prefix contained in the given JCR name.

factory -

Returns:

the new array of Name

Throws:

IllegalNameException - If jcrName is not a valid JCR-style name.

NamespaceException - If the jcr name contains an unknown prefix.

NameException

checkFormat

public static void checkFormat(String jcrName)
                        throws IllegalNameException

Check the format of the jcr name. Note that the prefix is not resolved and therefore namespace violations (unknown prefix) will not be detected.

Parameters:

jcrName -

Throws:

IllegalNameException - If the jcrName contains an invalid format.