org.apache.jackrabbit.spi.commons.conversion
Interface PathResolver

All Known Subinterfaces:

NamePathResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

CachingPathResolver, DefaultNamePathResolver, NamePathResolverImpl, ParsingPathResolver, SessionContext, SessionImpl, XASessionImpl

public interface PathResolver

Resolver for JCR paths.

Method Summary

String	getJCRPath(Path path) Returns the given JCR path string for the given path object.
Path	getQPath(String path) Returns the path object for the given JCR path string.
Path	getQPath(String path, boolean normalizeIdentifier) Returns the path object for the given JCR path string.

Method Detail

getQPath

Path getQPath(String path)
              throws MalformedPathException,
                     IllegalNameException,
                     NamespaceException

Returns the path object for the given JCR path string.

Parameters:

path - prefixed JCR path

Returns:

a Path object.

Throws:

MalformedPathException - if the JCR path format is invalid.

IllegalNameException - if any of the JCR names contained in the path are invalid.

NamespaceException - if a namespace prefix can not be resolved.

getQPath

Path getQPath(String path,
              boolean normalizeIdentifier)
              throws MalformedPathException,
                     IllegalNameException,
                     NamespaceException

Returns the path object for the given JCR path string.

Parameters:

path - prefixed JCR path

normalizeIdentifier -

Returns:

a Path object.

Throws:

MalformedPathException - if the JCR path format is invalid.

IllegalNameException - if any of the JCR names contained in the path are invalid.

NamespaceException - if a namespace prefix can not be resolved.

getJCRPath

String getJCRPath(Path path)
                  throws NamespaceException

Returns the given JCR path string for the given path object.

Parameters:

path - a Path object.

Returns:

a JCR path string

Throws:

NamespaceException - if a namespace URI can not be resolved