org.iso_relax.verifier
Interface VerifierFilter

All Superinterfaces:

XMLFilter, XMLReader

All Known Implementing Classes:

VerifierFilterImpl

public interface VerifierFilter
extends XMLFilter

XMLFilter implementation that validates a document.

An instance of this interface can be obtained through the Verifier.getVerifierFilter() method.

The implementation validates incoming SAX events and then pass it to the successive SAX handlers.

Since:

Feb. 23, 2001

Method Summary

boolean

isValid() checks if the document was valid.

Methods inherited from interface org.xml.sax.XMLFilter

getParent, setParent

Methods inherited from interface org.xml.sax.XMLReader

getContentHandler, getDTDHandler, getEntityResolver, getErrorHandler, getFeature, getProperty, parse, parse, setContentHandler, setDTDHandler, setEntityResolver, setErrorHandler, setFeature, setProperty

Method Detail

isValid

boolean isValid()
                throws IllegalStateException

checks if the document was valid.

This method can be only called after this handler receives the endDocument event.

Returns:

true if the document was valid, false if not.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - If this method is called before the endDocument event is dispatched.