org.xmlunit.validation

Class Validator

java.lang.Object

org.xmlunit.validation.Validator

Direct Known Subclasses:

JAXPValidator, ParsingValidator

public abstract class Validator
extends Object

Validates a piece of XML against a schema given in a supported language or the definition of such a schema itself.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	Validator() Creates a validator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Validator	forLanguage(String language) Factory that obtains a Validator instance based on the schema language.
protected Source[]	getSchemaSources() Where to find the schema.
void	setSchemaSource(Source s) Where to find the schema.
void	setSchemaSources(Source... s) Where to find the schema.
abstract ValidationResult	validateInstance(Source instance) Validates an instance against the schema.
abstract ValidationResult	validateSchema() Validates a schema.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Validator

protected Validator()

Creates a validator.

Method Detail

setSchemaSources

public void setSchemaSources(Source... s)

Where to find the schema.

Parameters:

s - locations of the schema definition

setSchemaSource

public final void setSchemaSource(Source s)

Where to find the schema.

Parameters:

s - location of the schema definition

getSchemaSources

protected Source[] getSchemaSources()

Where to find the schema.

Returns:

locations of the schema definition

validateSchema

public abstract ValidationResult validateSchema()

Validates a schema.

Returns:

result of the validation

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - if the language's implementation doesn't support schema validation

validateInstance

public abstract ValidationResult validateInstance(Source instance)

Validates an instance against the schema.

Parameters:

instance - the instance to validate

Returns:

result of the validation

forLanguage

public static Validator forLanguage(String language)

Factory that obtains a Validator instance based on the schema language.

Parameters:

language - the schema language

Returns:

a validator instance

See Also:

Languages