org.apache.tomcat.util.digester
Class XercesParser

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.XercesParser

public class XercesParser
extends Object

Create a SAXParser based on the underlying Xerces version. Currently, Xerces 2.3 and up doesn't implement schema validation the same way 2.1 was. In other to support schema validation in a portable way between parser, some features/properties need to be set.

Since:

1.6

Field Summary

protected static String	JAXP_SCHEMA_LANGUAGE The JAXP 1.2 property to set up the schemaLanguage used.
protected static float	version A float representing the underlying Xerces version
protected static String	versionNumber The current Xerces version.
protected static String	XERCES_DYNAMIC Xerces dynamic validation property
protected static String	XERCES_SCHEMA Xerces schema validation property

Constructor Summary

XercesParser()

Method Summary

static SAXParser

newSAXParser(Properties properties) Create a SAXParser based on the underlying Xerces version.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

JAXP_SCHEMA_LANGUAGE

protected static String JAXP_SCHEMA_LANGUAGE

The JAXP 1.2 property to set up the schemaLanguage used.

XERCES_DYNAMIC

protected static String XERCES_DYNAMIC

Xerces dynamic validation property

XERCES_SCHEMA

protected static String XERCES_SCHEMA

Xerces schema validation property

version

protected static float version

A float representing the underlying Xerces version

versionNumber

protected static String versionNumber

The current Xerces version.

Constructor Detail

XercesParser

public XercesParser()

Method Detail

newSAXParser

public static SAXParser newSAXParser(Properties properties)
                              throws ParserConfigurationException,
                                     SAXException,
                                     SAXNotSupportedException

Create a SAXParser based on the underlying Xerces version.

Parameters:

properties - parser specific properties/features

Returns:

an XML Schema/DTD enabled SAXParser

Throws:

ParserConfigurationException

SAXException

SAXNotSupportedException