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package org.apache.xerces.xni.parser;
import org.apache.xerces.xni.XNIException;
/**
* The component interface defines methods that must be implemented
* by components in a parser configuration. The component methods allow
* the component manager to initialize the component state and notify
* the component when feature and property values change.
*
* @see XMLComponentManager
*
* @author Andy Clark, IBM
*
* @version $Id: XMLComponent.java 699892 2008-09-28 21:08:27Z mrglavas $
*/
public interface XMLComponent {
//
// XMLComponent methods
//
/**
* Resets the component. The component can query the component manager
* about any features and properties that affect the operation of the
* component.
*
* @param componentManager The component manager.
*
* @throws XNIException Thrown by component on initialization error.
*/
public void reset(XMLComponentManager componentManager)
throws XMLConfigurationException;
/**
* Returns a list of feature identifiers that are recognized by
* this component. This method may return null if no features
* are recognized by this component.
*/
public String[] getRecognizedFeatures();
/**
* Sets the state of a feature. This method is called by the component
* manager any time after reset when a feature changes state.
*
* Note: Components should silently ignore features
* that do not affect the operation of the component.
*
* @param featureId The feature identifier.
* @param state The state of the feature.
*
* @throws XMLConfigurationException Thrown for configuration error.
* In general, components should
* only throw this exception if
* it is really
* a critical error.
*/
public void setFeature(String featureId, boolean state)
throws XMLConfigurationException;
/**
* Returns a list of property identifiers that are recognized by
* this component. This method may return null if no properties
* are recognized by this component.
*/
public String[] getRecognizedProperties();
/**
* Sets the value of a property. This method is called by the component
* manager any time after reset when a property changes value.
*
* Note: Components should silently ignore properties
* that do not affect the operation of the component.
*
* @param propertyId The property identifier.
* @param value The value of the property.
*
* @throws XMLConfigurationException Thrown for configuration error.
* In general, components should
* only throw this exception if
* it is really
* a critical error.
*/
public void setProperty(String propertyId, Object value)
throws XMLConfigurationException;
/**
* Returns the default state for a feature, or null if this
* component does not want to report a default value for this
* feature.
*
* @param featureId The feature identifier.
*
* @since Xerces 2.2.0
*/
public Boolean getFeatureDefault(String featureId);
/**
* Returns the default state for a property, or null if this
* component does not want to report a default value for this
* property.
*
* @param propertyId The property identifier.
*
* @since Xerces 2.2.0
*/
public Object getPropertyDefault(String propertyId);
} // interface XMLComponent