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/**
* $Id$
*/
package javax.xml.transform.sax;
import javax.xml.transform.*;
import org.xml.sax.InputSource;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
import org.xml.sax.SAXNotSupportedException;
import org.xml.sax.SAXNotRecognizedException;
import org.xml.sax.XMLReader;
import org.xml.sax.XMLFilter;
/**
* This class extends TransformerFactory to provide SAX-specific
* factory methods. It provides two types of ContentHandlers,
* one for creating Transformers, the other for creating Templates
* objects.
*
* <p>If an application wants to set the ErrorHandler or EntityResolver
* for an XMLReader used during a transformation, it should use a URIResolver
* to return the SAXSource which provides (with getXMLReader) a reference to
* the XMLReader.</p>
*/
public abstract class SAXTransformerFactory extends TransformerFactory {
/** If {@link javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory#getFeature}
* returns true when passed this value as an argument,
* the TransformerFactory returned from
* {@link javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory#newInstance} may
* be safely cast to a SAXTransformerFactory.
*/
public static final String FEATURE =
"http://javax.xml.transform.sax.SAXTransformerFactory/feature";
/** If {@link javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory#getFeature}
* returns true when passed this value as an argument,
* the {@link #newXMLFilter(Source src)}
* and {@link #newXMLFilter(Templates templates)} methods are supported.
*/
public static final String FEATURE_XMLFILTER =
"http://javax.xml.transform.sax.SAXTransformerFactory/feature/xmlfilter";
/**
* The default constructor is protected on purpose.
*/
protected SAXTransformerFactory() {}
/**
* Get a TransformerHandler object that can process SAX
* ContentHandler events into a Result, based on the transformation
* instructions specified by the argument.
*
* @param src The Source of the transformation instructions.
*
* @return TransformerHandler ready to transform SAX events.
*
* @throws TransformerConfigurationException If for some reason the
* TransformerHandler can not be created.
*/
public abstract TransformerHandler newTransformerHandler(Source src)
throws TransformerConfigurationException;
/**
* Get a TransformerHandler object that can process SAX
* ContentHandler events into a Result, based on the Templates argument.
*
* @param templates The compiled transformation instructions.
*
* @return TransformerHandler ready to transform SAX events.
*
* @throws TransformerConfigurationException If for some reason the
* TransformerHandler can not be created.
*/
public abstract TransformerHandler newTransformerHandler(
Templates templates) throws TransformerConfigurationException;
/**
* Get a TransformerHandler object that can process SAX
* ContentHandler events into a Result. The transformation
* is defined as an identity (or copy) transformation, for example
* to copy a series of SAX parse events into a DOM tree.
*
* @return A non-null reference to a TransformerHandler, that may
* be used as a ContentHandler for SAX parse events.
*
* @throws TransformerConfigurationException If for some reason the
* TransformerHandler cannot be created.
*/
public abstract TransformerHandler newTransformerHandler()
throws TransformerConfigurationException;
/**
* Get a TemplatesHandler object that can process SAX
* ContentHandler events into a Templates object.
*
* @return A non-null reference to a TransformerHandler, that may
* be used as a ContentHandler for SAX parse events.
*
* @throws TransformerConfigurationException If for some reason the
* TemplatesHandler cannot be created.
*/
public abstract TemplatesHandler newTemplatesHandler()
throws TransformerConfigurationException;
/**
* Create an XMLFilter that uses the given Source as the
* transformation instructions.
*
* @param src The Source of the transformation instructions.
*
* @return An XMLFilter object, or null if this feature is not supported.
*
* @throws TransformerConfigurationException If for some reason the
* TemplatesHandler cannot be created.
*/
public abstract XMLFilter newXMLFilter(Source src)
throws TransformerConfigurationException;
/**
* Create an XMLFilter, based on the Templates argument..
*
* @param templates The compiled transformation instructions.
*
* @return An XMLFilter object, or null if this feature is not supported.
*
* @throws TransformerConfigurationException If for some reason the
* TemplatesHandler cannot be created.
*/
public abstract XMLFilter newXMLFilter(Templates templates)
throws TransformerConfigurationException;
}