org.springframework.xml.validation
Interface XmlValidator

public interface XmlValidator

Simple processor that validates a given Source. Can be created via the XmlValidatorFactory.

Instances of this class are designed to be thread safe.

Since:

1.0.0

Author:

Arjen Poutsma

See Also:

XmlValidatorFactory.createValidator(org.springframework.core.io.Resource, String)

Method Summary

SAXParseException[]	validate(Source source) Validates the given Source, and returns an array of SAXParseExceptions as result.
SAXParseException[]	validate(Source source, ValidationErrorHandler errorHandler) Validates the given Source and ValidationErrorHandler, and returns an array of SAXParseExceptions as result.

Method Detail

validate

SAXParseException[] validate(Source source)
                             throws IOException

Validates the given Source, and returns an array of SAXParseExceptions as result. The array will be empty if no validation errors are found.

Parameters:

source - the input document

Returns:

an array of SAXParseExceptions

Throws:

IOException - if the source cannot be read

XmlValidationException - if the source cannot be validated

validate

SAXParseException[] validate(Source source,
                             ValidationErrorHandler errorHandler)
                             throws IOException

Validates the given Source and ValidationErrorHandler, and returns an array of SAXParseExceptions as result. The array will be empty if no validation errors are found.

Parameters:

source - the input document

errorHandler - the error handler to use. May be null, in which case a default will be used.

Returns:

an array of SAXParseExceptions

Throws:

IOException - if the source cannot be read

XmlValidationException - if the source cannot be validated