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.

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