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package org.apache.xerces.impl;
import java.io.EOFException;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.apache.xerces.xni.QName;
import org.apache.xerces.xni.XMLLocator;
import org.apache.xerces.xni.XMLString;
/**
* This class allows various parser scanners to scan basic XML constructs
* from entities. This class works directly with the entity manager to
* provide this functionality.
* <p>
* There is only one entity scanner and entity manager per parser. The
* entity manager <em>could</em> implement the methods to perform entity
* scanning, but the entity scanner class allows a cleaner separation
* between entity management API and entity scanning.
*
* @author Stubs generated by DesignDoc on Mon Sep 18 18:23:16 PDT 2000
* @author Andy Clark, IBM
*
* @version $Id$
*
* @see XMLEntityHandler
* @see XMLEntityManager
*/
public abstract class XMLEntityScanner
implements XMLLocator {
//
// Public methods
//
/**
* Returns the base system identifier of the currently scanned
* entity, or null if none is available.
*/
public abstract String getBaseSystemId();
/**
* Sets the encoding of the scanner. This method is used by the
* scanners if the XMLDecl or TextDecl line contains an encoding
* pseudo-attribute.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The underlying character reader on the
* current entity will be changed to accomodate the new encoding.
* However, the new encoding is ignored if the current reader was
* not constructed from an input stream (e.g. an external entity
* that is resolved directly to the appropriate java.io.Reader
* object).
*
* @param encoding The IANA encoding name of the new encoding.
*
* @throws IOException Thrown if the new encoding is not supported.
*
* @see org.apache.xerces.util.EncodingMap
* @see org.apache.xerces.util.XMLChar#isValidIANAEncoding
* @see org.apache.xerces.util.XMLChar#isValidJavaEncoding
*/
public abstract void setEncoding(String encoding)
throws IOException;
/** Returns true if the current entity being scanned is external. */
public abstract boolean isExternal();
/**
* Returns the next character on the input.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The character is <em>not</em> consumed.
*
* @throws IOException Thrown if i/o error occurs.
* @throws EOFException Thrown on end of file.
*/
public abstract int peekChar() throws IOException;
/**
* Returns the next character on the input.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The character is consumed.
*
* @throws IOException Thrown if i/o error occurs.
* @throws EOFException Thrown on end of file.
*/
public abstract int scanChar() throws IOException;
/**
* Returns a string matching the NMTOKEN production appearing immediately
* on the input as a symbol, or null if NMTOKEN Name string is present.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The NMTOKEN characters are consumed.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The string returned must be a symbol. The
* SymbolTable can be used for this purpose.
*
* @throws IOException Thrown if i/o error occurs.
* @throws EOFException Thrown on end of file.
*
* @see org.apache.xerces.util.SymbolTable
* @see org.apache.xerces.util.XMLChar#isName
*/
public abstract String scanNmtoken() throws IOException;
/**
* Returns a string matching the Name production appearing immediately
* on the input as a symbol, or null if no Name string is present.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The Name characters are consumed.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The string returned must be a symbol. The
* SymbolTable can be used for this purpose.
*
* @throws IOException Thrown if i/o error occurs.
* @throws EOFException Thrown on end of file.
*
* @see org.apache.xerces.util.SymbolTable
* @see org.apache.xerces.util.XMLChar#isName
* @see org.apache.xerces.util.XMLChar#isNameStart
*/
public abstract String scanName() throws IOException;
/**
* Scans a qualified name from the input, setting the fields of the
* QName structure appropriately.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The qualified name characters are consumed.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The strings used to set the values of the
* QName structure must be symbols. The SymbolTable can be used for
* this purpose.
*
* @param qname The qualified name structure to fill.
*
* @return Returns true if a qualified name appeared immediately on
* the input and was scanned, false otherwise.
*
* @throws IOException Thrown if i/o error occurs.
* @throws EOFException Thrown on end of file.
*
* @see org.apache.xerces.util.SymbolTable
* @see org.apache.xerces.util.XMLChar#isName
* @see org.apache.xerces.util.XMLChar#isNameStart
*/
public abstract boolean scanQName(QName qname) throws IOException;
/**
* Scans a range of parsed character data, setting the fields of the
* XMLString structure, appropriately.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The characters are consumed.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> This method does not guarantee to return
* the longest run of parsed character data. This method may return
* before markup due to reaching the end of the input buffer or any
* other reason.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The fields contained in the XMLString
* structure are not guaranteed to remain valid upon subsequent calls
* to the entity scanner. Therefore, the caller is responsible for
* immediately using the returned character data or making a copy of
* the character data.
*
* @param content The content structure to fill.
*
* @return Returns the next character on the input, if known. This
* value may be -1 but this does <em>note</em> designate
* end of file.
*
* @throws IOException Thrown if i/o error occurs.
* @throws EOFException Thrown on end of file.
*/
public abstract int scanContent(XMLString content) throws IOException;
/**
* Scans a range of attribute value data, setting the fields of the
* XMLString structure, appropriately.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The characters are consumed.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> This method does not guarantee to return
* the longest run of attribute value data. This method may return
* before the quote character due to reaching the end of the input
* buffer or any other reason.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The fields contained in the XMLString
* structure are not guaranteed to remain valid upon subsequent calls
* to the entity scanner. Therefore, the caller is responsible for
* immediately using the returned character data or making a copy of
* the character data.
*
* @param quote The quote character that signifies the end of the
* attribute value data.
* @param content The content structure to fill.
*
* @return Returns the next character on the input, if known. This
* value may be -1 but this does <em>note</em> designate
* end of file.
*
* @throws IOException Thrown if i/o error occurs.
* @throws EOFException Thrown on end of file.
*/
public abstract int scanLiteral(int quote, XMLString content)
throws IOException;
/**
* Scans a range of character data up to the specicied delimiter,
* setting the fields of the XMLString structure, appropriately.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The characters are consumed.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> This assumes that the internal buffer is
* at least the same size, or bigger, than the length of the delimiter
* and that the delimiter contains at least one character.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> This method does not guarantee to return
* the longest run of character data. This method may return before
* the delimiter due to reaching the end of the input buffer or any
* other reason.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The fields contained in the XMLString
* structure are not guaranteed to remain valid upon subsequent calls
* to the entity scanner. Therefore, the caller is responsible for
* immediately using the returned character data or making a copy of
* the character data.
*
* @param delimiter The string that signifies the end of the character
* data to be scanned.
* @param data The data structure to fill.
*
* @return Returns true if there is more data to scan, false otherwise.
*
* @throws IOException Thrown if i/o error occurs.
* @throws EOFException Thrown on end of file.
*/
public abstract boolean scanData(String delimiter, XMLString data)
throws IOException;
/**
* Skips a character appearing immediately on the input.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The character is consumed only if it matches
* the specified character.
*
* @param c The character to skip.
*
* @return Returns true if the character was skipped.
*
* @throws IOException Thrown if i/o error occurs.
* @throws EOFException Thrown on end of file.
*/
public abstract boolean skipChar(int c) throws IOException;
/**
* Skips space characters appearing immediately on the input.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The characters are consumed only if they are
* space characters.
*
* @return Returns true if at least one space character was skipped.
*
* @throws IOException Thrown if i/o error occurs.
* @throws EOFException Thrown on end of file.
*
* @see org.apache.xerces.util.XMLChar#isSpace
*/
public abstract boolean skipSpaces() throws IOException;
/**
* Skips the specified string appearing immediately on the input.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> The characters are consumed only if they are
* space characters.
*
* @param s The string to skip.
*
* @return Returns true if the string was skipped.
*
* @throws IOException Thrown if i/o error occurs.
* @throws EOFException Thrown on end of file.
*/
public abstract boolean skipString(String s) throws IOException;
} // class XMLEntityScanner