top.marchand.xml.gaulois.config.typing

Interface Datatype

public interface Datatype

A datatype, used to represent parameters datatypes, and to parse specified values.

Author:

cmarchand

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	allowsEmpty() Return true if empty sequence is allowed.
boolean	allowsMultiple() Returns true if sequences are allowed
net.sf.saxon.s9api.XdmValue	convert(String input, net.sf.saxon.Configuration configuration) Convert input as this datatype
boolean	isAtomic() Returns true if this datatype is an atomic datatype

Method Detail

isAtomic

boolean isAtomic()

Returns true if this datatype is an atomic datatype

Returns:

if this datatype represents and atomic value

allowsMultiple

boolean allowsMultiple()

Returns true if sequences are allowed

Returns:

if multiple values are allowed (sequence with more than 1 item)

allowsEmpty

boolean allowsEmpty()

Return true if empty sequence is allowed.

Returns:

if empty is allowed, if empty-sequence aloowed

convert

net.sf.saxon.s9api.XdmValue convert(String input,
                                    net.sf.saxon.Configuration configuration)
                             throws net.sf.saxon.type.ValidationException

Convert input as this datatype

Parameters:

input - The input value to convert

configuration - The saxon Configuration to rely on

Returns:

The corresponding XdmValue

Throws:

net.sf.saxon.type.ValidationException - If inputis not castable into this datatype