org.apache.xerces.impl.dtd.models

Interface ContentModelValidator

Known Implementing Classes:
DFAContentModel, MixedContentModel, SimpleContentModel

public interface ContentModelValidator

Version:
$Id: ContentModelValidator.java,v 1.6 2004/10/04 22:00:42 mrglavas Exp $

Method Summary

int
validate(org.apache.xerces.xni.QName[] children, int offset, int length)
validate

Method Details

validate

public int validate(org.apache.xerces.xni.QName[] children,
                    int offset,
                    int length)
validate
Parameters:
children -
offset -
length -
Returns:
The value -1 if fully valid, else the 0 based index of the child that first failed. If the value returned is equal to the number of children, then the specified children are valid but additional content is required to reach a valid ending state.

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