org.jboss.dna.graph.property
Interface NameFactory

All Superinterfaces:

ValueFactory<Name>

All Known Implementing Classes:

NameValueFactory

@ThreadSafe
public interface NameFactory
extends ValueFactory<Name>

A factory for creating names.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.jboss.dna.graph.property.ValueFactory

DEFAULT_DECODER, DEFAULT_ENCODER

Method Summary

Name	create(String namespaceUri, String localName) Create a name from the given namespace URI and local name.
Name	create(String namespaceUri, String localName, TextDecoder decoder) Create a name from the given namespace URI and local name.
NamespaceRegistry	getNamespaceRegistry() Get the namespace registry.

Methods inherited from interface org.jboss.dna.graph.property.ValueFactory

create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, getPropertyType

Method Detail

create

Name create(String namespaceUri,
            String localName)

Create a name from the given namespace URI and local name.

This method is equivalent to calling create(String, String, TextDecoder) with a null encoder.

Parameters:

namespaceUri - the namespace URI

localName - the local name

Returns:

the new name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the local name is null or empty

create

Name create(String namespaceUri,
            String localName,
            TextDecoder decoder)

Create a name from the given namespace URI and local name.

Parameters:

namespaceUri - the namespace URI

localName - the local name

decoder - the decoder that should be used to decode the qualified name

Returns:

the new name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the local name is null or empty

getNamespaceRegistry

NamespaceRegistry getNamespaceRegistry()

Get the namespace registry.

Returns:

the namespace registry; never null