org.jboss.dna.common.xml
Class XmlCharacters

java.lang.Object
  org.jboss.dna.common.xml.XmlCharacters

@Immutable
public class XmlCharacters
extends Object

A utility class for determining the validity of various XML names, per the XML 1.0 Specification.

Method Summary

static boolean	isValid(int c) Determine whether the supplied character is a valid character in XML.
static boolean	isValidContent(int c) Determine whether the supplied character is a valid character in XML content
static boolean	isValidName(int c) Determine whether the supplied character is a valid non-first character in an XML Name.
static boolean	isValidName(String name) Determine if the supplied name is a valid XML Name.
static boolean	isValidNameStart(int c) Determine whether the supplied character is a valid first character in an XML Name.
static boolean	isValidNcName(int c) Determine whether the supplied character is a valid non-first character in an XML NCName.
static boolean	isValidNcName(String name) Determine if the supplied name is a valid XML NCName.
static boolean	isValidNcNameStart(int c) Determine whether the supplied character is a valid first character in an XML NCName.
static boolean	isValidPubid(int c) Determine whether the supplied character is a valid character in an XML Pubid.
static boolean	isValidSpace(int c) Determine whether the supplied character is a valid whitespace character in XML

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

isValidNameStart

public static boolean isValidNameStart(int c)

Determine whether the supplied character is a valid first character in an XML Name. The first character in an XML name is more restrictive than the remaining characters.

Parameters:

c - the character

Returns:

true if the character is valid for an XML Name's first character

isValidNcNameStart

public static boolean isValidNcNameStart(int c)

Determine whether the supplied character is a valid first character in an XML NCName. The first character in an XML NCName is more restrictive than the remaining characters.

Parameters:

c - the character

Returns:

true if the character is valid for an XML NCName's first character

isValidName

public static boolean isValidName(int c)

Determine whether the supplied character is a valid non-first character in an XML Name. The first character in an XML name is more restrictive than the remaining characters.

Parameters:

c - the character

Returns:

true if the character is valid character in an XML Name

isValidNcName

public static boolean isValidNcName(int c)

Determine whether the supplied character is a valid non-first character in an XML NCName. The first character in an XML NCName is more restrictive than the remaining characters.

Parameters:

c - the character

Returns:

true if the character is valid character in an XML NCName

isValidPubid

public static boolean isValidPubid(int c)

Determine whether the supplied character is a valid character in an XML Pubid.

Parameters:

c - the character

Returns:

true if the character is valid character in an XML Pubid

isValid

public static boolean isValid(int c)

Determine whether the supplied character is a valid character in XML.

Parameters:

c - the character

Returns:

true if the character is valid character in XML

isValidContent

public static boolean isValidContent(int c)

Determine whether the supplied character is a valid character in XML content

Parameters:

c - the character

Returns:

true if the character is valid character in XML content

isValidSpace

public static boolean isValidSpace(int c)

Determine whether the supplied character is a valid whitespace character in XML

Parameters:

c - the character

Returns:

true if the character is valid whitespace character in XML

isValidName

public static boolean isValidName(String name)

Determine if the supplied name is a valid XML Name.

Parameters:

name - the string being checked

Returns:

true if the supplied name is indeed a valid XML Name, or false otherwise

isValidNcName

public static boolean isValidNcName(String name)

Determine if the supplied name is a valid XML NCName.

Parameters:

name - the string being checked

Returns:

true if the supplied name is indeed a valid XML NCName, or false otherwise