JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

javax.naming
Interface NameParser


public interface NameParser

This interface is used for parsing names from a hierarchical namespace. The NameParser contains knowledge of the syntactic information (like left-to-right orientation, name separator, etc.) needed to parse names. The equals() method, when used to compare two NameParsers, returns true if and only if they serve the same namespace.

Since:
1.3
See Also:
CompoundName, Name

Method Summary
 Name parse(String name)
          Parses a name into its components.
 

Method Detail

parse

Name parse(String name)
           throws NamingException
Parses a name into its components.

Parameters:
name - The non-null string name to parse.
Returns:
A non-null parsed form of the name using the naming convention of this parser.
Throws:
InvalidNameException - If name does not conform to syntax defined for the namespace.
NamingException - If a naming exception was encountered.

JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

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