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| |
| package javax.naming; |
| |
| /** |
| * 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. |
| * |
| * @author Rosanna Lee |
| * @author Scott Seligman |
| * |
| * @see CompoundName |
| * @see Name |
| * @since 1.3 |
| */ |
| |
| public interface NameParser { |
| /** |
| * Parses a name into its components. |
| * |
| * @param name The non-null string name to parse. |
| * @return A non-null parsed form of the name using the naming convention |
| * of this parser. |
| * @exception InvalidNameException If name does not conform to |
| * syntax defined for the namespace. |
| * @exception NamingException If a naming exception was encountered. |
| */ |
| Name parse(String name) throws NamingException; |
| } |