org.exolab.castor.xml
Class XMLNaming

java.lang.Object
  org.exolab.castor.xml.XMLNaming

public abstract class XMLNaming

extends java.lang.Object

An abstract class to handing XML naming

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2003/09/12 09:23:33 $

Author:

Keith Visco

Constructor Summary

XMLNaming()

Method Summary

abstract java.lang.String	createXMLName(java.lang.Class c) Creates the XML Name for the given class The actual behavior of this method is determined by the implementation.
static XMLNaming	getInstance() Returns the default instance of XMLNaming
abstract java.lang.String	toXMLName(java.lang.String name) Converts the given String to an XML name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XMLNaming

public XMLNaming()

Method Detail

createXMLName

public abstract java.lang.String createXMLName(java.lang.Class c)

Creates the XML Name for the given class The actual behavior of this method is determined by the implementation. The only restriction is that the name returned must be a valid xml name.

Parameters:

c - the Class to create the XML Name for

Returns:

the XML name based on the given class

toXMLName

public abstract java.lang.String toXMLName(java.lang.String name)

Converts the given String to an XML name. The actual behavior of this method is determined by the implementation. The only restriction is that the name returned must be a valid xml name.

Returns:

an XML name based on the given String

getInstance

public static final XMLNaming getInstance()

Returns the default instance of XMLNaming

See Also:

Configuration