org.exolab.castor.net
Interface URIResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

URIResolverImpl

public interface URIResolver

An interface for URI handling

Version:

$Revision: 5951 $ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $

Author:

Keith Visco

Method Summary

URILocation	resolve(String href, String documentBase) Resolves the given href and documentBase.
URILocation	resolveURN(String urn) Resolves the given urn.

Method Detail

resolve

URILocation resolve(String href,
                    String documentBase)
                    throws URIException

Resolves the given href and documentBase. An implementation of this method should never return null. A URIException may be thrown instead.

Returns:

the URILocation for the URI. [not null]

Throws:

URIException

resolveURN

URILocation resolveURN(String urn)
                       throws URIException

Resolves the given urn. An implementation of this method may return null if the URN could not be resolved.

Returns:

the URILocation for the URN

Throws:

URIException