org.apache.xerces.impl.dtd.models

Interface ContentModelValidator

All Known Implementing Classes:

DFAContentModel, MixedContentModel, SimpleContentModel

public interface ContentModelValidator

Version:

$Id$

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	validate(QName[] children, int offset, int length) validate

Method Detail

validate

int validate(QName[] children,
             int offset,
             int length)

validate

Parameters:

children -

offset -

length -

Returns:

The value -1 if fully valid, else the 0 based index of the child that first failed. If the value returned is equal to the number of children, then the specified children are valid but additional content is required to reach a valid ending state.