javax.naming
Interface NameParser

public abstract 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.

See Also:

CompoundName, Name

Method Summary

Name	parse(java.lang.String name) Parses a name into its components.

Method Detail

parse

public Name parse(java.lang.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.