001 /* SAXTransformerFactory.java --
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037
038 package javax.xml.transform.sax;
039
040 import javax.xml.transform.Source;
041 import javax.xml.transform.Templates;
042 import javax.xml.transform.TransformerConfigurationException;
043 import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory;
044 import org.xml.sax.XMLFilter;
045
046 /**
047 * Specialized transformer factory with support for SAX-specific factory
048 * methods.
049 * This factory provides SAX content handlers that can create transformation
050 * templates and transformers.
051 *
052 * @author (a href='mailto:dog@gnu.org'>Chris Burdess</a)
053 */
054 public abstract class SAXTransformerFactory extends TransformerFactory
055 {
056
057 /**
058 * Factory feature indicating that the factory can be cast to this class.
059 */
060 public static final String FEATURE =
061 "http://javax.xml.transform.sax.SAXTransformerFactory/feature";
062
063 /**
064 * Factory feature indicating that this factory can create new XMLFilters.
065 */
066 public static final String FEATURE_XMLFILTER =
067 "http://javax.xml.transform.sax.SAXTransformerFactory/feature/xmlfilter";
068
069 protected SAXTransformerFactory()
070 {
071 }
072
073 /**
074 * Returns a content handler that can process SAX events into a result,
075 * using the specified transformation.
076 * @param src the source stylesheet
077 */
078 public abstract TransformerHandler newTransformerHandler(Source src)
079 throws TransformerConfigurationException;
080
081 /**
082 * Returns a content handler that can process SAX events into a result,
083 * using the specified transformation.
084 * @param templates the compiled stylesheet
085 */
086 public abstract TransformerHandler newTransformerHandler(Templates templates)
087 throws TransformerConfigurationException;
088
089 /**
090 * Returns a content handler that can process SAX events into a result,
091 * using the identity transform.
092 */
093 public abstract TransformerHandler newTransformerHandler()
094 throws TransformerConfigurationException;
095
096 /**
097 * Returns a content handler that can process SAX events into a
098 * transformation template.
099 */
100 public abstract TemplatesHandler newTemplatesHandler()
101 throws TransformerConfigurationException;
102
103 /**
104 * Creates an XML filter for the specified source.
105 */
106 public abstract XMLFilter newXMLFilter(Source src)
107 throws TransformerConfigurationException;
108
109 /**
110 * Creates an XML filter for the specified compiled stylesheet.
111 */
112 public abstract XMLFilter newXMLFilter(Templates templates)
113 throws TransformerConfigurationException;
114
115 }