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package org.springframework.beans.factory.xml;

import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import org.xml.sax.EntityResolver;
import org.xml.sax.ErrorHandler;
import org.xml.sax.InputSource;

Strategy interface for loading an XML Document.
Author:Rob Harrop
See Also:
Since:2.0
/** * Strategy interface for loading an XML {@link Document}. * * @author Rob Harrop * @since 2.0 * @see DefaultDocumentLoader */
public interface DocumentLoader {
Load a document from the supplied source.
Params:
  • inputSource – the source of the document that is to be loaded
  • entityResolver – the resolver that is to be used to resolve any entities
  • errorHandler – used to report any errors during document loading
  • validationMode – the type of validation DTD or XSD)
  • namespaceAware – true if support for XML namespaces is to be provided
Throws:
Returns:the loaded document
/** * Load a {@link Document document} from the supplied {@link InputSource source}. * @param inputSource the source of the document that is to be loaded * @param entityResolver the resolver that is to be used to resolve any entities * @param errorHandler used to report any errors during document loading * @param validationMode the type of validation * {@link org.springframework.util.xml.XmlValidationModeDetector#VALIDATION_DTD DTD} * or {@link org.springframework.util.xml.XmlValidationModeDetector#VALIDATION_XSD XSD}) * @param namespaceAware {@code true} if support for XML namespaces is to be provided * @return the loaded {@link Document document} * @throws Exception if an error occurs */
Document loadDocument( InputSource inputSource, EntityResolver entityResolver, ErrorHandler errorHandler, int validationMode, boolean namespaceAware) throws Exception; }