org.apache.xml.resolver.helpers
Class PublicId

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.xml.resolver.helpers.PublicId

public abstract class PublicId
extends java.lang.Object

Static methods for dealing with public identifiers.

This class defines a set of static methods that can be called to handle public identifiers.

Version:
1.0
Author:
Norman Walsh Norman.Walsh@Sun.COM

Method Summary
static java.lang.String decodeURN(java.lang.String urn)
          Decode a "publicid" URN into a public identifier.
static java.lang.String encodeURN(java.lang.String publicId)
          Encode a public identifier as a "publicid" URN.
static java.lang.String normalize(java.lang.String publicId)
          Normalize a public identifier.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

normalize

public static java.lang.String normalize(java.lang.String publicId)
Normalize a public identifier.

Public identifiers must be normalized according to the following rules before comparisons between them can be made:

This method is declared static so that other classes can use it directly.

Parameters:
publicId - The unnormalized public identifier.
Returns:
The normalized identifier.

encodeURN

public static java.lang.String encodeURN(java.lang.String publicId)
Encode a public identifier as a "publicid" URN.

This method is declared static so that other classes can use it directly.

Parameters:
publicId - The unnormalized public identifier.
Returns:
The normalized identifier.

decodeURN

public static java.lang.String decodeURN(java.lang.String urn)
Decode a "publicid" URN into a public identifier.

This method is declared static so that other classes can use it directly.

Parameters:
urn - The urn:publicid: URN
Returns:
The normalized identifier.