Package org.dbunit.dataset.common.handlers

Interface Handler

All Known Subinterfaces:

PipelineComponent

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPipelineComponent, AllHandler, EnforceHandler, EscapeHandler, IsAlnumHandler, NoHandler, Pipeline, QuoteHandler, SeparatorHandler, TransparentHandler, UnquotedFieldAssembler, WhitespacesHandler

public interface Handler

Base contract for an object that decides whether and how to handle a single character during CSV parsing.

Since:

2.2 (Sep 12, 2004)

Version:

$Revision$ $Date$

Author:

fede, Last changed by: $Author$

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	allowForNoMoreInput()	Determines whether this handler allows input to end at this point.
boolean	canHandle(char c)	Determines whether this handler can handle the given character.
void	handle(char c)	Handles the given character.
void	noMoreInput()	Notifies this handler that no more input will be provided.

Method Details

handle

void handle(char c)
     throws IllegalInputCharacterException,
PipelineException

Handles the given character.

Parameters:

c - the character to handle.

Throws:

IllegalInputCharacterException - if the character is not valid in the current context.

PipelineException - if the character cannot be processed by the pipeline.

canHandle

boolean canHandle(char c)
           throws IllegalInputCharacterException

Determines whether this handler can handle the given character.

Parameters:

c - the character to check.

Returns:

true if this handler can handle the character.

Throws:

IllegalInputCharacterException - if the character is not valid in the current context.

noMoreInput

void noMoreInput()
          throws IllegalStateException

Notifies this handler that no more input will be provided.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this handler is not in a state where input can end.

allowForNoMoreInput

boolean allowForNoMoreInput()
                     throws IllegalStateException

Determines whether this handler allows input to end at this point.

Returns:

true if ending input now is allowed.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the handler's state cannot be evaluated.