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25
26 package javax.xml.bind;
27
28 /**
29 * Encapsulate the location of a ValidationEvent.
30 *
31 * <p>
32 * The <tt>ValidationEventLocator</tt> indicates where the <tt>ValidationEvent
33 * </tt> occurred. Different fields will be set depending on the type of
34 * validation that was being performed when the error or warning was detected.
35 * For example, on-demand validation would produce locators that contained
36 * references to objects in the Java content tree while unmarshal-time
37 * validation would produce locators containing information appropriate to the
38 * source of the XML data (file, url, Node, etc).
39 *
40 * @author <ul><li>Ryan Shoemaker, Sun Microsystems, Inc.</li><li>Kohsuke Kawaguchi, Sun Microsystems, Inc.</li><li>Joe Fialli, Sun Microsystems, Inc.</li></ul>
41 * @version $Revision: 1.2 $
42 * @see Validator
43 * @see ValidationEvent
44 * @since JAXB1.0
45 */
46 public interface ValidationEventLocator {
47
48 /**
49 * Return the name of the XML source as a URL if available
50 *
51 * @return the name of the XML source as a URL or null if unavailable
52 */
53 public java.net.URL getURL();
54
55 /**
56 * Return the byte offset if available
57 *
58 * @return the byte offset into the input source or -1 if unavailable
59 */
60 public int getOffset();
61
62 /**
63 * Return the line number if available
64 *
65 * @return the line number or -1 if unavailable
66 */
67 public int getLineNumber();
68
69 /**
70 * Return the column number if available
71 *
72 * @return the column number or -1 if unavailable
73 */
74 public int getColumnNumber();
75
76 /**
77 * Return a reference to the object in the Java content tree if available
78 *
79 * @return a reference to the object in the Java content tree or null if
80 * unavailable
81 */
82 public java.lang.Object getObject();
83
84 /**
85 * Return a reference to the DOM Node if available
86 *
87 * @return a reference to the DOM Node or null if unavailable
88 */
89 public org.w3c.dom.Node getNode();
90
91 }
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