com.ibm.portal.resolver.data
Interface XmlDataSource

All Superinterfaces:

Addressable, DataSource, Disposable, TimeStamped

public interface XmlDataSource
extends DataSource

Implemented by providers of XML data streams. The stream provider must be able to produce XML content as a JAXP source object.

Since:

6.1.0

Note:

This interface is designed to be implemented by clients.

Method Summary

javax.xml.transform.Source

getSource() Returns a new JAXP source object that can be used to generate a stream of XML events.

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.portal.resolver.data.DataSource

getContentType, getExpiration

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.portal.resolver.data.Addressable

getParameters, getURI

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.portal.TimeStamped

getCreated, getLastModified

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.portal.Disposable

dispose

Method Detail

getSource

javax.xml.transform.Source getSource()
                                     throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException,
                                            org.xml.sax.SAXException,
                                            java.io.IOException

Returns a new JAXP source object that can be used to generate a stream of XML events.

Returns:

The source object of the XML events.

Throws:

javax.xml.transform.TransformerException - - if a potential transformation used to generate the source failed

org.xml.sax.SAXException - - if a SAX exception occurred

java.io.IOException - - if an IO exception occurred