Package net.sf.saxon.lib

Interface Invalidity

  • All Superinterfaces:
    SourceLocator
    All Known Implementing Classes:
    ValidationFailure
    public interface Invalidity
extends SourceLocator
    An Invalidity is a validation error, that is, a failure of the instance document to conform to the schema being used for validation.

    • Method Detail

      • getSchemaPart

        int getSchemaPart()
        Get the part number of the XSD schema specification containing the constraint that has been violated
        Returns:
        1 (XSD part 1, structures) or 2 (XSD part 2, data types)

      • getConstraintName

        String getConstraintName()
        Get the name of the constraint that has been violated
        Returns:
        the name of the constraint as defined in the XSD specification, for example "cvc-datatype-valid"

      • getConstraintClauseNumber

        String getConstraintClauseNumber()
        Get the clause number of the rule that has been violated
        Returns:
        the clause number as a string, for example "3.4.1"

      • getConstraintReference

        String getConstraintReference()
        Get the constraint name and clause in the format defined in XML Schema Part 1 Appendix C (Outcome Tabulations). This mandates the format validation-rule-name.clause-number
        Returns:
        the constraint reference, for example "cos-ct-extends.1.2"; or null if the reference is not known.

      • getPath

        AbsolutePath getPath()
        Get a hierarchic path giving the logical position in the instance document where the validation error was found
        Returns:
        a path to the location in the document

      • getContextPath

        AbsolutePath getContextPath()
        Get a hierarchic path giving the logical position in the instance document where the validation error was found
        Returns:
        a path to the location in the document

      • getMessage

        String getMessage()
        Get the text of a message explaining what is wrong
        Returns:
        a human-readable message explaining the validity error

      • getErrorCode

        String getErrorCode()
        Get the error code associated with the validity error. This is relevant only when validation is run from within XSLT or XQuery, which define different error codes for validition errors
        Returns:
        the error code associated with the error, if any. The error is returned as a simple string if it is in the standard error namespace, or as an EQName (that is Q{uri}local) otherwise.