All Known Subinterfaces:

NotIdentifiableEvent, ParseConversionEvent, PrintConversionEvent

All Known Implementing Classes:

NotIdentifiableEventImpl, ParseConversionEventImpl, PrintConversionEventImpl, ValidationEventImpl
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public interface ValidationEvent
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This event indicates that a problem was encountered while validating the incoming XML data during an unmarshal operation, while performing on-demand validation of the Java content tree, or while marshalling the Java content tree back to XML data.
Author:
- Ryan Shoemaker, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- Kohsuke Kawaguchi, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- Joe Fialli, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
See Also:

Validator, ValidationEventHandler

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`ERROR`	Conditions that correspond to the definition of "error" in section 1.2 of the W3C XML 1.0 Recommendation
`static int`	`FATAL_ERROR`	Conditions that correspond to the definition of "fatal error" in section 1.2 of the W3C XML 1.0 Recommendation
`static int`	`WARNING`	Conditions that are not errors or fatal errors as defined by the XML 1.0 recommendation

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Throwable`	`getLinkedException()`	Retrieve the linked exception for this warning/error.
`ValidationEventLocator`	`getLocator()`	Retrieve the locator for this warning/error.
`java.lang.String`	`getMessage()`	Retrieve the text message for this warning/error.
`int`	`getSeverity()`	Retrieve the severity code for this warning/error.

- Field Detail
  - WARNING
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static final int WARNING
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    Conditions that are not errors or fatal errors as defined by the XML 1.0 recommendation
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - ERROR
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static final int ERROR
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    Conditions that correspond to the definition of "error" in section 1.2 of the W3C XML 1.0 Recommendation
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - FATAL_ERROR
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static final int FATAL_ERROR
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    Conditions that correspond to the definition of "fatal error" in section 1.2 of the W3C XML 1.0 Recommendation
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getSeverity
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int getSeverity()
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    Retrieve the severity code for this warning/error.
    Must be one of ValidationEvent.WARNING, ValidationEvent.ERROR, or ValidationEvent.FATAL_ERROR.
    
    Returns:
    
    the severity code for this warning/error
  - getMessage
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java.lang.String getMessage()
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    Retrieve the text message for this warning/error.
    
    Returns:
    
    the text message for this warning/error or null if one wasn't set
  - getLinkedException
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java.lang.Throwable getLinkedException()
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    Retrieve the linked exception for this warning/error.
    
    Returns:
    
    the linked exception for this warning/error or null if one wasn't set
  - getLocator
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ValidationEventLocator getLocator()
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    Retrieve the locator for this warning/error.
    
    Returns:
    
    the locator that indicates where the warning/error occurred

Interface ValidationEvent

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

WARNING

ERROR

FATAL_ERROR

Method Detail

getSeverity

getMessage

getLinkedException

getLocator