org.eclipse.emf.validation.xml
Interface IXmlConstraintParser

All Superinterfaces:

IConstraintParser

Deprecated. Use the IParameterizedConstraintParser interface, instead. Note that the provided implementations of this interface (for OCL, Java, and EMF languages) also implement IParameterizedConstraintParser.

@Deprecated
public interface IXmlConstraintParser
extends IConstraintParser

Interface implemented by objects that know how to create the constraint implementation described by a constraint descriptor.

This interface is intended to be implemented by plug-ins that supply constraint parsers via the constraintParsers extension point.

Method Summary

IModelConstraint

parseConstraint(IXmlConstraintDescriptor descriptor) Deprecated. Parses the XML content of a constraint descriptor to create an implementation of the model constraint interface.

Method Detail

parseConstraint

IModelConstraint parseConstraint(IXmlConstraintDescriptor descriptor)
                                 throws ConstraintParserException

Deprecated.

Parses the XML content of a constraint descriptor to create an implementation of the model constraint interface.

Parameters:

descriptor - the constraint descriptor containing XML data in the form of IConfigurationElements

Returns:

a constraint, if one can be created

Throws:

ConstraintParserException - if a constraint cannot be created from this descriptor