org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.parsers
Class MatchingRuleDescriptionSchemaParser

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.parsers.AbstractSchemaParser
      org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.parsers.MatchingRuleDescriptionSchemaParser

public class MatchingRuleDescriptionSchemaParser
extends AbstractSchemaParser

A parser for RFC 4512 matching rule descriptions.

Version:

$Rev$, $Date$

Author:

Apache Directory Project

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.parsers.AbstractSchemaParser

lexer, monitor, parser

Constructor Summary

MatchingRuleDescriptionSchemaParser()
Creates a schema parser instance.

Method Summary

AbstractSchemaDescription	parse(java.lang.String schemaDescription)
MatchingRuleDescription	parseMatchingRuleDescription(java.lang.String matchingRuleDescription) Parses a matching rule description according to RFC 4512:

Methods inherited from class org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.parsers.AbstractSchemaParser

isQuirksMode, reset, setParserMonitor, setQuirksMode

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MatchingRuleDescriptionSchemaParser

public MatchingRuleDescriptionSchemaParser()

Creates a schema parser instance.

Method Detail

parseMatchingRuleDescription

public MatchingRuleDescription parseMatchingRuleDescription(java.lang.String matchingRuleDescription)
                                                     throws java.text.ParseException

Parses a matching rule description according to RFC 4512:

 MatchingRuleDescription = LPAREN WSP
    numericoid                 ; object identifier
    [ SP "NAME" SP qdescrs ]   ; short names (descriptors)
    [ SP "DESC" SP qdstring ]  ; description
    [ SP "OBSOLETE" ]          ; not active
    SP "SYNTAX" SP numericoid  ; assertion syntax
    extensions WSP RPAREN      ; extensions
 
 extensions = *( SP xstring SP qdstrings )
 xstring = "X" HYPHEN 1*( ALPHA / HYPHEN / USCORE ) 
 

Parameters:

matchingRuleDescription - the matching rule description to be parsed

Returns:

the parsed MatchingRuleDescription bean

Throws:

java.text.ParseException - if there are any recognition errors (bad syntax)

parse

public AbstractSchemaDescription parse(java.lang.String schemaDescription)
                                throws java.text.ParseException

Specified by:

parse in class AbstractSchemaParser

Throws:

java.text.ParseException