Package org.ivoa.dm.registry.standard

Class Schema.SchemaBuilder

java.lang.Object

org.ivoa.dm.registry.standard.Schema.SchemaBuilder

Enclosing class:

Schema

public static class Schema.SchemaBuilder
extends Object

A builder class for Schema, mainly for use in the functional builder pattern.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
String	description	A human-readable description of what the schema defines or is used for.
List<String>	example	A URL pointing to a sample document that illustrates the use of the schema.
String	location	A URL pointing to a document that formally defines the schema.
String	namespace	an identifier for the schema being described.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SchemaBuilder()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Schema	create()	create a Schema from this builder.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

location

public String location

A URL pointing to a document that formally defines the schema. The document should be in a machine-parsable format when applicable. For example, when refering to an XML schema, the document should be an XML Schema or similar document that can be used to validate an instance document.

description

public String description

A human-readable description of what the schema defines or is used for. A brief description--e.g. one statement--is recommended for display purposes.

example

public List<String> example

A URL pointing to a sample document that illustrates the use of the schema. When applicable (e.g. XML), the document should be in the format defined by the schema document.

namespace

public String namespace

an identifier for the schema being described. Each instance of this attribute must be unique within the resourse description. For XML schemas, this should be the schema's namespace URI. Otherwise, it should be a unique label to distinguish it from other schemas described in the same resource description.

Constructor Details

SchemaBuilder

public SchemaBuilder()

Method Details

create

public Schema create()

create a Schema from this builder.

Returns:

an object initialized from the builder.