NameParser (Java 2 Platform SE 5.0)

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javax.naming
Interface NameParser

public interface NameParser

This interface is used for parsing names from a hierarchical namespace. The NameParser contains knowledge of the syntactic information (like left-to-right orientation, name separator, etc.) needed to parse names. The equals() method, when used to compare two NameParsers, returns true if and only if they serve the same namespace.

Since:: 1.3
See Also:: CompoundName, Name

Method Summary
`Name`	`parse(String name)` Parses a name into its components.

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parse

Name parse(String name)
 throws NamingException

Parses a name into its components.

Parameters:: name - The non-null string name to parse.
Returns:: A non-null parsed form of the name using the naming convention of this parser.
Throws:: InvalidNameException - If name does not conform to syntax defined for the namespace.; NamingException - If a naming exception was encountered.