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package javax.xml.transform;

/**

 * <p>To provide customized error handling, implement this interface and

 * use the <code>setErrorListener</code> method to register an instance of the

 * implementation with the {@link javax.xml.transform.Transformer}.  The

 * <code>Transformer</code> then reports all errors and warnings through this

 * interface.</p>

 *

 * <p>If an application does <em>not</em> register its own custom

 * <code>ErrorListener</code>, the default <code>ErrorListener</code>

 * is used which reports all warnings and errors to <code>System.err</code>

 * and does not throw any <code>Exception</code>s.

 * Applications are <em>strongly</em> encouraged to register and use

 * <code>ErrorListener</code>s that insure proper behavior for warnings and

 * errors.</p>

 *

 * <p>For transformation errors, a <code>Transformer</code> must use this

 * interface instead of throwing an <code>Exception</code>: it is up to the

 * application to decide whether to throw an <code>Exception</code> for

 * different types of errors and warnings.  Note however that the

 * <code>Transformer</code> is not required to continue with the transformation

 * after a call to {@link #fatalError(TransformerException exception)}.</p>

 *

 * <p><code>Transformer</code>s may use this mechanism to report XML parsing

 * errors as well as transformation errors.</p>

 */

public interface ErrorListener {

    /**

     * Receive notification of a warning.

     *

     * <p>{@link javax.xml.transform.Transformer} can use this method to report

     * conditions that are not errors or fatal errors.  The default behaviour

     * is to take no action.</p>

     *

     * <p>After invoking this method, the Transformer must continue with

     * the transformation. It should still be possible for the

     * application to process the document through to the end.</p>

     *

     * @param exception The warning information encapsulated in a

     *                  transformer exception.

     *

     * @throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException if the application

     * chooses to discontinue the transformation.

     *

     * @see javax.xml.transform.TransformerException

     */

    public abstract void warning(TransformerException exception)

        throws TransformerException;

    /**

     * Receive notification of a recoverable error.

     *

     * <p>The transformer must continue to try and provide normal transformation

     * after invoking this method.  It should still be possible for the

     * application to process the document through to the end if no other errors

     * are encountered.</p>

     *

     * @param exception The error information encapsulated in a

     *                  transformer exception.

     *

     * @throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException if the application

     * chooses to discontinue the transformation.

     *

     * @see javax.xml.transform.TransformerException

     */

    public abstract void error(TransformerException exception)

        throws TransformerException;

    /**

     * <p>Receive notification of a non-recoverable error.</p>

     *

     * <p>The processor may choose to continue, but will not normally

     * proceed to a successful completion.</p>

     *

     * <p>The method should throw an exception if it is unable to

     * process the error, or if it wishes execution to terminate

     * immediately. The processor will not necessarily honor this

     * request.</p>

     *

     * @param exception The error information encapsulated in a

     *    <code>TransformerException</code>.

     *

     * @throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException if the application

     * chooses to discontinue the transformation.

     *

     * @see javax.xml.transform.TransformerException

     */

    public abstract void fatalError(TransformerException exception)

        throws TransformerException;

}