net.ontopia.topicmaps.xml
Interface ExternalReferenceHandlerIF

All Known Implementing Classes:

NoFollowTopicRefExternalReferenceHandler, NullResolvingExternalReferenceHandler

public interface ExternalReferenceHandlerIF

PUBLIC: An interface that can be implemented by handlers that would like to intercept external references in topic map documents.

Method Summary

LocatorIF	externalTopic(LocatorIF address) PUBLIC: Receive notification of a reference to an external topic.
LocatorIF	externalTopicMap(LocatorIF address) PUBLIC: Receive notification of a reference to an external topic map.

Method Detail

externalTopicMap

LocatorIF externalTopicMap(LocatorIF address)

PUBLIC: Receive notification of a reference to an external topic map.

Returns:

The locator which should be used to resolve the reference; if null is returned it will be interpreted as that the reference should not be traversed.

externalTopic

LocatorIF externalTopic(LocatorIF address)

PUBLIC: Receive notification of a reference to an external topic.

Returns:

The locator which should be used to resolve the reference; if null is returned it will be interpreted as that the reference should not be traversed.