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017package org.apache.commons.configuration2.builder;
018
019import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
020
021import org.xml.sax.EntityResolver;
022
023/**
024 * <p>
025 * Definition of a parameters interface for XML configurations.
026 * </p>
027 * <p>
028 * The {@code XMLConfiguration} class defines a bunch of additional properties
029 * related to XML processing.
030 * </p>
031 * <p>
032 * <strong>Important note:</strong> This interface is not intended to be
033 * implemented by client code! It defines a set of available properties and may
034 * be extended even in minor releases.
035 * </p>
036 *
037 * @version $Id: XMLBuilderProperties.java 1624757 2014-09-13 15:47:43Z oheger $
038 * @since 2.0
039 * @param <T> the type of the result of all set methods for method chaining
040 */
041public interface XMLBuilderProperties<T>
042{
043    /**
044     * Allows setting the {@code DocumentBuilder} for parsing an XML document.
045     * This is the most flexible way of customizing XML processing.
046     *
047     * @param docBuilder the {@code DocumentBuilder} to use
048     * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
049     */
050    T setDocumentBuilder(DocumentBuilder docBuilder);
051
052    /**
053     * Allows setting the {@code EntityResolver} which maps entity references
054     * during XML parsing.
055     *
056     * @param resolver the {@code EntityResolver} to use
057     * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
058     */
059    T setEntityResolver(EntityResolver resolver);
060
061    /**
062     * Sets the public ID of the DOCTYPE declaration.
063     *
064     * @param pubID the public ID
065     * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
066     */
067    T setPublicID(String pubID);
068
069    /**
070     * Sets the system ID of the DOCTYPE declaration.
071     *
072     * @param sysID the system ID
073     * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
074     */
075    T setSystemID(String sysID);
076
077    /**
078     * Sets a flag whether schema/DTD validation should be performed.
079     *
080     * @param f the validation flag
081     * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
082     */
083    T setValidating(boolean f);
084
085    /**
086     * Sets the value of the schemaValidation flag. This flag determines whether
087     * DTD or Schema validation should be used.
088     *
089     * @param f the flag value, <b>true</b> for schema validation, <b>false</b>
090     *        for DTD validation
091     * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
092     */
093    T setSchemaValidation(boolean f);
094}