org.apache.fop.util

## Class ContentHandlerFactoryRegistry

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.fop.util.ContentHandlerFactoryRegistry

-     public class ContentHandlerFactoryRegistry
      extends Object

  This class holds references to various XML handlers used by FOP. It also supports automatic discovery of additional XML handlers available through the class path.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ContentHandlerFactoryRegistry()` Default constructor.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `addContentHandlerFactory(ContentHandlerFactory factory)` Add an ContentHandlerFactory.
    `void` | `addContentHandlerFactory(String classname)` Add an XML handler.
    `ContentHandlerFactory` | `getFactory(String namespaceURI)` Retrieves a ContentHandlerFactory instance of a given namespace URI.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ContentHandlerFactoryRegistry

          public ContentHandlerFactoryRegistry()

      Default constructor.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### addContentHandlerFactory

          public void addContentHandlerFactory(String classname)

      Add an XML handler. The handler itself is inspected to find out what it supports.
      Parameters:
        `classname` - the fully qualified class name

    - #### addContentHandlerFactory

          public void addContentHandlerFactory(ContentHandlerFactory factory)

      Add an ContentHandlerFactory. The instance is inspected to find out what it supports.
      Parameters:
        `factory` - the ContentHandlerFactory instance

    - #### getFactory

          public ContentHandlerFactory getFactory(String namespaceURI)

      Retrieves a ContentHandlerFactory instance of a given namespace URI.
      Parameters:
        `namespaceURI` - the namespace to be handled.
      Returns:
        the ContentHandlerFactory or null, if no suitable instance is available.

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