PlaceholderHandler (XMLUnit for Java 2.11.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

IgnorePlaceholderHandler, IsDateTimePlaceholderHandler, IsNumberPlaceholderHandler, MatchesRegexPlaceholderHandler
```
public interface PlaceholderHandler
```
Interface implemented by classes that are responsible for a placeholder keyword.
This class and the whole module are considered experimental and any API may change between releases of XMLUnit.

Implementations are expected to be thread-safe, the evaluate(java.lang.String, java.lang.String...) method may be invoked by multiple threads in parallel.

Since:

2.7.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`org.xmlunit.diff.ComparisonResult`	`evaluate(java.lang.String testText, java.lang.String... placeholderParameters)`	Evaluate the test value when control contained the placeholder handled by this class.
`java.lang.String`	`getKeyword()`	The placeholder keyword this handler is responsible for.

- Method Detail
  - getKeyword
```
java.lang.String getKeyword()
```
    The placeholder keyword this handler is responsible for.
    
    Returns:
    
    placeholder keyword this handler is responsible for
  - evaluate
```
org.xmlunit.diff.ComparisonResult evaluate(java.lang.String testText,
                                           java.lang.String... placeholderParameters)
```
    Evaluate the test value when control contained the placeholder handled by this class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    testText - the textual content of the element or attribute this placeholder has been added to.
    
    placeholderParameters - any arguments provided to the placeholder.
    
    Returns:
    
    the comparison outcome