SchemaFunction (LDAPTIVE PARENT 2.1.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

SchemaParser.DefaultSchemaFunction, SchemaParser.RegexSchemaFunction
```
public interface SchemaFunction
```
Marker interface for a schema function.

Author:

Middleware Services

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<T extends SchemaElement> T`	`parse(java.lang.Class<? extends T> type, java.lang.String definition)`	Parses the supplied string representation of a schema element.

- Method Detail
  - parse
```
<T extends SchemaElement> T parse(java.lang.Class<? extends T> type,
                                  java.lang.String definition)
                           throws SchemaParseException
```
    Parses the supplied string representation of a schema element.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - type of schema element
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - class type of schema element
    
    definition - to parse
    
    Returns:
    
    parsed schema element
    
    Throws:
    
    SchemaParseException - if the supplied schema definition is invalid