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/*-- 

 $Id: Verifier.java,v 1.57 2009/07/23 05:54:23 jhunter Exp $

 Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Jason Hunter & Brett McLaughlin.
 All rights reserved.
 
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     "This product includes software developed by the
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 WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
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 This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many 
 individuals on behalf of the JDOM Project and was originally 
 created by Jason Hunter <jhunter_AT_jdom_DOT_org> and
 Brett McLaughlin <brett_AT_jdom_DOT_org>.  For more information
 on the JDOM Project, please see <http://www.jdom.org/>.
 
 */

package org.jdom;

import java.util.*;

/**
 * A utility class to handle well-formedness checks on names, data, and other
 * verification tasks for JDOM. The class is final and may not be subclassed.
 *
 * @version $Revision: 1.57 $, $Date: 2009/07/23 05:54:23 $
 * @author  Brett McLaughlin
 * @author  Elliotte Rusty Harold
 * @author  Jason Hunter
 * @author  Bradley S. Huffman
 */
final public class Verifier {

    private static final String CVS_ID = 
      "@(#) $RCSfile: Verifier.java,v $ $Revision: 1.57 $ $Date: 2009/07/23 05:54:23 $ $Name: jdom_1_1_1 $";

    /**
     * Ensure instantation cannot occur.
     */
    private Verifier() { }

    /**
     * This will check the supplied name to see if it is legal for use as
     * a JDOM <code>{@link Element}</code> name.
     *
     * @param name <code>String</code> name to check.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason name is illegal, or
     *         <code>null</code> if name is OK.
     */
    public static String checkElementName(String name) {
        // Check basic XML name rules first
        String reason;
        if ((reason = checkXMLName(name)) != null) {
            return reason;
        }

        // No colons allowed, since elements handle this internally
        if (name.indexOf(":") != -1) {
            return "Element names cannot contain colons";
        }

        // If we got here, everything is OK
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * This will check the supplied name to see if it is legal for use as
     * a JDOM <code>{@link Attribute}</code> name.
     *
     * @param name <code>String</code> name to check.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason name is illegal, or
     *         <code>null</code> if name is OK.
     */
    public static String checkAttributeName(String name) {
        // Check basic XML name rules first
        String reason;
        if ((reason = checkXMLName(name)) != null) {
            return reason;
        }

        // No colons are allowed, since attributes handle this internally
        if (name.indexOf(":") != -1) {
            return "Attribute names cannot contain colons";
        }

        // Attribute names may not be xmlns since we do this internally too
        if (name.equals("xmlns")) {
            return "An Attribute name may not be \"xmlns\"; " +
                   "use the Namespace class to manage namespaces";
        }

        // If we got here, everything is OK
        return null;
    }
    
    /**
     * This will check the supplied string to see if it only contains
     * characters allowed by the XML 1.0 specification. The C0 controls
     * (e.g. null, vertical tab, formfeed, etc.) are specifically excluded
     * except for carriage return, linefeed, and the horizontal tab.
     * Surrogates are also excluded. 
     * <p>
     * This method is useful for checking element content and attribute
     * values. Note that characters 
     * like " and &lt; are allowed in attribute values and element content. 
     * They will simply be escaped as &quot; or &lt; 
     * when the value is serialized. 
     * </p>
     *
     * @param text <code>String</code> value to check.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason name is illegal, or
     *         <code>null</code> if name is OK.
     */
    public static String checkCharacterData(String text) {
        if (text == null) {
            return "A null is not a legal XML value";
        }

        // Do check
        for (int i = 0, len = text.length(); i<len; i++) {

            int ch = text.charAt(i);
            
            // Check if high part of a surrogate pair
            if (isHighSurrogate((char) ch)) {
                // Check if next char is the low-surrogate
                i++;
                if (i < len) {
                    char low = text.charAt(i);
                    if (!isLowSurrogate(low)) {
                        return "Illegal Surrogate Pair";
                    }
                    // It's a good pair, calculate the true value of
                    // the character to then fall thru to isXMLCharacter
                    ch = decodeSurrogatePair((char) ch, low);
                }
                else {
                    return "Surrogate Pair Truncated";
                }
            }

            if (!isXMLCharacter(ch)) {
                // Likely this character can't be easily displayed
                // because it's a control so we use it'd hexadecimal 
                // representation in the reason.
                return ("0x" + Integer.toHexString(ch) +
                        " is not a legal XML character");
            }
        }

        // If we got here, everything is OK
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * This will check the supplied data to see if it is legal for use as
     * JDOM <code>{@link CDATA}</code>.
     *
     * @param data <code>String</code> data to check.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason data is illegal, or
     *         <code>null</code> is name is OK.
     */
    public static String checkCDATASection(String data) {
        String reason = null;
        if ((reason = checkCharacterData(data)) != null) {
            return reason;
        }

        if (data.indexOf("]]>") != -1) {
            return "CDATA cannot internally contain a CDATA ending " +
                   "delimiter (]]>)";
        }

        // If we got here, everything is OK
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * This will check the supplied name to see if it is legal for use as
     * a JDOM <code>{@link Namespace}</code> prefix.
     *
     * @param prefix <code>String</code> prefix to check.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason name is illegal, or
     *         <code>null</code> if name is OK.
     */
    public static String checkNamespacePrefix(String prefix) {
        // Manually do rules, since URIs can be null or empty
        if ((prefix == null) || (prefix.equals(""))) {
            return null;
        }

        // Cannot start with a number
        char first = prefix.charAt(0);
        if (isXMLDigit(first)) {
            return "Namespace prefixes cannot begin with a number";
        }
        // Cannot start with a $
        if (first == '$') {
            return "Namespace prefixes cannot begin with a dollar sign ($)";
        }
        // Cannot start with a -
        if (first == '-') {
            return "Namespace prefixes cannot begin with a hyphen (-)";
        }
        // Cannot start with a .
        if (first == '.') {
            return "Namespace prefixes cannot begin with a period (.)";
        }
        // Cannot start with "xml" in any character case
        if (prefix.toLowerCase().startsWith("xml")) {
            return "Namespace prefixes cannot begin with " +
                   "\"xml\" in any combination of case";
        }

        // Ensure legal content
        for (int i=0, len = prefix.length(); i<len; i++) {
            char c = prefix.charAt(i);
            if (!isXMLNameCharacter(c)) {
                return "Namespace prefixes cannot contain the character \"" +
                        c + "\"";
            }
        }

        // No colons allowed
        if (prefix.indexOf(":") != -1) {
            return "Namespace prefixes cannot contain colons";
        }

        // If we got here, everything is OK
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * This will check the supplied name to see if it is legal for use as
     * a JDOM <code>{@link Namespace}</code> URI.
     *
     * @param uri <code>String</code> URI to check.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason name is illegal, or
     *         <code>null</code> if name is OK.
     */
    public static String checkNamespaceURI(String uri) {
        // Manually do rules, since URIs can be null or empty
        if ((uri == null) || (uri.equals(""))) {
            return null;
        }

        // Cannot start with a number
        char first = uri.charAt(0);
        if (Character.isDigit(first)) {
            return "Namespace URIs cannot begin with a number";
        }
        // Cannot start with a $
        if (first == '$') {
            return "Namespace URIs cannot begin with a dollar sign ($)";
        }
        // Cannot start with a -
        if (first == '-') {
            return "Namespace URIs cannot begin with a hyphen (-)";
        }

        // If we got here, everything is OK
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Check if two namespaces collide.
     *
     * @param namespace <code>Namespace</code> to check.
     * @param other <code>Namespace</code> to check against.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason for collision, or
     *         <code>null</code> if no collision.
     */
    public static String checkNamespaceCollision(Namespace namespace,
                                                 Namespace other) {
        String p1,p2,u1,u2,reason;

        reason = null;
        p1 = namespace.getPrefix();
        u1 = namespace.getURI();
        p2 = other.getPrefix();
        u2 = other.getURI();
        if (p1.equals(p2) && !u1.equals(u2)) {
            reason = "The namespace prefix \"" + p1 + "\" collides";
        }
        return reason;
    }

    /**
     * Check if <code>{@link Attribute}</code>'s namespace collides with a 
     * <code>{@link Element}</code>'s namespace.
     *
     * @param attribute <code>Attribute</code> to check.
     * @param element <code>Element</code> to check against.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason for collision, or
     *         <code>null</code> if no collision.
     */
    public static String checkNamespaceCollision(Attribute attribute,
                                                 Element element) {
        Namespace namespace = attribute.getNamespace();
        String prefix = namespace.getPrefix();
        if ("".equals(prefix)) {
            return null;
        }

        return checkNamespaceCollision(namespace, element);
    }

    /**
     * Check if a <code>{@link Namespace}</code> collides with a
     * <code>{@link Element}</code>'s namespace.
     *
     * @param namespace <code>Namespace</code> to check.
     * @param element <code>Element</code> to check against.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason for collision, or
     *         <code>null</code> if no collision.
     */
    public static String checkNamespaceCollision(Namespace namespace,
                                                 Element element) {
        String reason = checkNamespaceCollision(namespace,
                                                element.getNamespace());
        if (reason != null) {
            return reason + " with the element namespace prefix";
        }

        reason = checkNamespaceCollision(namespace,
                                         element.getAdditionalNamespaces());
        if (reason != null) {
            return reason;
        }

        reason = checkNamespaceCollision(namespace, element.getAttributes());
        if (reason != null) {
            return reason;
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Check if a <code>{@link Namespace}</code> collides with a
     * <code>{@link Attribute}</code>'s namespace.
     *
     * @param namespace <code>Namespace</code> to check.
     * @param attribute <code>Attribute</code> to check against.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason for collision, or
     *         <code>null</code> if no collision.
     */
    public static String checkNamespaceCollision(Namespace namespace,
                                                 Attribute attribute) {
        String reason = null;
        if (!attribute.getNamespace().equals(Namespace.NO_NAMESPACE)) {
            reason = checkNamespaceCollision(namespace,
                                                attribute.getNamespace());
            if (reason != null) {
                reason += " with an attribute namespace prefix on the element";
            }
        }
        return reason;
    }

    /**
     * Check if a <code>{@link Namespace}</code> collides with any namespace
     * from a list of objects.
     *
     * @param namespace <code>Namespace</code> to check.
     * @param list <code>List</code> to check against.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason for collision, or
     *         <code>null</code> if no collision.
     */
    public static String checkNamespaceCollision(Namespace namespace,
                                                 List list) {
        if (list == null) {
            return null;
        }

        String reason = null;
        Iterator i = list.iterator();
        while ((reason == null) && i.hasNext()) {
            Object obj = i.next();
            if (obj instanceof Attribute) {
                reason = checkNamespaceCollision(namespace, (Attribute) obj);
            }
            else if (obj instanceof Element) {
                reason = checkNamespaceCollision(namespace, (Element) obj);
            }
            else if (obj instanceof Namespace) {
                reason = checkNamespaceCollision(namespace, (Namespace) obj);
                if (reason != null) {
                    reason += " with an additional namespace declared" +
                              " by the element";
                }
            }
        }
        return reason;
    }

    /**
     * This will check the supplied data to see if it is legal for use as
     * a JDOM <code>{@link ProcessingInstruction}</code> target.
     *
     * @param target <code>String</code> target to check.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason target is illegal, or
     *         <code>null</code> if target is OK.
     */
    public static String checkProcessingInstructionTarget(String target) {
        // Check basic XML name rules first
        String reason;
        if ((reason = checkXMLName(target)) != null) {
            return reason;
        }

        // No colons allowed, per Namespace Specification Section 6
        if (target.indexOf(":") != -1) {
            return "Processing instruction targets cannot contain colons";
        }

        // Cannot begin with 'xml' in any case
        if (target.equalsIgnoreCase("xml")) {
            return "Processing instructions cannot have a target of " +
                   "\"xml\" in any combination of case. (Note that the " +
                   "\"<?xml ... ?>\" declaration at the beginning of a " +
                   "document is not a processing instruction and should not " + 
                   "be added as one; it is written automatically during " +
                   "output, e.g. by XMLOutputter.)";
        }

        // If we got here, everything is OK
        return null;
    }

   /**
     * This will check the supplied data to see if it is legal for use as
     * <code>{@link ProcessingInstruction}</code> data. Besides checking that
     * all the characters are allowed in XML, this also checks
     * that the data does not contain the PI end-string "?&gt;".
     *
     * @param data <code>String</code> data to check.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason data is illegal, or
     *         <code>null</code> if data is OK.
     */
    public static String checkProcessingInstructionData(String data) {
        // Check basic XML name rules first
        String reason = checkCharacterData(data);

        if (reason == null) {
            if (data.indexOf("?>") >= 0) {
                return "Processing instructions cannot contain " +
                       "the string \"?>\"";
            }
        }

        return reason;
    }

    /**
     * This will check the supplied data to see if it is legal for use as
     * JDOM <code>{@link Comment}</code> data.
     *
     * @param data <code>String</code> data to check.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason data is illegal, or
     *         <code>null</code> if data is OK.
     */
    public static String checkCommentData(String data) {
        String reason = null;
        if ((reason = checkCharacterData(data)) != null) {
            return reason;
        }

        if (data.indexOf("--") != -1) {
            return "Comments cannot contain double hyphens (--)";
        }
        if (data.endsWith("-")) {
            return "Comment data cannot end with a hyphen.";
        }

        // If we got here, everything is OK
        return null;
    }
    /**
     * This is a utility function to decode a non-BMP 
     * UTF-16 surrogate pair.
     * @param high high 16 bits
     * @param low low 16 bits
     * @return decoded character
     */
    public static int decodeSurrogatePair(char high, char low) {
    	return 0x10000 + (high - 0xD800) * 0x400 + (low - 0xDC00);
    }

    // [13] PubidChar ::= #x20 | #xD | #xA | [a-zA-Z0-9] |
    // [-'()+,./:=?;*#@$_%]
    public static boolean isXMLPublicIDCharacter(char c) {

        if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') return true;
        if (c >= '?' && c <= 'Z') return true;
        if (c >= '\'' && c <= ';') return true;

        if (c == ' ') return true;
        if (c == '!') return true;
        if (c == '=') return true;
        if (c == '#') return true;
        if (c == '$') return true;
        if (c == '_') return true;
        if (c == '%') return true;
        if (c == '\n') return true;
        if (c == '\r') return true;
        if (c == '\t') return true;

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * This will ensure that the data for a public identifier
     * is legal.
     *
     * @param publicID <code>String</code> public ID to check.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason public ID is illegal, or
     *         <code>null</code> if public ID is OK.
     */
    public static String checkPublicID(String publicID) {
        String reason = null;

        if (publicID == null) return null;
        // This indicates there is no public ID

        for (int i = 0; i < publicID.length(); i++) {
          char c = publicID.charAt(i);
          if (!isXMLPublicIDCharacter(c)) {
            reason = c + " is not a legal character in public IDs";
            break;
          }
        }

        return reason;
    }


    /**
     * This will ensure that the data for a system literal
     * is legal.
     *
     * @param systemLiteral <code>String</code> system literal to check.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason system literal is illegal, or
     *         <code>null</code> if system literal is OK.
     */
    public static String checkSystemLiteral(String systemLiteral) {
        String reason = null;

        if (systemLiteral == null) return null;
        // This indicates there is no system ID

        if (systemLiteral.indexOf('\'') != -1
          && systemLiteral.indexOf('"') != -1) {
            reason =
             "System literals cannot simultaneously contain both single and double quotes.";
        }
        else {
          reason = checkCharacterData(systemLiteral);
        }

        return reason;
    }

    /**
     * This is a utility function for sharing the base process of checking
     * any XML name.
     *
     * @param name <code>String</code> to check for XML name compliance.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason the name is illegal, or
     *         <code>null</code> if OK.
     */
    public static String checkXMLName(String name) {
        // Cannot be empty or null
        if ((name == null) || (name.length() == 0) 
                           || (name.trim().equals(""))) {
            return "XML names cannot be null or empty";
        }

      
        // Cannot start with a number
        char first = name.charAt(0);
        if (!isXMLNameStartCharacter(first)) {
            return "XML names cannot begin with the character \"" + 
                   first + "\"";
        }
        // Ensure legal content for non-first chars
        for (int i=1, len = name.length(); i<len; i++) {
            char c = name.charAt(i);
            if (!isXMLNameCharacter(c)) {
                return "XML names cannot contain the character \"" + c + "\"";
            }
        }

        // We got here, so everything is OK
        return null;
    }

   /**
     * <p>
     * Checks a string to see if it is a legal RFC 2396 URI.
     * Both absolute and relative URIs are supported.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param uri <code>String</code> to check.
     * @return <code>String</code> reason the URI is illegal, or
     *         <code>null</code> if OK.
     */
    public static String checkURI(String uri) {
        // URIs can be null or empty
        if ((uri == null) || (uri.equals(""))) {
            return null;
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < uri.length(); i++) {
            char test = uri.charAt(i);
            if (!isURICharacter(test)) {
                String msgNumber = "0x" + Integer.toHexString(test);
                if (test <= 0x09) msgNumber = "0x0" + Integer.toHexString(test);
                return "URIs cannot contain " + msgNumber;
            } // end if
            if (test == '%') { // must be followed by two hexadecimal digits
                   try {
                       char firstDigit = uri.charAt(i+1);
                       char secondDigit = uri.charAt(i+2);
                       if (!isHexDigit(firstDigit) ||
                           !isHexDigit(secondDigit)) {
                           return "Percent signs in URIs must be followed by "
                            + "exactly two hexadecimal digits.";
                       }

                   }
                   catch (StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
                       return "Percent signs in URIs must be followed by "
                        + "exactly two hexadecimal digits.";
                   }
            }
        } // end for

        // If we got here, everything is OK
        return null;
    }

   /**
     * <p>
     * This is a utility function for determining whether a specified
     * Unicode character is a hexadecimal digit as defined in RFC 2396;
     * that is, one of the ASCII characters 0-9, a-f, or A-F.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param c  to check for hex digit.
     * @return true if it's allowed, false otherwise.
     */
    public static boolean isHexDigit(char c) {

    // I suspect most characters passed to this method will be
    // correct hexadecimal digits, so I test for the true cases
    // first. If this proves to be a performance bottleneck
    // a switch statement or lookup table
    // might optimize this.
        if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') return true;
        if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F') return true;
        if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f') return true;

        return false;
    }
    
    /**
     * This is a function for determining whether the
     * specified character is the high 16 bits in a 
     * UTF-16 surrogate pair.
     * @param ch character to check
     * @return true if the character is a high surrogate, false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean isHighSurrogate(char ch) {
    	return (ch >= 0xD800 && ch <= 0xDBFF);
    }
    
    /**
     * This is a function for determining whether the 
     * specified character is the low 16 bits in a 
     * UTF-16 surrogate pair.
     * @param ch character to check
     * @return true if the character is a low surrogate, false otherwise.
     */
    public static boolean isLowSurrogate(char ch) {
    	return (ch >= 0xDC00 && ch <= 0xDFFF);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This is a utility function for determining whether
     * a specified Unicode character is legal in URI references
     * as determined by RFC 2396.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param c <code>char</code> to check for URI reference compliance.
     * @return true if it's allowed, false otherwise.
     */
    public static boolean isURICharacter(char c) {
        if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') return true;
        if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z') return true;
        if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') return true;
        if (c == '/') return true;
        if (c == '-') return true;
        if (c == '.') return true;
        if (c == '?') return true;
        if (c == ':') return true;
        if (c == '@') return true;
        if (c == '&') return true;
        if (c == '=') return true;
        if (c == '+') return true;
        if (c == '$') return true;
        if (c == ',') return true;
        if (c == '%') return true;

        if (c == '_') return true;
        if (c == '!') return true;
        if (c == '~') return true;
        if (c == '*') return true;
        if (c == '\'') return true;
        if (c == '(') return true;
        if (c == ')') return true;
        return false;
    }
    
    /**
     * This is a utility function for determining whether a specified 
     * character is a character according to production 2 of the 
     * XML 1.0 specification.
     *
     * @param c <code>char</code> to check for XML compliance
     * @return <code>boolean</code> true if it's a character, 
     *                                false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean isXMLCharacter(int c) {
    
        if (c == '\n') return true;
        if (c == '\r') return true;
        if (c == '\t') return true;
        
        if (c < 0x20) return false;  if (c <= 0xD7FF) return true;
        if (c < 0xE000) return false;  if (c <= 0xFFFD) return true;
        if (c < 0x10000) return false;  if (c <= 0x10FFFF) return true;
        
        return false;
    }


    /**
     * This is a utility function for determining whether a specified 
     * character is a name character according to production 4 of the 
     * XML 1.0 specification.
     *
     * @param c <code>char</code> to check for XML name compliance.
     * @return <code>boolean</code> true if it's a name character, 
     *                                false otherwise.
     */
    public static boolean isXMLNameCharacter(char c) {
    
      return (isXMLLetter(c) || isXMLDigit(c) || c == '.' || c == '-' 
                             || c == '_' || c == ':' || isXMLCombiningChar(c) 
                             || isXMLExtender(c));
    }

    /**
     * This is a utility function for determining whether a specified 
     * character is a legal name start character according to production 5
     * of the XML 1.0 specification. This production does allow names
     * to begin with colons which the Namespaces in XML Recommendation
     * disallows. 
     *
     * @param c <code>char</code> to check for XML name start compliance.
     * @return <code>boolean</code> true if it's a name start character, 
     *                                false otherwise.
     */
    public static boolean isXMLNameStartCharacter(char c) {
    
      return (isXMLLetter(c) || c == '_' || c ==':');
    
    }

    /**
     * This is a utility function for determining whether a specified 
     * character is a letter or digit according to productions 84 and 88
     * of the XML 1.0 specification.
     *
     * @param c <code>char</code> to check.
     * @return <code>boolean</code> true if it's letter or digit, 
     *                                false otherwise.
     */
    public static boolean isXMLLetterOrDigit(char c) {
    
      return (isXMLLetter(c) || isXMLDigit(c));
    
    }

    /**
     * This is a utility function for determining whether a specified character
     * is a letter according to production 84 of the XML 1.0 specification.
     *
     * @param c <code>char</code> to check for XML name compliance.
     * @return <code>String</code> true if it's a letter, false otherwise.
     */
    public static boolean isXMLLetter(char c) {
        // Note that order is very important here.  The search proceeds 
        // from lowest to highest values, so that no searching occurs 
        // above the character's value.  BTW, the first line is equivalent to:
        // if (c >= 0x0041 && c <= 0x005A) return true;

        if (c < 0x0041) return false;  if (c <= 0x005a) return true;
        if (c < 0x0061) return false;  if (c <= 0x007A) return true;
        if (c < 0x00C0) return false;  if (c <= 0x00D6) return true;
        if (c < 0x00D8) return false;  if (c <= 0x00F6) return true;
        if (c < 0x00F8) return false;  if (c <= 0x00FF) return true;
        if (c < 0x0100) return false;  if (c <= 0x0131) return true;
        if (c < 0x0134) return false;  if (c <= 0x013E) return true;
        if (c < 0x0141) return false;  if (c <= 0x0148) return true;
        if (c < 0x014A) return false;  if (c <= 0x017E) return true;
        if (c < 0x0180) return false;  if (c <= 0x01C3) return true;
        if (c < 0x01CD) return false;  if (c <= 0x01F0) return true;
        if (c < 0x01F4) return false;  if (c <= 0x01F5) return true;
        if (c < 0x01FA) return false;  if (c <= 0x0217) return true;
        if (c < 0x0250) return false;  if (c <= 0x02A8) return true;
        if (c < 0x02BB) return false;  if (c <= 0x02C1) return true;
        if (c == 0x0386) return true;
        if (c < 0x0388) return false;  if (c <= 0x038A) return true;
        if (c == 0x038C) return true;
        if (c < 0x038E) return false;  if (c <= 0x03A1) return true;
        if (c < 0x03A3) return false;  if (c <= 0x03CE) return true;
        if (c < 0x03D0) return false;  if (c <= 0x03D6) return true;
        if (c == 0x03DA) return true;
        if (c == 0x03DC) return true;
        if (c == 0x03DE) return true;
        if (c == 0x03E0) return true;
        if (c < 0x03E2) return false;  if (c <= 0x03F3) return true;
        if (c < 0x0401) return false;  if (c <= 0x040C) return true;
        if (c < 0x040E) return false;  if (c <= 0x044F) return true;
        if (c < 0x0451) return false;  if (c <= 0x045C) return true;
        if (c < 0x045E) return false;  if (c <= 0x0481) return true;
        if (c < 0x0490) return false;  if (c <= 0x04C4) return true;
        if (c < 0x04C7) return false;  if (c <= 0x04C8) return true;
        if (c < 0x04CB) return false;  if (c <= 0x04CC) return true;
        if (c < 0x04D0) return false;  if (c <= 0x04EB) return true;
        if (c < 0x04EE) return false;  if (c <= 0x04F5) return true;
        if (c < 0x04F8) return false;  if (c <= 0x04F9) return true;
        if (c < 0x0531) return false;  if (c <= 0x0556) return true;
        if (c == 0x0559) return true;
        if (c < 0x0561) return false;  if (c <= 0x0586) return true;
        if (c < 0x05D0) return false;  if (c <= 0x05EA) return true;
        if (c < 0x05F0) return false;  if (c <= 0x05F2) return true;
        if (c < 0x0621) return false;  if (c <= 0x063A) return true;
        if (c < 0x0641) return false;  if (c <= 0x064A) return true;
        if (c < 0x0671) return false;  if (c <= 0x06B7) return true;
        if (c < 0x06BA) return false;  if (c <= 0x06BE) return true;
        if (c < 0x06C0) return false;  if (c <= 0x06CE) return true;
        if (c < 0x06D0) return false;  if (c <= 0x06D3) return true;
        if (c == 0x06D5) return true;
        if (c < 0x06E5) return false;  if (c <= 0x06E6) return true;
        if (c < 0x0905) return false;  if (c <= 0x0939) return true;
        if (c == 0x093D) return true;
        if (c < 0x0958) return false;  if (c <= 0x0961) return true;
        if (c < 0x0985) return false;  if (c <= 0x098C) return true;
        if (c < 0x098F) return false;  if (c <= 0x0990) return true;
        if (c < 0x0993) return false;  if (c <= 0x09A8) return true;
        if (c < 0x09AA) return false;  if (c <= 0x09B0) return true;
        if (c == 0x09B2) return true;
        if (c < 0x09B6) return false;  if (c <= 0x09B9) return true;
        if (c < 0x09DC) return false;  if (c <= 0x09DD) return true;
        if (c < 0x09DF) return false;  if (c <= 0x09E1) return true;
        if (c < 0x09F0) return false;  if (c <= 0x09F1) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A05) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A0A) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A0F) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A10) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A13) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A28) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A2A) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A30) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A32) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A33) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A35) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A36) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A38) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A39) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A59) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A5C) return true;
        if (c == 0x0A5E) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A72) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A74) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A85) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A8B) return true;
        if (c == 0x0A8D) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A8F) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A91) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A93) return false;  if (c <= 0x0AA8) return true;
        if (c < 0x0AAA) return false;  if (c <= 0x0AB0) return true;
        if (c < 0x0AB2) return false;  if (c <= 0x0AB3) return true;
        if (c < 0x0AB5) return false;  if (c <= 0x0AB9) return true;
        if (c == 0x0ABD) return true;
        if (c == 0x0AE0) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B05) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B0C) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B0F) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B10) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B13) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B28) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B2A) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B30) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B32) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B33) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B36) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B39) return true;
        if (c == 0x0B3D) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B5C) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B5D) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B5F) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B61) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B85) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B8A) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B8E) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B90) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B92) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B95) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B99) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B9A) return true;
        if (c == 0x0B9C) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B9E) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B9F) return true;
        if (c < 0x0BA3) return false;  if (c <= 0x0BA4) return true;
        if (c < 0x0BA8) return false;  if (c <= 0x0BAA) return true;
        if (c < 0x0BAE) return false;  if (c <= 0x0BB5) return true;
        if (c < 0x0BB7) return false;  if (c <= 0x0BB9) return true;
        if (c < 0x0C05) return false;  if (c <= 0x0C0C) return true;
        if (c < 0x0C0E) return false;  if (c <= 0x0C10) return true;
        if (c < 0x0C12) return false;  if (c <= 0x0C28) return true;
        if (c < 0x0C2A) return false;  if (c <= 0x0C33) return true;
        if (c < 0x0C35) return false;  if (c <= 0x0C39) return true;
        if (c < 0x0C60) return false;  if (c <= 0x0C61) return true;
        if (c < 0x0C85) return false;  if (c <= 0x0C8C) return true;
        if (c < 0x0C8E) return false;  if (c <= 0x0C90) return true;
        if (c < 0x0C92) return false;  if (c <= 0x0CA8) return true;
        if (c < 0x0CAA) return false;  if (c <= 0x0CB3) return true;
        if (c < 0x0CB5) return false;  if (c <= 0x0CB9) return true;
        if (c == 0x0CDE) return true;
        if (c < 0x0CE0) return false;  if (c <= 0x0CE1) return true;
        if (c < 0x0D05) return false;  if (c <= 0x0D0C) return true;
        if (c < 0x0D0E) return false;  if (c <= 0x0D10) return true;
        if (c < 0x0D12) return false;  if (c <= 0x0D28) return true;
        if (c < 0x0D2A) return false;  if (c <= 0x0D39) return true;
        if (c < 0x0D60) return false;  if (c <= 0x0D61) return true;
        if (c < 0x0E01) return false;  if (c <= 0x0E2E) return true;
        if (c == 0x0E30) return true;
        if (c < 0x0E32) return false;  if (c <= 0x0E33) return true;
        if (c < 0x0E40) return false;  if (c <= 0x0E45) return true;
        if (c < 0x0E81) return false;  if (c <= 0x0E82) return true;
        if (c == 0x0E84) return true;
        if (c < 0x0E87) return false;  if (c <= 0x0E88) return true;
        if (c == 0x0E8A) return true;
        if (c == 0x0E8D) return true;
        if (c < 0x0E94) return false;  if (c <= 0x0E97) return true;
        if (c < 0x0E99) return false;  if (c <= 0x0E9F) return true;
        if (c < 0x0EA1) return false;  if (c <= 0x0EA3) return true;
        if (c == 0x0EA5) return true;
        if (c == 0x0EA7) return true;
        if (c < 0x0EAA) return false;  if (c <= 0x0EAB) return true;
        if (c < 0x0EAD) return false;  if (c <= 0x0EAE) return true;
        if (c == 0x0EB0) return true;
        if (c < 0x0EB2) return false;  if (c <= 0x0EB3) return true;
        if (c == 0x0EBD) return true;
        if (c < 0x0EC0) return false;  if (c <= 0x0EC4) return true;
        if (c < 0x0F40) return false;  if (c <= 0x0F47) return true;
        if (c < 0x0F49) return false;  if (c <= 0x0F69) return true;
        if (c < 0x10A0) return false;  if (c <= 0x10C5) return true;
        if (c < 0x10D0) return false;  if (c <= 0x10F6) return true;
        if (c == 0x1100) return true;
        if (c < 0x1102) return false;  if (c <= 0x1103) return true;
        if (c < 0x1105) return false;  if (c <= 0x1107) return true;
        if (c == 0x1109) return true;
        if (c < 0x110B) return false;  if (c <= 0x110C) return true;
        if (c < 0x110E) return false;  if (c <= 0x1112) return true;
        if (c == 0x113C) return true;
        if (c == 0x113E) return true;
        if (c == 0x1140) return true;
        if (c == 0x114C) return true;
        if (c == 0x114E) return true;
        if (c == 0x1150) return true;
        if (c < 0x1154) return false;  if (c <= 0x1155) return true;
        if (c == 0x1159) return true;
        if (c < 0x115F) return false;  if (c <= 0x1161) return true;
        if (c == 0x1163) return true;
        if (c == 0x1165) return true;
        if (c == 0x1167) return true;
        if (c == 0x1169) return true;
        if (c < 0x116D) return false;  if (c <= 0x116E) return true;
        if (c < 0x1172) return false;  if (c <= 0x1173) return true;
        if (c == 0x1175) return true;
        if (c == 0x119E) return true;
        if (c == 0x11A8) return true;
        if (c == 0x11AB) return true;
        if (c < 0x11AE) return false;  if (c <= 0x11AF) return true;
        if (c < 0x11B7) return false;  if (c <= 0x11B8) return true;
        if (c == 0x11BA) return true;
        if (c < 0x11BC) return false;  if (c <= 0x11C2) return true;
        if (c == 0x11EB) return true;
        if (c == 0x11F0) return true;
        if (c == 0x11F9) return true;
        if (c < 0x1E00) return false;  if (c <= 0x1E9B) return true;
        if (c < 0x1EA0) return false;  if (c <= 0x1EF9) return true;
        if (c < 0x1F00) return false;  if (c <= 0x1F15) return true;
        if (c < 0x1F18) return false;  if (c <= 0x1F1D) return true;
        if (c < 0x1F20) return false;  if (c <= 0x1F45) return true;
        if (c < 0x1F48) return false;  if (c <= 0x1F4D) return true;
        if (c < 0x1F50) return false;  if (c <= 0x1F57) return true;
        if (c == 0x1F59) return true;
        if (c == 0x1F5B) return true;
        if (c == 0x1F5D) return true;
        if (c < 0x1F5F) return false;  if (c <= 0x1F7D) return true;
        if (c < 0x1F80) return false;  if (c <= 0x1FB4) return true;
        if (c < 0x1FB6) return false;  if (c <= 0x1FBC) return true;
        if (c == 0x1FBE) return true;
        if (c < 0x1FC2) return false;  if (c <= 0x1FC4) return true;
        if (c < 0x1FC6) return false;  if (c <= 0x1FCC) return true;
        if (c < 0x1FD0) return false;  if (c <= 0x1FD3) return true;
        if (c < 0x1FD6) return false;  if (c <= 0x1FDB) return true;
        if (c < 0x1FE0) return false;  if (c <= 0x1FEC) return true;
        if (c < 0x1FF2) return false;  if (c <= 0x1FF4) return true;
        if (c < 0x1FF6) return false;  if (c <= 0x1FFC) return true;
        if (c == 0x2126) return true;
        if (c < 0x212A) return false;  if (c <= 0x212B) return true;
        if (c == 0x212E) return true;
        if (c < 0x2180) return false;  if (c <= 0x2182) return true;
        if (c == 0x3007) return true;                          // ideographic
        if (c < 0x3021) return false;  if (c <= 0x3029) return true;  // ideo
        if (c < 0x3041) return false;  if (c <= 0x3094) return true;
        if (c < 0x30A1) return false;  if (c <= 0x30FA) return true;
        if (c < 0x3105) return false;  if (c <= 0x312C) return true;
        if (c < 0x4E00) return false;  if (c <= 0x9FA5) return true;  // ideo
        if (c < 0xAC00) return false;  if (c <= 0xD7A3) return true;
      
        return false;
        
    }

    /**
     * This is a utility function for determining whether a specified character
     * is a combining character according to production 87
     * of the XML 1.0 specification.
     *
     * @param c <code>char</code> to check.
     * @return <code>boolean</code> true if it's a combining character,
     *         false otherwise.
     */
    public static boolean isXMLCombiningChar(char c) {
        // CombiningChar
        if (c < 0x0300) return false;  if (c <= 0x0345) return true;
        if (c < 0x0360) return false;  if (c <= 0x0361) return true;
        if (c < 0x0483) return false;  if (c <= 0x0486) return true;
        if (c < 0x0591) return false;  if (c <= 0x05A1) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x05A3) return false;  if (c <= 0x05B9) return true;
        if (c < 0x05BB) return false;  if (c <= 0x05BD) return true;
        if (c == 0x05BF) return true;
        if (c < 0x05C1) return false;  if (c <= 0x05C2) return true;
                                       
        if (c == 0x05C4) return true;
        if (c < 0x064B) return false;  if (c <= 0x0652) return true;
        if (c == 0x0670) return true;
        if (c < 0x06D6) return false;  if (c <= 0x06DC) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x06DD) return false;  if (c <= 0x06DF) return true;
        if (c < 0x06E0) return false;  if (c <= 0x06E4) return true;
        if (c < 0x06E7) return false;  if (c <= 0x06E8) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x06EA) return false;  if (c <= 0x06ED) return true;
        if (c < 0x0901) return false;  if (c <= 0x0903) return true;
        if (c == 0x093C) return true;
        if (c < 0x093E) return false;  if (c <= 0x094C) return true;
                                       
        if (c == 0x094D) return true;
        if (c < 0x0951) return false;  if (c <= 0x0954) return true;
        if (c < 0x0962) return false;  if (c <= 0x0963) return true;
        if (c < 0x0981) return false;  if (c <= 0x0983) return true;
                                       
        if (c == 0x09BC) return true;
        if (c == 0x09BE) return true;
        if (c == 0x09BF) return true;
        if (c < 0x09C0) return false;  if (c <= 0x09C4) return true;
        if (c < 0x09C7) return false;  if (c <= 0x09C8) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x09CB) return false;  if (c <= 0x09CD) return true;
        if (c == 0x09D7) return true;
        if (c < 0x09E2) return false;  if (c <= 0x09E3) return true;
        if (c == 0x0A02) return true;
        if (c == 0x0A3C) return true;
                                       
        if (c == 0x0A3E) return true;
        if (c == 0x0A3F) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A40) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A42) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A47) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A48) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0A4B) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A4D) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A70) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A71) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A81) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A83) return true;
        if (c == 0x0ABC) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0ABE) return false;  if (c <= 0x0AC5) return true;
        if (c < 0x0AC7) return false;  if (c <= 0x0AC9) return true;
        if (c < 0x0ACB) return false;  if (c <= 0x0ACD) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0B01) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B03) return true;
        if (c == 0x0B3C) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B3E) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B43) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B47) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B48) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0B4B) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B4D) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B56) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B57) return true;
        if (c < 0x0B82) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B83) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0BBE) return false;  if (c <= 0x0BC2) return true;
        if (c < 0x0BC6) return false;  if (c <= 0x0BC8) return true;
        if (c < 0x0BCA) return false;  if (c <= 0x0BCD) return true;
        if (c == 0x0BD7) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0C01) return false;  if (c <= 0x0C03) return true;
        if (c < 0x0C3E) return false;  if (c <= 0x0C44) return true;
        if (c < 0x0C46) return false;  if (c <= 0x0C48) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0C4A) return false;  if (c <= 0x0C4D) return true;
        if (c < 0x0C55) return false;  if (c <= 0x0C56) return true;
        if (c < 0x0C82) return false;  if (c <= 0x0C83) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0CBE) return false;  if (c <= 0x0CC4) return true;
        if (c < 0x0CC6) return false;  if (c <= 0x0CC8) return true;
        if (c < 0x0CCA) return false;  if (c <= 0x0CCD) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0CD5) return false;  if (c <= 0x0CD6) return true;
        if (c < 0x0D02) return false;  if (c <= 0x0D03) return true;
        if (c < 0x0D3E) return false;  if (c <= 0x0D43) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0D46) return false;  if (c <= 0x0D48) return true;
        if (c < 0x0D4A) return false;  if (c <= 0x0D4D) return true;
        if (c == 0x0D57) return true;
        if (c == 0x0E31) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0E34) return false;  if (c <= 0x0E3A) return true;
        if (c < 0x0E47) return false;  if (c <= 0x0E4E) return true;
        if (c == 0x0EB1) return true;
        if (c < 0x0EB4) return false;  if (c <= 0x0EB9) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0EBB) return false;  if (c <= 0x0EBC) return true;
        if (c < 0x0EC8) return false;  if (c <= 0x0ECD) return true;
        if (c < 0x0F18) return false;  if (c <= 0x0F19) return true;
        if (c == 0x0F35) return true;
                                       
        if (c == 0x0F37) return true;
        if (c == 0x0F39) return true;
        if (c == 0x0F3E) return true;
        if (c == 0x0F3F) return true;
        if (c < 0x0F71) return false;  if (c <= 0x0F84) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0F86) return false;  if (c <= 0x0F8B) return true;
        if (c < 0x0F90) return false;  if (c <= 0x0F95) return true;
        if (c == 0x0F97) return true;
        if (c < 0x0F99) return false;  if (c <= 0x0FAD) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0FB1) return false;  if (c <= 0x0FB7) return true;
        if (c == 0x0FB9) return true;
        if (c < 0x20D0) return false;  if (c <= 0x20DC) return true;
        if (c == 0x20E1) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x302A) return false;  if (c <= 0x302F) return true;
        if (c == 0x3099) return true;
        if (c == 0x309A) return true; 
        
        return false;
        
    }
    
    /**
     * This is a utility function for determining whether a specified 
     * character is an extender according to production 88 of the XML 1.0
     * specification.
     *
     * @param c <code>char</code> to check.
     * @return <code>String</code> true if it's an extender, false otherwise.
     */
    public static boolean isXMLExtender(char c) {

        if (c < 0x00B6) return false;  // quick short circuit

        // Extenders                               
        if (c == 0x00B7) return true;
        if (c == 0x02D0) return true;
        if (c == 0x02D1) return true;
        if (c == 0x0387) return true;
        if (c == 0x0640) return true;
        if (c == 0x0E46) return true;
        if (c == 0x0EC6) return true;
        if (c == 0x3005) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x3031) return false;  if (c <= 0x3035) return true;
        if (c < 0x309D) return false;  if (c <= 0x309E) return true;
        if (c < 0x30FC) return false;  if (c <= 0x30FE) return true;
        
        return false;
        
    }
      
    /**
     * This is a utility function for determining whether a specified 
     * Unicode character
     * is a digit according to production 88 of the XML 1.0 specification.
     *
     * @param c <code>char</code> to check for XML digit compliance
     * @return <code>boolean</code> true if it's a digit, false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean isXMLDigit(char c) {
      
        if (c < 0x0030) return false;  if (c <= 0x0039) return true;
        if (c < 0x0660) return false;  if (c <= 0x0669) return true;
        if (c < 0x06F0) return false;  if (c <= 0x06F9) return true;
        if (c < 0x0966) return false;  if (c <= 0x096F) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x09E6) return false;  if (c <= 0x09EF) return true;
        if (c < 0x0A66) return false;  if (c <= 0x0A6F) return true;
        if (c < 0x0AE6) return false;  if (c <= 0x0AEF) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0B66) return false;  if (c <= 0x0B6F) return true;
        if (c < 0x0BE7) return false;  if (c <= 0x0BEF) return true;
        if (c < 0x0C66) return false;  if (c <= 0x0C6F) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0CE6) return false;  if (c <= 0x0CEF) return true;
        if (c < 0x0D66) return false;  if (c <= 0x0D6F) return true;
        if (c < 0x0E50) return false;  if (c <= 0x0E59) return true;
                                       
        if (c < 0x0ED0) return false;  if (c <= 0x0ED9) return true;
        if (c < 0x0F20) return false;  if (c <= 0x0F29) return true; 
      
        return false;
    }  
    
    /**
     * This is a utility function for determining whether a specified 
     * Unicode character is a whitespace character according to production 3
     * of the XML 1.0 specification.
     *
     * @param c <code>char</code> to check for XML whitespace compliance
     * @return <code>boolean</code> true if it's a whitespace, false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean isXMLWhitespace(char c) {
        if (c==' ' || c=='\n' || c=='\t' || c=='\r' ){
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
}