NameParser (Java SE 11 & JDK 11 )

```
public interface NameParser
```
This interface is used for parsing names from a hierarchical namespace. The NameParser contains knowledge of the syntactic information (like left-to-right orientation, name separator, etc.) needed to parse names. The equals() method, when used to compare two NameParsers, returns true if and only if they serve the same namespace.

Since:

1.3

See Also:

CompoundName, Name

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  Name parse(String name)
  Parses a name into its components.

- Method Detail
  - parse
```
Name parse(String name)
    throws NamingException
```
    Parses a name into its components.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The non-null string name to parse.
    
    Returns:
    
    A non-null parsed form of the name using the naming convention of this parser.
    
    Throws:
    
    InvalidNameException - If name does not conform to syntax defined for the namespace.
    
    NamingException - If a naming exception was encountered.