protected void checkNotation(String notName){
  Notation not=new Notation();
  not.name=notName;
  int index=fNotations.indexOf(not);
  if (index != -1) {
    not=(Notation)fNotations.get(index);
    checkAndSendNotation(not);
  }
}

protected void checkNotation ( String notName ) { Notation not = new Notation ( ) ; not . name = notName ; int index = fNotations . indexOf ( not ) ; if ( index != - 1 ) { not = ( Notation ) fNotations . get ( index ) ; checkAndSendNotation ( not ) ; } }
checks if a notation with the given name was declared in the dtd of the document for the current pipeline . if so , that notation is passed to the root pipeline to be checked for conflicts , and sent to the root dtdhandler
