com.infoscape.xml
Class XMLUtils

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.infoscape.xml.XMLUtils

public class XMLUtils

extends java.lang.Object

A collection of utility methods for reading, writing and manipulating XML documents. Uses JDom. All methods are static.

Constructor Summary

XMLUtils()

Method Summary

static org.jdom.Document	get(java.lang.String spec) This method takes a specification string and tries to determine whether it is a filename, a URI, or a piece of xml.
static java.lang.String	getChildText(java.lang.String xml, java.lang.String tag) This method takes an xml string and returns the text value of the first element with tag , without actually parsing.
static org.jdom.Document	getFromFile(java.lang.String filename)
static org.jdom.Document	getFromString(java.lang.String str)
static org.jdom.Document	getFromURI(java.lang.String uri)
static void	print(org.jdom.Document doc, java.io.OutputStream out)
static void	print(org.jdom.Element elt, java.io.OutputStream out)
static java.util.Properties	toProperties(org.jdom.Document doc)
static java.util.Properties	toProperties(org.jdom.Element root)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

XMLUtils

public XMLUtils()

Method Detail

getFromFile

public static org.jdom.Document getFromFile(java.lang.String filename)
                                     throws java.lang.Exception

Parameters:

filename -

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

getFromString

public static org.jdom.Document getFromString(java.lang.String str)
                                       throws java.lang.Exception

Parameters:

str -

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

getFromURI

public static org.jdom.Document getFromURI(java.lang.String uri)
                                    throws java.lang.Exception

Parameters:

uri -

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

get

public static org.jdom.Document get(java.lang.String spec)
                             throws java.lang.Exception

This method takes a specification string and tries to determine whether it is a filename, a URI, or a piece of xml. It then passes the spec to the appropriate getFrom.. method.

Parameters:

spec -

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

getChildText

public static java.lang.String getChildText(java.lang.String xml,
                                            java.lang.String tag)
                                     throws java.lang.Exception

This method takes an xml string and returns the text value of the first element with tag , without actually parsing.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

print

public static void print(org.jdom.Document doc,
                         java.io.OutputStream out)
                  throws java.lang.Exception

Parameters:

doc -

out -

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

print

public static void print(org.jdom.Element elt,
                         java.io.OutputStream out)
                  throws java.lang.Exception

Parameters:

elt -

out -

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

toProperties

public static java.util.Properties toProperties(org.jdom.Document doc)
                                         throws java.lang.Exception

Parameters:

doc -

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

toProperties

public static java.util.Properties toProperties(org.jdom.Element root)
                                         throws java.lang.Exception

Parameters:

root -

Throws:

java.lang.Exception