Package org.alfresco.util

Class XMLUtil

java.lang.Object

org.alfresco.util.XMLUtil

public class XMLUtil
extends Object

XML utility functions.

Author:

Ariel Backenroth

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
XMLUtil()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	buildXPath(Node from, Element to)	FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES ONLY - incomplete Builds a path to the node relative to the to node provided.
static NodeList	combine(NodeList... nls)	Provides a NodeList of multiple nodelists
static DocumentBuilder	getDocumentBuilder()	provides a document builder that is namespace aware but not validating by default
static DocumentBuilder	getDocumentBuilder(boolean namespaceAware, boolean validating)
static Document	newDocument()	utility function for creating a document
static Document	parse(File source)	utility function for parsing xml
static Document	parse(InputStream source)	utility function for parsing xml
static Document	parse(Reader source)	utility function for parsing xml
static Document	parse(String source)	utility function for parsing xml
static Document	parse(NodeRef nodeRef, ContentService contentService)	utility function for parsing xml
static void	print(Node n, File output)	utility function for serializing a node
static void	print(Node n, Writer output)	utility function for serializing a node
static void	print(Node n, Writer output, boolean indent)	utility function for serializing a node
static String	toString(Node n)	utility function for serializing a node
static String	toString(Node n, boolean indent)	utility function for serializing a node

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

XMLUtil

public XMLUtil()

Method Details

newDocument

public static Document newDocument()

utility function for creating a document

print

public static void print(Node n,
 Writer output)

utility function for serializing a node

print

public static void print(Node n,
 Writer output,
 boolean indent)

utility function for serializing a node

print

public static void print(Node n,
 File output)
                  throws IOException

utility function for serializing a node

Throws:

IOException

toString

public static String toString(Node n)

utility function for serializing a node

toString

public static String toString(Node n,
 boolean indent)

utility function for serializing a node

parse

public static Document parse(String source)
                      throws SAXException,
IOException

utility function for parsing xml

Throws:

SAXException

IOException

parse

public static Document parse(NodeRef nodeRef,
 ContentService contentService)
                      throws SAXException,
IOException

utility function for parsing xml

Throws:

SAXException

IOException

parse

public static Document parse(File source)
                      throws SAXException,
IOException

utility function for parsing xml

Throws:

SAXException

IOException

parse

public static Document parse(InputStream source)
                      throws SAXException,
IOException

utility function for parsing xml

Throws:

SAXException

IOException

parse

public static Document parse(Reader source)
                      throws SAXException,
IOException

utility function for parsing xml

Throws:

SAXException

IOException

getDocumentBuilder

public static DocumentBuilder getDocumentBuilder()

provides a document builder that is namespace aware but not validating by default

buildXPath

public static String buildXPath(Node from,
 Element to)

FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES ONLY - incomplete
Builds a path to the node relative to the to node provided.

Parameters:

from - the node from which to build the xpath

to - an ancestor of from which will be the root of the path

Returns:

an xpath to to rooted at from.

getDocumentBuilder

public static DocumentBuilder getDocumentBuilder(boolean namespaceAware,
 boolean validating)

combine

public static NodeList combine(NodeList... nls)

Provides a NodeList of multiple nodelists