nanoxml
Class XMLElement

java.lang.Object
  extended bynanoxml.XMLElement

public class XMLElement
extends Object

XMLElement is a representation of an XML object. The object is able to parse XML code.

Parsing XML Data
You can parse XML data using the following code:
Retrieving Attributes
You can enumerate the attributes of an element using the method enumerateAttributeNames. The attribute values can be retrieved using the method getStringAttribute. The following example shows how to list the attributes of an element:
Retrieving Child Elements
You can enumerate the children of an element using enumerateChildren. The number of child elements can be retrieved using countChildren.
Elements Containing Character Data
If an elements contains character data, like in the following example: you can retrieve that data using the method getContent.
Subclassing XMLElement
When subclassing XMLElement, you need to override the method createAnotherElement which has to return a new copy of the receiver.

Version:
$Name: $, $Revision: 1.1 $
Author:
Marc De Scheemaecker <cyberelf@mac.com>
See Also:
XMLParseException

Field Summary
static int NANOXML_MAJOR_VERSION
          Major version of NanoXML.
static int NANOXML_MINOR_VERSION
          Minor version of NanoXML.
 
Constructor Summary
  XMLElement()
          Creates and initializes a new XML element.
  XMLElement(boolean skipLeadingWhitespace)
          Creates and initializes a new XML element.
  XMLElement(Hashtable entities)
          Creates and initializes a new XML element.
  XMLElement(Hashtable entities, boolean skipLeadingWhitespace)
          Creates and initializes a new XML element.
  XMLElement(Hashtable entities, boolean skipLeadingWhitespace, boolean ignoreCase)
          Creates and initializes a new XML element.
protected XMLElement(Hashtable entities, boolean skipLeadingWhitespace, boolean fillBasicConversionTable, boolean ignoreCase)
          Creates and initializes a new XML element.
 
Method Summary
 void addChild(XMLElement child)
          Adds a child element.
 void addProperty(String name, double value)
          Deprecated. Use setDoubleAttribute instead.
 void addProperty(String key, int value)
          Deprecated. Use setIntAttribute instead.
 void addProperty(String name, Object value)
          Deprecated. Use setAttribute instead.
protected  boolean checkCDATA(StringBuffer buf)
          Scans a special tag and if the tag is a CDATA section, append its content to buf.
protected  boolean checkLiteral(String literal)
          Scans the data for literal text.
 int countChildren()
          Returns the number of child elements of the element.
protected  XMLElement createAnotherElement()
          Creates a new similar XML element.
 Enumeration enumerateAttributeNames()
          Enumerates the attribute names.
 Enumeration enumerateChildren()
          Enumerates the child elements.
 Enumeration enumeratePropertyNames()
          Deprecated. Use enumerateAttributeNames instead.
protected  XMLParseException expectedInput(String charSet)
          Creates a parse exception for when the next character read is not the character that was expected.
 Object getAttribute(String name)
          Returns an attribute of the element.
 Object getAttribute(String name, Hashtable valueSet, String defaultKey, boolean allowLiterals)
          Returns an attribute by looking up a key in a hashtable.
 Object getAttribute(String name, Object defaultValue)
          Returns an attribute of the element.
 boolean getBooleanAttribute(String name, String trueValue, String falseValue, boolean defaultValue)
          Returns an attribute of the element.
 Vector getChildren()
          Returns the child elements as a Vector.
 String getContent()
          Returns the PCDATA content of the object.
 String getContents()
          Deprecated. Use getContent instead.
 double getDoubleAttribute(String name)
          Returns an attribute of the element.
 double getDoubleAttribute(String name, double defaultValue)
          Returns an attribute of the element.
 double getDoubleAttribute(String name, Hashtable valueSet, String defaultKey, boolean allowLiteralNumbers)
          Returns an attribute by looking up a key in a hashtable.
 int getIntAttribute(String name)
          Returns an attribute of the element.
 int getIntAttribute(String name, Hashtable valueSet, String defaultKey, boolean allowLiteralNumbers)
          Returns an attribute by looking up a key in a hashtable.
 int getIntAttribute(String name, int defaultValue)
          Returns an attribute of the element.
 int getIntProperty(String name, Hashtable valueSet, String defaultKey)
          Deprecated. Use getIntAttribute instead.
 int getLineNr()
          Returns the line nr in the source data on which the element is found.
 String getName()
          Returns the name of the element.
 String getProperty(String name)
          Deprecated. Use getStringAttribute instead.
 double getProperty(String name, double defaultValue)
          Deprecated. Use getDoubleAttribute instead.
 Object getProperty(String name, Hashtable valueSet, String defaultKey)
          Deprecated. Use getAttribute instead.
 int getProperty(String name, int defaultValue)
          Deprecated. Use getIntAttribute instead.
 String getProperty(String name, String defaultValue)
          Deprecated. Use getStringAttribute instead.
 boolean getProperty(String key, String trueValue, String falseValue, boolean defaultValue)
          Deprecated. Use getBooleanAttribute instead.
 double getSpecialDoubleProperty(String name, Hashtable valueSet, String defaultKey)
          Deprecated. Use getDoubleAttribute instead.
 int getSpecialIntProperty(String name, Hashtable valueSet, String defaultKey)
          Deprecated. Use getIntAttribute instead.
 String getStringAttribute(String name)
          Returns an attribute of the element.
 String getStringAttribute(String name, Hashtable valueSet, String defaultKey, boolean allowLiterals)
          Returns an attribute by looking up a key in a hashtable.
 String getStringAttribute(String name, String defaultValue)
          Returns an attribute of the element.
 String getStringProperty(String name, Hashtable valueSet, String defaultKey)
          Deprecated. Use getStringAttribute instead.
 String getTagName()
          Deprecated. Use getName instead.
protected  XMLParseException invalidValue(String name, String value)
          Creates a parse exception for when an invalid value is given to a method.
protected  XMLParseException invalidValueSet(String name)
          Creates a parse exception for when an invalid valueset is given to a method.
 void parseCharArray(char[] input, int offset, int end)
          Reads one XML element from a char array and parses it.
 void parseCharArray(char[] input, int offset, int end, int startingLineNr)
          Reads one XML element from a char array and parses it.
 void parseFromReader(Reader reader)
          Reads one XML element from a java.io.Reader and parses it.
 void parseFromReader(Reader reader, int startingLineNr)
          Reads one XML element from a java.io.Reader and parses it.
 void parseString(String string)
          Reads one XML element from a String and parses it.
 void parseString(String string, int offset)
          Reads one XML element from a String and parses it.
 void parseString(String string, int offset, int end)
          Reads one XML element from a String and parses it.
 void parseString(String string, int offset, int end, int startingLineNr)
          Reads one XML element from a String and parses it.
protected  char readChar()
          Reads a character from a reader.
 void removeAttribute(String name)
          Removes an attribute.
 void removeChild(String name)
          Deprecated. Use removeAttribute instead.
 void removeChild(XMLElement child)
          Removes a child element.
 void removeProperty(String name)
          Deprecated. Use removeAttribute instead.
protected  void resolveEntity(StringBuffer buf)
          Resolves an entity.
protected  void scanElement(XMLElement elt)
          Scans an XML element.
protected  void scanIdentifier(StringBuffer result)
          Scans an identifier from the current reader.
protected  void scanPCData(StringBuffer data)
          Scans a #PCDATA element.
protected  void scanString(StringBuffer string)
          This method scans a delimited string from the current reader.
protected  char scanWhitespace()
          This method scans an identifier from the current reader.
protected  char scanWhitespace(StringBuffer result)
          This method scans an identifier from the current reader.
 void setAttribute(String name, Object value)
          Adds or modifies an attribute.
 void setContent(String content)
          Changes the content string.
 void setDoubleAttribute(String name, double value)
          Adds or modifies an attribute.
 void setIntAttribute(String name, int value)
          Adds or modifies an attribute.
 void setName(String name)
          Changes the name of the element.
 void setTagName(String name)
          Deprecated. Use setName instead.
protected  void skipComment()
          Skips a comment.
protected  void skipSpecialTag(int bracketLevel)
          Skips a special tag or comment.
protected  XMLParseException syntaxError(String context)
          Creates a parse exception for when a syntax error occured.
 String toString()
          Writes the XML element to a string.
protected  XMLParseException unexpectedEndOfData()
          Creates a parse exception for when the end of the data input has been reached.
protected  XMLParseException unknownEntity(String name)
          Creates a parse exception for when an entity could not be resolved.
protected  void unreadChar(char ch)
          Pushes a character back to the read-back buffer.
 void write(Writer writer)
          Writes the XML element to a writer.
protected  void writeEncoded(Writer writer, String str)
          Writes a string encoded to a writer.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

NANOXML_MAJOR_VERSION

public static final int NANOXML_MAJOR_VERSION
Major version of NanoXML. Classes with the same major and minor version are binary compatible. Classes with the same major version are source compatible. If the major version is different, you may need to modify the client source code.

See Also:
NANOXML_MINOR_VERSION, Constant Field Values

NANOXML_MINOR_VERSION

public static final int NANOXML_MINOR_VERSION
Minor version of NanoXML. Classes with the same major and minor version are binary compatible. Classes with the same major version are source compatible. If the major version is different, you may need to modify the client source code.

See Also:
NANOXML_MAJOR_VERSION, Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

XMLElement

public XMLElement()
Creates and initializes a new XML element. Calling the construction is equivalent to:
Postconditions:
  • countChildren() => 0
  • enumerateChildren() => empty enumeration
  • enumeratePropertyNames() => empty enumeration
  • getChildren() => empty vector
  • getContent() => ""
  • getLineNr() => 0
  • getName() => null

See Also:
XMLElement(Hashtable), XMLElement(boolean), XMLElement(Hashtable, boolean)

XMLElement

public XMLElement(Hashtable entities)
Creates and initializes a new XML element. Calling the construction is equivalent to:

Parameters:
entities - The entity conversion table.
Preconditions:
Postconditions:
See Also:
XMLElement(), XMLElement(boolean), XMLElement(Hashtable, boolean)

XMLElement

public XMLElement(boolean skipLeadingWhitespace)
Creates and initializes a new XML element. Calling the construction is equivalent to:

Parameters:
skipLeadingWhitespace - true if leading and trailing whitespace in PCDATA content has to be removed.
Postconditions:
See Also:
XMLElement(), XMLElement(Hashtable), XMLElement(Hashtable, boolean)

XMLElement

public XMLElement(Hashtable entities,
                  boolean skipLeadingWhitespace)
Creates and initializes a new XML element. Calling the construction is equivalent to:

Parameters:
entities - The entity conversion table.
skipLeadingWhitespace - true if leading and trailing whitespace in PCDATA content has to be removed.
Preconditions:
Postconditions:
See Also:
XMLElement(), XMLElement(boolean), XMLElement(Hashtable)

XMLElement

public XMLElement(Hashtable entities,
                  boolean skipLeadingWhitespace,
                  boolean ignoreCase)
Creates and initializes a new XML element.

Parameters:
entities - The entity conversion table.
skipLeadingWhitespace - true if leading and trailing whitespace in PCDATA content has to be removed.
ignoreCase - true if the case of element and attribute names have to be ignored.
Preconditions:
Postconditions:
See Also:
XMLElement(), XMLElement(boolean), XMLElement(Hashtable), XMLElement(Hashtable, boolean)

XMLElement

protected XMLElement(Hashtable entities,
                     boolean skipLeadingWhitespace,
                     boolean fillBasicConversionTable,
                     boolean ignoreCase)
Creates and initializes a new XML element.

This constructor should only be called from createAnotherElement to create child elements.

Parameters:
entities - The entity conversion table.
skipLeadingWhitespace - true if leading and trailing whitespace in PCDATA content has to be removed.
fillBasicConversionTable - true if the basic entities need to be added to the entity list.
ignoreCase - true if the case of element and attribute names have to be ignored.
Preconditions:
Postconditions:
See Also:
createAnotherElement()
Method Detail

addChild

public void addChild(XMLElement child)
Adds a child element.

Parameters:
child - The child element to add.
Preconditions:
  • child != null
  • child.getName() != null
  • child does not have a parent element
Postconditions:
  • countChildren() => old.countChildren() + 1
  • enumerateChildren() => old.enumerateChildren() + child
  • getChildren() => old.enumerateChildren() + child
See Also:
countChildren(), enumerateChildren(), getChildren(), removeChild(XMLElement)

setAttribute

public void setAttribute(String name,
                         Object value)
Adds or modifies an attribute.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
value - The value of the attribute.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
  • value != null
Postconditions:
  • enumerateAttributeNames() => old.enumerateAttributeNames() + name
  • getAttribute(name) => value
See Also:
setDoubleAttribute(String, double), setIntAttribute(String, int), enumerateAttributeNames(), getAttribute(String), getAttribute(String, Object), getAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean), getStringAttribute(String), getStringAttribute(String, String), getStringAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean)

addProperty

public void addProperty(String name,
                        Object value)
Deprecated. Use setAttribute instead.

Adds or modifies an attribute.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
value - The value of the attribute.

setIntAttribute

public void setIntAttribute(String name,
                            int value)
Adds or modifies an attribute.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
value - The value of the attribute.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
Postconditions:
  • enumerateAttributeNames() => old.enumerateAttributeNames() + name
  • getIntAttribute(name) => value
See Also:
setDoubleAttribute(String, double), setAttribute(String, Object), removeAttribute(String), enumerateAttributeNames(), getIntAttribute(String), getIntAttribute(String, int), getIntAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean)

addProperty

public void addProperty(String key,
                        int value)
Deprecated. Use setIntAttribute instead.

Adds or modifies an attribute.

Parameters:
value - The value of the attribute.

setDoubleAttribute

public void setDoubleAttribute(String name,
                               double value)
Adds or modifies an attribute.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
value - The value of the attribute.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
Postconditions:
  • enumerateAttributeNames() => old.enumerateAttributeNames() + name
  • getDoubleAttribute(name) => value
See Also:
setIntAttribute(String, int), setAttribute(String, Object), removeAttribute(String), enumerateAttributeNames(), getDoubleAttribute(String), getDoubleAttribute(String, double), getDoubleAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean)

addProperty

public void addProperty(String name,
                        double value)
Deprecated. Use setDoubleAttribute instead.

Adds or modifies an attribute.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
value - The value of the attribute.

countChildren

public int countChildren()
Returns the number of child elements of the element.
Postconditions:
  • result >= 0

See Also:
addChild(XMLElement), enumerateChildren(), getChildren(), removeChild(XMLElement)

enumerateAttributeNames

public Enumeration enumerateAttributeNames()
Enumerates the attribute names.
Postconditions:
  • result != null

See Also:
setDoubleAttribute(String, double), setIntAttribute(String, int), setAttribute(String, Object), removeAttribute(String), getAttribute(String), getAttribute(String, String), getAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean), getStringAttribute(String), getStringAttribute(String, String), getStringAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean), getIntAttribute(String), getIntAttribute(String, int), getIntAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean), getDoubleAttribute(String), getDoubleAttribute(String, double), getDoubleAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean), getBooleanAttribute(String, String, String, boolean)

enumeratePropertyNames

public Enumeration enumeratePropertyNames()
Deprecated. Use enumerateAttributeNames instead.

Enumerates the attribute names.


enumerateChildren

public Enumeration enumerateChildren()
Enumerates the child elements.
Postconditions:
  • result != null

See Also:
addChild(XMLElement), countChildren(), getChildren(), removeChild(XMLElement)

getChildren

public Vector getChildren()
Returns the child elements as a Vector. It is safe to modify this Vector.
Postconditions:
  • result != null

See Also:
addChild(XMLElement), countChildren(), enumerateChildren(), removeChild(XMLElement)

getContents

public String getContents()
Deprecated. Use getContent instead.

Returns the PCDATA content of the object. If there is no such content, null is returned.


getContent

public String getContent()
Returns the PCDATA content of the object. If there is no such content, null is returned.

See Also:
setContent(String)

getLineNr

public int getLineNr()
Returns the line nr in the source data on which the element is found. This method returns 0 there is no associated source data.
Postconditions:
  • result >= 0


getAttribute

public Object getAttribute(String name)
Returns an attribute of the element. If the attribute doesn't exist, null is returned.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
See Also:
setAttribute(String, Object), removeAttribute(String), enumerateAttributeNames(), getAttribute(String, Object), getAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean)

getAttribute

public Object getAttribute(String name,
                           Object defaultValue)
Returns an attribute of the element. If the attribute doesn't exist, defaultValue is returned.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
defaultValue - Key to use if the attribute is missing.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
See Also:
setAttribute(String, Object), removeAttribute(String), enumerateAttributeNames(), getAttribute(String), getAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean)

getAttribute

public Object getAttribute(String name,
                           Hashtable valueSet,
                           String defaultKey,
                           boolean allowLiterals)
Returns an attribute by looking up a key in a hashtable. If the attribute doesn't exist, the value corresponding to defaultKey is returned.

As an example, if valueSet contains the mapping "one" => "1" and the element contains the attribute attr="one", then getAttribute("attr", mapping, defaultKey, false) returns "1".

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
valueSet - Hashtable mapping keys to values.
defaultKey - Key to use if the attribute is missing.
allowLiterals - true if literals are valid.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
  • valueSet != null
  • the keys of valueSet are strings
See Also:
setAttribute(String, Object), removeAttribute(String), enumerateAttributeNames(), getAttribute(String), getAttribute(String, Object)

getStringAttribute

public String getStringAttribute(String name)
Returns an attribute of the element. If the attribute doesn't exist, null is returned.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
See Also:
setAttribute(String, Object), removeAttribute(String), enumerateAttributeNames(), getStringAttribute(String, String), getStringAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean)

getStringAttribute

public String getStringAttribute(String name,
                                 String defaultValue)
Returns an attribute of the element. If the attribute doesn't exist, defaultValue is returned.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
defaultValue - Key to use if the attribute is missing.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
See Also:
setAttribute(String, Object), removeAttribute(String), enumerateAttributeNames(), getStringAttribute(String), getStringAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean)

getStringAttribute

public String getStringAttribute(String name,
                                 Hashtable valueSet,
                                 String defaultKey,
                                 boolean allowLiterals)
Returns an attribute by looking up a key in a hashtable. If the attribute doesn't exist, the value corresponding to defaultKey is returned.

As an example, if valueSet contains the mapping "one" => "1" and the element contains the attribute attr="one", then getAttribute("attr", mapping, defaultKey, false) returns "1".

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
valueSet - Hashtable mapping keys to values.
defaultKey - Key to use if the attribute is missing.
allowLiterals - true if literals are valid.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
  • valueSet != null
  • the keys of valueSet are strings
  • the values of valueSet are strings
See Also:
setAttribute(String, Object), removeAttribute(String), enumerateAttributeNames(), getStringAttribute(String), getStringAttribute(String, String)

getIntAttribute

public int getIntAttribute(String name)
Returns an attribute of the element. If the attribute doesn't exist, 0 is returned.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
See Also:
setIntAttribute(String, int), enumerateAttributeNames(), getIntAttribute(String, int), getIntAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean)

getIntAttribute

public int getIntAttribute(String name,
                           int defaultValue)
Returns an attribute of the element. If the attribute doesn't exist, defaultValue is returned.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
defaultValue - Key to use if the attribute is missing.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
See Also:
setIntAttribute(String, int), enumerateAttributeNames(), getIntAttribute(String), getIntAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean)

getIntAttribute

public int getIntAttribute(String name,
                           Hashtable valueSet,
                           String defaultKey,
                           boolean allowLiteralNumbers)
Returns an attribute by looking up a key in a hashtable. If the attribute doesn't exist, the value corresponding to defaultKey is returned.

As an example, if valueSet contains the mapping "one" => 1 and the element contains the attribute attr="one", then getIntAttribute("attr", mapping, defaultKey, false) returns 1.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
valueSet - Hashtable mapping keys to values.
defaultKey - Key to use if the attribute is missing.
allowLiteralNumbers - true if literal numbers are valid.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
  • valueSet != null
  • the keys of valueSet are strings
  • the values of valueSet are Integer objects
  • defaultKey is either null, a key in valueSet or an integer.
See Also:
setIntAttribute(String, int), enumerateAttributeNames(), getIntAttribute(String), getIntAttribute(String, int)

getDoubleAttribute

public double getDoubleAttribute(String name)
Returns an attribute of the element. If the attribute doesn't exist, 0.0 is returned.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
See Also:
setDoubleAttribute(String, double), enumerateAttributeNames(), getDoubleAttribute(String, double), getDoubleAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean)

getDoubleAttribute

public double getDoubleAttribute(String name,
                                 double defaultValue)
Returns an attribute of the element. If the attribute doesn't exist, defaultValue is returned.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
defaultValue - Key to use if the attribute is missing.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
See Also:
setDoubleAttribute(String, double), enumerateAttributeNames(), getDoubleAttribute(String), getDoubleAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean)

getDoubleAttribute

public double getDoubleAttribute(String name,
                                 Hashtable valueSet,
                                 String defaultKey,
                                 boolean allowLiteralNumbers)
Returns an attribute by looking up a key in a hashtable. If the attribute doesn't exist, the value corresponding to defaultKey is returned.

As an example, if valueSet contains the mapping "one" => 1.0 and the element contains the attribute attr="one", then getDoubleAttribute("attr", mapping, defaultKey, false) returns 1.0.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
valueSet - Hashtable mapping keys to values.
defaultKey - Key to use if the attribute is missing.
allowLiteralNumbers - true if literal numbers are valid.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
  • valueSet != null
  • the keys of valueSet are strings
  • the values of valueSet are Double objects
  • defaultKey is either null, a key in valueSet or a double.
See Also:
setDoubleAttribute(String, double), enumerateAttributeNames(), getDoubleAttribute(String), getDoubleAttribute(String, double)

getBooleanAttribute

public boolean getBooleanAttribute(String name,
                                   String trueValue,
                                   String falseValue,
                                   boolean defaultValue)
Returns an attribute of the element. If the attribute doesn't exist, defaultValue is returned. If the value of the attribute is equal to trueValue, true is returned. If the value of the attribute is equal to falseValue, false is returned. If the value doesn't match trueValue or falseValue, an exception is thrown.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
trueValue - The value associated with true.
falseValue - The value associated with true.
defaultValue - Value to use if the attribute is missing.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
  • trueValue and falseValue are different strings.
See Also:
setAttribute(String, Object), removeAttribute(String), enumerateAttributeNames()

getIntProperty

public int getIntProperty(String name,
                          Hashtable valueSet,
                          String defaultKey)
Deprecated. Use getIntAttribute instead.

Returns an attribute by looking up a key in a hashtable.


getProperty

public String getProperty(String name)
Deprecated. Use getStringAttribute instead.

Returns an attribute.


getProperty

public String getProperty(String name,
                          String defaultValue)
Deprecated. Use getStringAttribute instead.

Returns an attribute.


getProperty

public int getProperty(String name,
                       int defaultValue)
Deprecated. Use getIntAttribute instead.

Returns an attribute.


getProperty

public double getProperty(String name,
                          double defaultValue)
Deprecated. Use getDoubleAttribute instead.

Returns an attribute.


getProperty

public boolean getProperty(String key,
                           String trueValue,
                           String falseValue,
                           boolean defaultValue)
Deprecated. Use getBooleanAttribute instead.

Returns an attribute.


getProperty

public Object getProperty(String name,
                          Hashtable valueSet,
                          String defaultKey)
Deprecated. Use getAttribute instead.

Returns an attribute by looking up a key in a hashtable.


getStringProperty

public String getStringProperty(String name,
                                Hashtable valueSet,
                                String defaultKey)
Deprecated. Use getStringAttribute instead.

Returns an attribute by looking up a key in a hashtable.


getSpecialIntProperty

public int getSpecialIntProperty(String name,
                                 Hashtable valueSet,
                                 String defaultKey)
Deprecated. Use getIntAttribute instead.

Returns an attribute by looking up a key in a hashtable.


getSpecialDoubleProperty

public double getSpecialDoubleProperty(String name,
                                       Hashtable valueSet,
                                       String defaultKey)
Deprecated. Use getDoubleAttribute instead.

Returns an attribute by looking up a key in a hashtable.


getName

public String getName()
Returns the name of the element.

See Also:
setName(String)

getTagName

public String getTagName()
Deprecated. Use getName instead.

Returns the name of the element.


parseFromReader

public void parseFromReader(Reader reader)
                     throws IOException,
                            XMLParseException
Reads one XML element from a java.io.Reader and parses it.

Parameters:
reader - The reader from which to retrieve the XML data.
Preconditions:
  • reader != null
  • reader is not closed
Postconditions:
  • the state of the receiver is updated to reflect the XML element parsed from the reader
  • the reader points to the first character following the last '>' character of the XML element
Throws:
IOException - If an error occured while reading the input.
XMLParseException - If an error occured while parsing the read data.

parseFromReader

public void parseFromReader(Reader reader,
                            int startingLineNr)
                     throws IOException,
                            XMLParseException
Reads one XML element from a java.io.Reader and parses it.

Parameters:
reader - The reader from which to retrieve the XML data.
startingLineNr - The line number of the first line in the data.
Preconditions:
  • reader != null
  • reader is not closed
Postconditions:
  • the state of the receiver is updated to reflect the XML element parsed from the reader
  • the reader points to the first character following the last '>' character of the XML element
Throws:
IOException - If an error occured while reading the input.
XMLParseException - If an error occured while parsing the read data.

parseString

public void parseString(String string)
                 throws XMLParseException
Reads one XML element from a String and parses it.

Throws:
XMLParseException - If an error occured while parsing the string.

parseString

public void parseString(String string,
                        int offset)
                 throws XMLParseException
Reads one XML element from a String and parses it.

Parameters:
offset - The first character in string to scan.
Preconditions:
  • string != null
  • offset < string.length()
  • offset >= 0
Postconditions:
  • the state of the receiver is updated to reflect the XML element parsed from the reader
Throws:
XMLParseException - If an error occured while parsing the string.

parseString

public void parseString(String string,
                        int offset,
                        int end)
                 throws XMLParseException
Reads one XML element from a String and parses it.

Parameters:
offset - The first character in string to scan.
end - The character where to stop scanning. This character is not scanned.
Preconditions:
  • string != null
  • end <= string.length()
  • offset < end
  • offset >= 0
Postconditions:
  • the state of the receiver is updated to reflect the XML element parsed from the reader
Throws:
XMLParseException - If an error occured while parsing the string.

parseString

public void parseString(String string,
                        int offset,
                        int end,
                        int startingLineNr)
                 throws XMLParseException
Reads one XML element from a String and parses it.

Parameters:
offset - The first character in string to scan.
end - The character where to stop scanning. This character is not scanned.
startingLineNr - The line number of the first line in the data.
Preconditions:
  • string != null
  • end <= string.length()
  • offset < end
  • offset >= 0
Postconditions:
  • the state of the receiver is updated to reflect the XML element parsed from the reader
Throws:
XMLParseException - If an error occured while parsing the string.

parseCharArray

public void parseCharArray(char[] input,
                           int offset,
                           int end)
                    throws XMLParseException
Reads one XML element from a char array and parses it.

Parameters:
offset - The first character in string to scan.
end - The character where to stop scanning. This character is not scanned.
Preconditions:
  • input != null
  • end <= input.length
  • offset < end
  • offset >= 0
Postconditions:
  • the state of the receiver is updated to reflect the XML element parsed from the reader
Throws:
XMLParseException - If an error occured while parsing the string.

parseCharArray

public void parseCharArray(char[] input,
                           int offset,
                           int end,
                           int startingLineNr)
                    throws XMLParseException
Reads one XML element from a char array and parses it.

Parameters:
offset - The first character in string to scan.
end - The character where to stop scanning. This character is not scanned.
startingLineNr - The line number of the first line in the data.
Preconditions:
  • input != null
  • end <= input.length
  • offset < end
  • offset >= 0
Postconditions:
  • the state of the receiver is updated to reflect the XML element parsed from the reader
Throws:
XMLParseException - If an error occured while parsing the string.

removeChild

public void removeChild(XMLElement child)
Removes a child element.

Parameters:
child - The child element to remove.
Preconditions:
  • child != null
  • child is a child element of the receiver
Postconditions:
  • countChildren() => old.countChildren() - 1
  • enumerateChildren() => old.enumerateChildren() - child
  • getChildren() => old.enumerateChildren() - child
See Also:
addChild(XMLElement), countChildren(), enumerateChildren(), getChildren()

removeAttribute

public void removeAttribute(String name)
Removes an attribute.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
Postconditions:
  • enumerateAttributeNames() => old.enumerateAttributeNames() - name
  • getAttribute(name) => null
See Also:
enumerateAttributeNames(), setDoubleAttribute(String, double), setIntAttribute(String, int), setAttribute(String, Object), getAttribute(String), getAttribute(String, Object), getAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean), getStringAttribute(String), getStringAttribute(String, String), getStringAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean), getIntAttribute(String), getIntAttribute(String, int), getIntAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean), getDoubleAttribute(String), getDoubleAttribute(String, double), getDoubleAttribute(String, Hashtable, String, boolean), getBooleanAttribute(String, String, String, boolean)

removeProperty

public void removeProperty(String name)
Deprecated. Use removeAttribute instead.

Removes an attribute.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.

removeChild

public void removeChild(String name)
Deprecated. Use removeAttribute instead.

Removes an attribute.

Parameters:
name - The name of the attribute.

createAnotherElement

protected XMLElement createAnotherElement()
Creates a new similar XML element.

You should override this method when subclassing XMLElement.


setContent

public void setContent(String content)
Changes the content string.

Parameters:
content - The new content string.

setTagName

public void setTagName(String name)
Deprecated. Use setName instead.

Changes the name of the element.

Parameters:
name - The new name.

setName

public void setName(String name)
Changes the name of the element.

Parameters:
name - The new name.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name is a valid XML identifier
See Also:
getName()

toString

public String toString()
Writes the XML element to a string.

See Also:
write(Writer)

write

public void write(Writer writer)
           throws IOException
Writes the XML element to a writer.

Parameters:
writer - The writer to write the XML data to.
Preconditions:
  • writer != null
  • writer is not closed
Throws:
IOException - If the data could not be written to the writer.
See Also:
toString()

writeEncoded

protected void writeEncoded(Writer writer,
                            String str)
                     throws IOException
Writes a string encoded to a writer.

Parameters:
writer - The writer to write the XML data to.
str - The string to write encoded.
Preconditions:
  • writer != null
  • writer is not closed
  • str != null
Throws:
IOException

scanIdentifier

protected void scanIdentifier(StringBuffer result)
                       throws IOException
Scans an identifier from the current reader. The scanned identifier is appended to result.

Parameters:
result - The buffer in which the scanned identifier will be put.
Preconditions:
  • result != null
  • The next character read from the reader is a valid first character of an XML identifier.
Postconditions:
  • The next character read from the reader won't be an identifier character.
Throws:
IOException

scanWhitespace

protected char scanWhitespace()
                       throws IOException
This method scans an identifier from the current reader.

Returns:
the next character following the whitespace.
Throws:
IOException

scanWhitespace

protected char scanWhitespace(StringBuffer result)
                       throws IOException
This method scans an identifier from the current reader. The scanned whitespace is appended to result.

Returns:
the next character following the whitespace.
Preconditions:
  • result != null
Throws:
IOException

scanString

protected void scanString(StringBuffer string)
                   throws IOException
This method scans a delimited string from the current reader. The scanned string without delimiters is appended to string.
Preconditions:

Throws:
IOException

scanPCData

protected void scanPCData(StringBuffer data)
                   throws IOException
Scans a #PCDATA element. CDATA sections and entities are resolved. The next < char is skipped. The scanned data is appended to data.
Preconditions:

Throws:
IOException

checkCDATA

protected boolean checkCDATA(StringBuffer buf)
                      throws IOException
Scans a special tag and if the tag is a CDATA section, append its content to buf.
Preconditions:

Throws:
IOException

skipComment

protected void skipComment()
                    throws IOException
Skips a comment.
Preconditions:

Throws:
IOException

skipSpecialTag

protected void skipSpecialTag(int bracketLevel)
                       throws IOException
Skips a special tag or comment.

Parameters:
bracketLevel - The number of open square brackets ([) that have already been read.
Preconditions:
  • The first <! has already been read.
  • bracketLevel >= 0
Throws:
IOException

checkLiteral

protected boolean checkLiteral(String literal)
                        throws IOException
Scans the data for literal text. Scanning stops when a character does not match or after the complete text has been checked, whichever comes first.

Parameters:
literal - the literal to check.
Preconditions:
  • literal != null
Throws:
IOException

readChar

protected char readChar()
                 throws IOException
Reads a character from a reader.

Throws:
IOException

scanElement

protected void scanElement(XMLElement elt)
                    throws IOException
Scans an XML element.

Parameters:
elt - The element that will contain the result.
Preconditions:
  • The first < has already been read.
  • elt != null
Throws:
IOException

resolveEntity

protected void resolveEntity(StringBuffer buf)
                      throws IOException
Resolves an entity. The name of the entity is read from the reader. The value of the entity is appended to buf.

Parameters:
buf - Where to put the entity value.
Preconditions:
  • The first & has already been read.
  • buf != null
Throws:
IOException

unreadChar

protected void unreadChar(char ch)
Pushes a character back to the read-back buffer.

Parameters:
ch - The character to push back.
Preconditions:
  • The read-back buffer is empty.
  • ch != '\0'

invalidValueSet

protected XMLParseException invalidValueSet(String name)
Creates a parse exception for when an invalid valueset is given to a method.

Parameters:
name - The name of the entity.
Preconditions:
  • name != null

invalidValue

protected XMLParseException invalidValue(String name,
                                         String value)
Creates a parse exception for when an invalid value is given to a method.

Parameters:
name - The name of the entity.
value - The value of the entity.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • value != null

unexpectedEndOfData

protected XMLParseException unexpectedEndOfData()
Creates a parse exception for when the end of the data input has been reached.


syntaxError

protected XMLParseException syntaxError(String context)
Creates a parse exception for when a syntax error occured.

Parameters:
context - The context in which the error occured.
Preconditions:
  • context != null
  • context.length() > 0

expectedInput

protected XMLParseException expectedInput(String charSet)
Creates a parse exception for when the next character read is not the character that was expected.

Parameters:
charSet - The set of characters (in human readable form) that was expected.
Preconditions:
  • charSet != null
  • charSet.length() > 0

unknownEntity

protected XMLParseException unknownEntity(String name)
Creates a parse exception for when an entity could not be resolved.

Parameters:
name - The name of the entity.
Preconditions:
  • name != null
  • name.length() > 0