javolution.xml

Class XMLFormat.InputElement

java.lang.Object

javolution.xml.XMLFormat.InputElement

Enclosing class:

XMLFormat<T>

public static final class XMLFormat.InputElement
extends Object

This class represents an input XML element (unmarshalling).

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	get(String name) Returns the object whose type is identified by a XML class attribute only if the XML element has the specified local name.
<T> T	get(String name, Class<T> cls) Returns the object of specified type only if the XML element has the specified local name.
<T> T	get(String localName, String uri) Returns the object whose type is identified by a XML class attribute only if the XML element has the specified local name and URI.
<T> T	get(String localName, String uri, Class<T> cls) Returns the object of specified type only if the XML element has the specified local name and namespace URI.
CharArray	getAttribute(String name) Searches for the attribute having the specified name.
boolean	getAttribute(String name, boolean defaultValue) Returns the specified boolean attribute.
byte	getAttribute(String name, byte defaultValue) Returns the specified byte attribute.
char	getAttribute(String name, char defaultValue) Returns the specified char attribute.
double	getAttribute(String name, double defaultValue) Returns the specified double attribute.
float	getAttribute(String name, float defaultValue) Returns the specified float attribute.
int	getAttribute(String name, int defaultValue) Returns the specified int attribute.
long	getAttribute(String name, long defaultValue) Returns the specified long attribute.
short	getAttribute(String name, short defaultValue) Returns the specified short attribute.
String	getAttribute(String name, String defaultValue) Returns the specified String attribute.
<T> T	getAttribute(String name, T defaultValue) Returns the attribute of same type as the specified default value.
Attributes	getAttributes() Returns the attributes for this XML input element.
<T> T	getNext() Returns the next object whose type is identified by the local name and URI of the current XML element.
XMLStreamReader	getStreamReader() Returns the StAX-like stream reader (provides complete control over the unmarshalling process).
CharArray	getText() Returns the content of a text-only element (equivalent to getStreamReader().getElementText()).
boolean	hasNext() Indicates if more nested XML element can be read.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getStreamReader

public XMLStreamReader getStreamReader()

Returns the StAX-like stream reader (provides complete control over the unmarshalling process).

Returns:

the stream reader.

hasNext

public boolean hasNext()
                throws XMLStreamException

Indicates if more nested XML element can be read. This method positions the reader at the start of the next XML element to be read (if any).

Returns:

true if there is more XML element to be read; false otherwise.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

getNext

public <T> T getNext()
          throws XMLStreamException

Returns the next object whose type is identified by the local name and URI of the current XML element.

Returns:

the next nested object which can be null.

Throws:

XMLStreamException - if hasNext() == false.

get

public <T> T get(String name)
      throws XMLStreamException

Returns the object whose type is identified by a XML class attribute only if the XML element has the specified local name.

Parameters:

name - the local name of the next element.

Returns:

the next nested object or null.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

get

public <T> T get(String localName,
        String uri)
      throws XMLStreamException

Returns the object whose type is identified by a XML class attribute only if the XML element has the specified local name and URI.

Parameters:

localName - the local name.

uri - the namespace URI or null.

Returns:

the next nested object or null.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

get

public <T> T get(String name,
        Class<T> cls)
      throws XMLStreamException

Returns the object of specified type only if the XML element has the specified local name.

Parameters:

name - the local name of the element to match.

cls - the class identifying the format of the object to return.

Returns:

the next nested object or null.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

get

public <T> T get(String localName,
        String uri,
        Class<T> cls)
      throws XMLStreamException

Returns the object of specified type only if the XML element has the specified local name and namespace URI.

Parameters:

localName - the local name.

uri - the namespace URI or null.

cls - the class identifying the format of the object to return.

Returns:

the next nested object or null.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

getText

public CharArray getText()
                  throws XMLStreamException

Returns the content of a text-only element (equivalent to getStreamReader().getElementText()).

Returns:

the element text content or an empty sequence if none.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

getAttributes

public Attributes getAttributes()
                         throws XMLStreamException

Returns the attributes for this XML input element.

Returns:

the attributes mapping.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

getAttribute

public CharArray getAttribute(String name)
                       throws XMLStreamException

Searches for the attribute having the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute.

Returns:

the value for the specified attribute or null if the attribute is not found.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

getAttribute

public String getAttribute(String name,
                  String defaultValue)
                    throws XMLStreamException

Returns the specified String attribute.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute.

defaultValue - a default value.

Returns:

the value for the specified attribute or the defaultValue if the attribute is not found.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

getAttribute

public boolean getAttribute(String name,
                   boolean defaultValue)
                     throws XMLStreamException

Returns the specified boolean attribute.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute searched for.

defaultValue - the value returned if the attribute is not found.

Returns:

the boolean value for the specified attribute or the default value if the attribute is not found.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

getAttribute

public char getAttribute(String name,
                char defaultValue)
                  throws XMLStreamException

Returns the specified char attribute.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute searched for.

defaultValue - the value returned if the attribute is not found.

Returns:

the char value for the specified attribute or the default value if the attribute is not found.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

getAttribute

public byte getAttribute(String name,
                byte defaultValue)
                  throws XMLStreamException

Returns the specified byte attribute. This method handles string formats that are used to represent octal and hexadecimal numbers.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute searched for.

defaultValue - the value returned if the attribute is not found.

Returns:

the byte value for the specified attribute or the default value if the attribute is not found.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

getAttribute

public short getAttribute(String name,
                 short defaultValue)
                   throws XMLStreamException

Returns the specified short attribute. This method handles string formats that are used to represent octal and hexadecimal numbers.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute searched for.

defaultValue - the value returned if the attribute is not found.

Returns:

the short value for the specified attribute or the default value if the attribute is not found.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

getAttribute

public int getAttribute(String name,
               int defaultValue)
                 throws XMLStreamException

Returns the specified int attribute. This method handles string formats that are used to represent octal and hexadecimal numbers.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute searched for.

defaultValue - the value returned if the attribute is not found.

Returns:

the int value for the specified attribute or the default value if the attribute is not found.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

getAttribute

public long getAttribute(String name,
                long defaultValue)
                  throws XMLStreamException

Returns the specified long attribute. This method handles string formats that are used to represent octal and hexadecimal numbers.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute searched for.

defaultValue - the value returned if the attribute is not found.

Returns:

the long value for the specified attribute or the default value if the attribute is not found.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

getAttribute

public float getAttribute(String name,
                 float defaultValue)
                   throws XMLStreamException

Returns the specified float attribute.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute searched for.

defaultValue - the value returned if the attribute is not found.

Returns:

the float value for the specified attribute or the default value if the attribute is not found.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

getAttribute

public double getAttribute(String name,
                  double defaultValue)
                    throws XMLStreamException

Returns the specified double attribute.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute searched for.

defaultValue - the value returned if the attribute is not found.

Returns:

the double value for the specified attribute or the default value if the attribute is not found.

Throws:

XMLStreamException

getAttribute

public <T> T getAttribute(String name,
                 T defaultValue)
               throws XMLStreamException

Returns the attribute of same type as the specified default value.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute.

defaultValue - the value returned if the attribute is not found.

Returns:

the parse value for the specified attribute or the default value if the attribute is not found.

Throws:

XMLStreamException