util.xml
Class ParseXMLFile

java.lang.Object
  util.xml.ParseXMLFile

public class ParseXMLFile

extends java.lang.Object

This class represents short example how to parse XML file, get XML nodes values and its values.

It implements method to save XML document to XML file too

Author:

Martin Glogar

Constructor Summary

ParseXMLFile()
Creates a new instance of ParseXMLFile

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	getElementValue(org.w3c.dom.Node elem) Returns element value
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Starts XML parsing example
org.w3c.dom.Document	parseFile(java.lang.String fileName) Parses XML file and returns XML document.
boolean	saveXMLDocument(java.lang.String fileName, org.w3c.dom.Document doc) Saves XML Document into XML file.
void	writeDocumentToOutput(org.w3c.dom.Node node, int indent) Writes node and all child nodes into System.out

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ParseXMLFile

public ParseXMLFile()

Creates a new instance of ParseXMLFile

Method Detail

getElementValue

public static final java.lang.String getElementValue(org.w3c.dom.Node elem)

Returns element value

Parameters:

elem - element (it is XML tag)

Returns:

Element value otherwise empty String

writeDocumentToOutput

public void writeDocumentToOutput(org.w3c.dom.Node node,
                                  int indent)

Writes node and all child nodes into System.out

Parameters:

node - XML node from from XML tree wrom which will output statement start

indent - number of spaces used to indent output

saveXMLDocument

public boolean saveXMLDocument(java.lang.String fileName,
                               org.w3c.dom.Document doc)

Saves XML Document into XML file.

Parameters:

fileName - XML file name

doc - XML document to save

Returns:

true if method success false otherwise

parseFile

public org.w3c.dom.Document parseFile(java.lang.String fileName)

Parses XML file and returns XML document.

Parameters:

fileName - XML file to parse

Returns:

XML document or null if error occured

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Starts XML parsing example

Parameters:

args - the command line arguments