org.kahina.core.io.util
Class XMLUtilities

java.lang.Object
  org.kahina.core.io.util.XMLUtilities

public class XMLUtilities
extends Object

Constructor Summary

XMLUtilities()

Method Summary

static boolean	attrBoolVal(Element el, String attrName)
static Color	attrColorVal(Element el, String attrName) Constructs a color from an attribute value in an XML document.
static int	attrIntVal(Element el, String attrName)
static String	attrStrVal(Element el, String attrName)
static List<Element>	getChildElements(Element el)
static List<Element>	getElements(Element el, String elName)
static Document	newEmptyDocument()
static Document	parseXMLFile(File f, boolean validating) parse an XML file
static void	writeXML(Node node, String outfile) Generates an XML file at a specified path containing the contents of a DOM node

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XMLUtilities

public XMLUtilities()

Method Detail

parseXMLFile

public static Document parseXMLFile(File f,
                                    boolean validating)

parse an XML file

Parameters:

f - the XML file

validating - toggle validation

Returns:

the parsed document

newEmptyDocument

public static Document newEmptyDocument()

writeXML

public static void writeXML(Node node,
                            String outfile)

Generates an XML file at a specified path containing the contents of a DOM node

Parameters:

node - - the DOM node whose content is output into the file

outfile - - the path to the XML file that is to be generated

attrBoolVal

public static boolean attrBoolVal(Element el,
                                  String attrName)

attrColorVal

public static Color attrColorVal(Element el,
                                 String attrName)

Constructs a color from an attribute value in an XML document. Expects the color to be encoded as color(R,G,B). Outputs an informative error message and returns Color.WHITE on error.

Parameters:

el - the element whose attribute we access

attrName - name of the attribute whose value encodes the color

Returns:

the color at the specified element and attribute

attrIntVal

public static int attrIntVal(Element el,
                             String attrName)

attrStrVal

public static String attrStrVal(Element el,
                                String attrName)

getElements

public static List<Element> getElements(Element el,
                                        String elName)

getChildElements

public static List<Element> getChildElements(Element el)