XMLHelper

java.lang.Object

com.topologi.diffx.xml.XMLHelper

public final class XMLHelper extends Object

Utility class that provides common XML operations so that the calling class uses lighter code.

Most methods in this implementation will forward the exceptions should occur, so they will have to be handled externally.

Version:: 1.0, 6 May 2004

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier

Constructor

Description

private

XMLHelper()

Prevents creation of instances.
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

static XMLReader

makeXMLReader(ContentHandler handler)

Creates a non-validating, non-namespace-aware XMLReader using the specified ContentHandler.

static void

parse(XMLReader xmlreader, File file)

Parses the given File with the specified XMLReader.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- XMLHelper
  
  private XMLHelper()
  
  Prevents creation of instances.
Method Details
- makeXMLReader
  
  public static XMLReader makeXMLReader(ContentHandler handler) throws SAXException, ParserConfigurationException
  
  Creates a non-validating, non-namespace-aware XMLReader using the specified ContentHandler.
  If the given ContentHandler is null, the XMLReader is not initialised.
  
  Parameters:
  
  handler - The content handler to use.
  
  Returns:
  
  The requested XMLReader
  
  Throws:
  
  SAXException - Should a SAX exception occur
  
  ParserConfigurationException - Should a parser config exception occur
- parse
  
  public static void parse(XMLReader xmlreader, File file) throws FileNotFoundException, SAXException, IOException
  
  Parses the given File with the specified XMLReader.
  This method assumes the XML is in 'UTF-8', it will not sniff the XML to determine the encoding to use.
  
  Parameters:
  
  xmlreader - The XML reader to use.
  
  file - The file to parse
  
  Throws:
  
  FileNotFoundException - If the file does not exists
  
  SAXException - Should an SAX exception occur
  
  IOException - Should an I/O exception occur