Class XMLWriter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.catalina.util.XMLWriter

public class XMLWriter
extends Object

XMLWriter helper class.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected StringBuilder	buffer	Buffer.
static final int	CLOSING	Closing tag.
protected boolean	lastWriteWasOpen
static final int	NO_CONTENT	Element with no content.
static final int	OPENING	Opening tag.
protected final Writer	writer	Writer.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
XMLWriter()	New XML writer utility that will store its data in an internal buffer.
XMLWriter(Writer writer)	New XML writer utility that will store its data in an internal buffer and can write it to the specified writer.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	sendData()	Send data and reinitializes buffer, if a writer has been specified.
String	toString()	Retrieve generated XML.
void	writeData(String data)	Write data.
void	writeElement(String namespace, String name, int type)	Write an element.
void	writeElement(String namespace, String namespaceInfo, String name, int type)	Write an element.
void	writeProperty(String namespace, String name, String value)	Write property to the XML.
void	writeRaw(String raw)	Write raw XML data.
void	writeText(String text)	Write text.
void	writeXMLHeader()	Write XML Header.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

OPENING

public static final int OPENING

Opening tag.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

CLOSING

public static final int CLOSING

Closing tag.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

NO_CONTENT

public static final int NO_CONTENT

Element with no content.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

buffer

protected StringBuilder buffer

Buffer.

writer

protected final Writer writer

Writer.

lastWriteWasOpen

protected boolean lastWriteWasOpen

Constructor Details

XMLWriter

public XMLWriter()

New XML writer utility that will store its data in an internal buffer.

XMLWriter

public XMLWriter(Writer writer)

New XML writer utility that will store its data in an internal buffer and can write it to the specified writer.

See sendData()

Parameters:

writer - The writer to use

Method Details

toString

public String toString()

Retrieve generated XML.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

String containing the generated XML

writeProperty

public void writeProperty(String namespace,
 String name,
 String value)

Write property to the XML.

Parameters:

namespace - Namespace

name - Property name

value - Property value

writeElement

public void writeElement(String namespace,
 String name,
 int type)

Write an element.

Parameters:

namespace - Namespace abbreviation

name - Element name

type - Element type

writeElement

public void writeElement(String namespace,
 String namespaceInfo,
 String name,
 int type)

Write an element.

Parameters:

namespace - Namespace abbreviation

namespaceInfo - Namespace info

name - Element name

type - Element type

writeText

public void writeText(String text)

Write text.

Parameters:

text - Text to append

writeRaw

public void writeRaw(String raw)

Write raw XML data.

Parameters:

raw - Raw XML to append

writeData

public void writeData(String data)

Write data.

Parameters:

data - Data to append

writeXMLHeader

public void writeXMLHeader()

Write XML Header.

sendData

public void sendData()
              throws IOException

Send data and reinitializes buffer, if a writer has been specified.

Throws:

IOException - Error writing XML data