groovy.util
Class XmlParser

java.lang.Object
  groovy.util.XmlParser

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.xml.sax.ContentHandler

public class XmlParser
extends java.lang.Object
implements org.xml.sax.ContentHandler

A helper class for parsing XML into a tree of Node instances for a simple way of processing XML. This parser does not preserve the XML InfoSet - if that's what you need try using W3C DOM, dom4j, JDOM, XOM etc. This parser ignores comments and processing instructions and converts the XML into a Node for each element in the XML with attributes and child Nodes and Strings. This simple model is sufficient for most simple use cases of processing XML.

Example usage:

 def xml = '<root><one a1="uno!"/><two>Some text!</two></root>'
 def rootNode = new XmlParser().parseText(xml)
 assert rootNode.name() == 'root'
 assert rootNode.one[0].@a1 == 'uno!'
 assert rootNode.two.text() == 'Some text!'
 rootNode.children().each { assert it.name() in ['one','two'] }
 

Constructor Summary

XmlParser()

XmlParser(boolean validating, boolean namespaceAware)

XmlParser(javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser parser)

XmlParser(org.xml.sax.XMLReader reader)

Method Summary

protected void	addTextToNode()
void	characters(char[] buffer, int start, int length)
protected Node	createNode(Node parent, java.lang.Object name, java.util.Map attributes) Creates a new node with the given parent, name, and attributes.
void	endDocument()
void	endElement(java.lang.String namespaceURI, java.lang.String localName, java.lang.String qName)
void	endPrefixMapping(java.lang.String prefix)
org.xml.sax.Locator	getDocumentLocator()
org.xml.sax.DTDHandler	getDTDHandler()
protected java.lang.Object	getElementName(java.lang.String namespaceURI, java.lang.String localName, java.lang.String qName) Return a name given the namespaceURI, localName and qName.
org.xml.sax.EntityResolver	getEntityResolver()
org.xml.sax.ErrorHandler	getErrorHandler()
boolean	getFeature(java.lang.String uri)
java.lang.Object	getProperty(java.lang.String uri)
protected org.xml.sax.XMLReader	getXMLReader()
void	ignorableWhitespace(char[] buffer, int start, int len)
boolean	isNamespaceAware() Determine if namspace handling is enabled.
boolean	isTrimWhitespace() Returns the current trim whitespace setting.
Node	parse(java.io.File file) Parses the content of the given file as XML turning it into a tree of Nodes.
Node	parse(org.xml.sax.InputSource input) Parse the content of the specified input source into a tree of Nodes.
Node	parse(java.io.InputStream input) Parse the content of the specified input stream into a tree of Nodes.
Node	parse(java.io.Reader in) Parse the content of the specified reader into a tree of Nodes.
Node	parse(java.lang.String uri) Parse the content of the specified URI into a tree of Nodes.
Node	parseText(java.lang.String text) A helper method to parse the given text as XML.
void	processingInstruction(java.lang.String target, java.lang.String data)
void	setDocumentLocator(org.xml.sax.Locator locator)
void	setDTDHandler(org.xml.sax.DTDHandler dtdHandler)
void	setEntityResolver(org.xml.sax.EntityResolver entityResolver)
void	setErrorHandler(org.xml.sax.ErrorHandler errorHandler)
void	setFeature(java.lang.String uri, boolean value)
void	setNamespaceAware(boolean namespaceAware) Enable and/or disable namspace handling.
void	setProperty(java.lang.String uri, java.lang.Object value)
void	setTrimWhitespace(boolean trimWhitespace) Sets the trim whitespace setting value.
void	skippedEntity(java.lang.String name)
void	startDocument()
void	startElement(java.lang.String namespaceURI, java.lang.String localName, java.lang.String qName, org.xml.sax.Attributes list)
void	startPrefixMapping(java.lang.String prefix, java.lang.String namespaceURI)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XmlParser

public XmlParser()
          throws javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException,
                 org.xml.sax.SAXException

Throws:

javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException

org.xml.sax.SAXException

XmlParser

public XmlParser(boolean validating,
                 boolean namespaceAware)
          throws javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException,
                 org.xml.sax.SAXException

Throws:

javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException

org.xml.sax.SAXException

XmlParser

public XmlParser(org.xml.sax.XMLReader reader)

XmlParser

public XmlParser(javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser parser)
          throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException

Method Detail

isTrimWhitespace

public boolean isTrimWhitespace()

Returns the current trim whitespace setting.

Returns:

true if whitespace will be trimmed

setTrimWhitespace

public void setTrimWhitespace(boolean trimWhitespace)

Sets the trim whitespace setting value.

Parameters:

trimWhitespace - the desired setting value

parse

public Node parse(java.io.File file)
           throws java.io.IOException,
                  org.xml.sax.SAXException

Parses the content of the given file as XML turning it into a tree of Nodes.

Parameters:

file - the File containing the XML to be parsed

Returns:

the root node of the parsed tree of Nodes

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException - Any SAX exception, possibly wrapping another exception.

java.io.IOException - An IO exception from the parser, possibly from a byte stream or character stream supplied by the application.

parse

public Node parse(org.xml.sax.InputSource input)
           throws java.io.IOException,
                  org.xml.sax.SAXException

Parse the content of the specified input source into a tree of Nodes.

Parameters:

input - the InputSource for the XML to parse

Returns:

the root node of the parsed tree of Nodes

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException - Any SAX exception, possibly wrapping another exception.

java.io.IOException - An IO exception from the parser, possibly from a byte stream or character stream supplied by the application.

parse

public Node parse(java.io.InputStream input)
           throws java.io.IOException,
                  org.xml.sax.SAXException

Parse the content of the specified input stream into a tree of Nodes.

Note that using this method will not provide the parser with any URI for which to find DTDs etc

Parameters:

input - an InputStream containing the XML to be parsed

Returns:

the root node of the parsed tree of Nodes

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException - Any SAX exception, possibly wrapping another exception.

java.io.IOException - An IO exception from the parser, possibly from a byte stream or character stream supplied by the application.

parse

public Node parse(java.io.Reader in)
           throws java.io.IOException,
                  org.xml.sax.SAXException

Parse the content of the specified reader into a tree of Nodes.

Note that using this method will not provide the parser with any URI for which to find DTDs etc

Parameters:

in - a Reader to read the XML to be parsed

Returns:

the root node of the parsed tree of Nodes

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException - Any SAX exception, possibly wrapping another exception.

java.io.IOException - An IO exception from the parser, possibly from a byte stream or character stream supplied by the application.

parse

public Node parse(java.lang.String uri)
           throws java.io.IOException,
                  org.xml.sax.SAXException

Parse the content of the specified URI into a tree of Nodes.

Parameters:

uri - a String containing a uri pointing to the XML to be parsed

Returns:

the root node of the parsed tree of Nodes

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException - Any SAX exception, possibly wrapping another exception.

java.io.IOException - An IO exception from the parser, possibly from a byte stream or character stream supplied by the application.

parseText

public Node parseText(java.lang.String text)
               throws java.io.IOException,
                      org.xml.sax.SAXException

A helper method to parse the given text as XML.

Parameters:

text - the XML text to parse

Returns:

the root node of the parsed tree of Nodes

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException - Any SAX exception, possibly wrapping another exception.

java.io.IOException - An IO exception from the parser, possibly from a byte stream or character stream supplied by the application.

isNamespaceAware

public boolean isNamespaceAware()

Determine if namspace handling is enabled.

Returns:

true if namespace handling is enabled

setNamespaceAware

public void setNamespaceAware(boolean namespaceAware)

Enable and/or disable namspace handling.

Parameters:

namespaceAware - the new desired value

getDTDHandler

public org.xml.sax.DTDHandler getDTDHandler()

getEntityResolver

public org.xml.sax.EntityResolver getEntityResolver()

getErrorHandler

public org.xml.sax.ErrorHandler getErrorHandler()

getFeature

public boolean getFeature(java.lang.String uri)
                   throws org.xml.sax.SAXNotRecognizedException,
                          org.xml.sax.SAXNotSupportedException

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXNotRecognizedException

org.xml.sax.SAXNotSupportedException

getProperty

public java.lang.Object getProperty(java.lang.String uri)
                             throws org.xml.sax.SAXNotRecognizedException,
                                    org.xml.sax.SAXNotSupportedException

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXNotRecognizedException

org.xml.sax.SAXNotSupportedException

setDTDHandler

public void setDTDHandler(org.xml.sax.DTDHandler dtdHandler)

setEntityResolver

public void setEntityResolver(org.xml.sax.EntityResolver entityResolver)

setErrorHandler

public void setErrorHandler(org.xml.sax.ErrorHandler errorHandler)

setFeature

public void setFeature(java.lang.String uri,
                       boolean value)
                throws org.xml.sax.SAXNotRecognizedException,
                       org.xml.sax.SAXNotSupportedException

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXNotRecognizedException

org.xml.sax.SAXNotSupportedException

setProperty

public void setProperty(java.lang.String uri,
                        java.lang.Object value)
                 throws org.xml.sax.SAXNotRecognizedException,
                        org.xml.sax.SAXNotSupportedException

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXNotRecognizedException

org.xml.sax.SAXNotSupportedException

startDocument

public void startDocument()
                   throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

Specified by:

startDocument in interface org.xml.sax.ContentHandler

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException

endDocument

public void endDocument()
                 throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

Specified by:

endDocument in interface org.xml.sax.ContentHandler

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException

startElement

public void startElement(java.lang.String namespaceURI,
                         java.lang.String localName,
                         java.lang.String qName,
                         org.xml.sax.Attributes list)
                  throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

Specified by:

startElement in interface org.xml.sax.ContentHandler

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException

endElement

public void endElement(java.lang.String namespaceURI,
                       java.lang.String localName,
                       java.lang.String qName)
                throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

Specified by:

endElement in interface org.xml.sax.ContentHandler

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException

characters

public void characters(char[] buffer,
                       int start,
                       int length)
                throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

Specified by:

characters in interface org.xml.sax.ContentHandler

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException

startPrefixMapping

public void startPrefixMapping(java.lang.String prefix,
                               java.lang.String namespaceURI)
                        throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

Specified by:

startPrefixMapping in interface org.xml.sax.ContentHandler

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException

endPrefixMapping

public void endPrefixMapping(java.lang.String prefix)
                      throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

Specified by:

endPrefixMapping in interface org.xml.sax.ContentHandler

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException

ignorableWhitespace

public void ignorableWhitespace(char[] buffer,
                                int start,
                                int len)
                         throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

Specified by:

ignorableWhitespace in interface org.xml.sax.ContentHandler

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException

processingInstruction

public void processingInstruction(java.lang.String target,
                                  java.lang.String data)
                           throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

Specified by:

processingInstruction in interface org.xml.sax.ContentHandler

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException

getDocumentLocator

public org.xml.sax.Locator getDocumentLocator()

setDocumentLocator

public void setDocumentLocator(org.xml.sax.Locator locator)

Specified by:

setDocumentLocator in interface org.xml.sax.ContentHandler

skippedEntity

public void skippedEntity(java.lang.String name)
                   throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

Specified by:

skippedEntity in interface org.xml.sax.ContentHandler

Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException

getXMLReader

protected org.xml.sax.XMLReader getXMLReader()

addTextToNode

protected void addTextToNode()

createNode

protected Node createNode(Node parent,
                          java.lang.Object name,
                          java.util.Map attributes)

Creates a new node with the given parent, name, and attributes. The default implementation returns an instance of groovy.util.Node.

Parameters:

parent - the parent node, or null if the node being created is the root node

name - an Object representing the name of the node (typically an instance of QName)

attributes - a Map of attribute names to attribute values

Returns:

a new Node instance representing the current node

getElementName

protected java.lang.Object getElementName(java.lang.String namespaceURI,
                                          java.lang.String localName,
                                          java.lang.String qName)

Return a name given the namespaceURI, localName and qName.

Parameters:

namespaceURI - the namespace URI

localName - the local name

qName - the qualified name

Returns:

the newly created representation of the name