org.jfree.xml
Class ParserFrontend

java.lang.Object
  org.jfree.xml.ParserFrontend

public class ParserFrontend
extends Object

The reportgenerator initializes the parser and provides an interface the the default parser. To create a report from an URL, use ReportGenerator.getInstance().parseReport (URL myURl, URL contentBase);

Author:

Thomas Morgner

Constructor Summary

protected

ParserFrontend(FrontendDefaultHandler parser) Creates a new report generator.

Method Summary

protected void	configureReader(XMLReader reader, FrontendDefaultHandler handler) Configures the xml reader.
protected FrontendDefaultHandler	createDefaultHandler(URL contentBase) Creates a new instance of the currently set default handler and sets the contentbase for the handler to contentBase.
FrontendDefaultHandler	getDefaultHandler() Returns the ElementDefinitionHandler used for parsing reports.
EntityResolver	getEntityResolver() Returns the entity resolver.
protected SAXParser	getParser() Returns a SAX parser.
boolean	isValidateDTD() Returns true if the report definition should be validated against the DTD, and false otherwise.
protected Object	parse(InputSource input, URL contentBase) Parses an XML report template file.
Object	parse(URL file, URL contentBase) Parses an XML file which is loaded using the given URL.
void	setDefaultHandler(FrontendDefaultHandler handler) Sets the default handler used for parsing reports.
void	setEntityResolver(EntityResolver entityResolver) Sets the entity resolver.
void	setValidateDTD(boolean validateDTD) Sets a flag that controls whether or not the report definition is validated against the DTD.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ParserFrontend

protected ParserFrontend(FrontendDefaultHandler parser)

Creates a new report generator. The generator uses the singleton pattern by default, so use generator.getInstance() to get the generator.

Parameters:

parser - the parser that is used to coordinate the parsing process.

Method Detail

isValidateDTD

public boolean isValidateDTD()

Returns true if the report definition should be validated against the DTD, and false otherwise.

Returns:

A boolean.

setValidateDTD

public void setValidateDTD(boolean validateDTD)

Sets a flag that controls whether or not the report definition is validated against the DTD.

Parameters:

validateDTD - the flag.

getEntityResolver

public EntityResolver getEntityResolver()

Returns the entity resolver.

Returns:

The entity resolver.

setEntityResolver

public void setEntityResolver(EntityResolver entityResolver)

Sets the entity resolver.

Parameters:

entityResolver - the entity resolver.

getParser

protected SAXParser getParser()
                       throws ParserConfigurationException,
                              SAXException

Returns a SAX parser.

Returns:

a SAXParser.

Throws:

ParserConfigurationException - if there is a problem configuring the parser.

SAXException - if there is a problem with the parser initialisation

setDefaultHandler

public void setDefaultHandler(FrontendDefaultHandler handler)

Sets the default handler used for parsing reports. This handler is used to initiate parsing.

Parameters:

handler - the handler.

getDefaultHandler

public FrontendDefaultHandler getDefaultHandler()

Returns the ElementDefinitionHandler used for parsing reports.

Returns:

the report handler.

createDefaultHandler

protected FrontendDefaultHandler createDefaultHandler(URL contentBase)

Creates a new instance of the currently set default handler and sets the contentbase for the handler to contentBase.

Parameters:

contentBase - the content base.

Returns:

the report handler.

parse

protected Object parse(InputSource input,
                       URL contentBase)
                throws ElementDefinitionException

Parses an XML report template file.

Parameters:

input - the input source.

contentBase - the content base.

Returns:

the report.

Throws:

ElementDefinitionException - if an error occurred.

configureReader

protected void configureReader(XMLReader reader,
                               FrontendDefaultHandler handler)

Configures the xml reader. Use this to set features or properties before the documents get parsed.

Parameters:

handler - the parser implementation that will handle the SAX-Callbacks.

reader - the xml reader that should be configured.

parse

public Object parse(URL file,
                    URL contentBase)
             throws ElementDefinitionException,
                    IOException

Parses an XML file which is loaded using the given URL. All needed relative file- and resourcespecification are loaded using the URL contentBase as base.

After the report is generated, the ReportDefinition-source and the contentbase are stored as string in the reportproperties.

Parameters:

file - the URL for the report template file.

contentBase - the URL for the report template content base.

Returns:

the parsed report.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

ElementDefinitionException - if there is a problem parsing the report template.