org.encog.parse.tags.read

Class ReadXML

java.lang.Object

org.encog.parse.tags.read.ReadTags

org.encog.parse.tags.read.ReadXML

public class ReadXML
extends ReadTags

This class is designed to read XML. It has several helper methods, beyond what the ReadTags class provides to assist in reading XML documents.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.encog.parse.tags.read.ReadTags

CHAR_BULLET, CHAR_TRADEMARK, MAX_LENGTH

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ReadXML(java.io.InputStream is) Construct an XML reader.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	findTag(java.lang.String name, boolean beginTag) Advance until the specified tag is found.
int	readIntToTag() Read an integer that is contained between the current position, and the next tag.
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>	readPropertyBlock() Read all property data until an end tag, which corrisponds to the current tag, is found.
java.lang.String	readTextToTag() Read all text between the current position and the next tag.

Methods inherited from class org.encog.parse.tags.read.ReadTags

eatWhitespace, getTag, is, parseAttributeName, parseString, parseTag, read, readToTag, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ReadXML

public ReadXML(java.io.InputStream is)

Construct an XML reader.

Parameters:

is - The input stream to read from.

Method Detail

findTag

public boolean findTag(java.lang.String name,
                       boolean beginTag)

Advance until the specified tag is found.

Parameters:

name - The name of the tag we are looking for.

beginTag - True if this is a begin tage, false otherwise.

Returns:

True if the tag was found.

readIntToTag

public int readIntToTag()

Read an integer that is contained between the current position, and the next tag.

Returns:

The integer that was found.

readPropertyBlock

public java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> readPropertyBlock()

Read all property data until an end tag, which corrisponds to the current tag, is found. The properties found will be returned in a map.

Returns:

The properties found.

readTextToTag

public java.lang.String readTextToTag()

Read all text between the current position and the next tag.

Returns:

The string that was read.