Package org.opencypher.tools.xml

Class XmlParser<Root>

java.lang.Object

org.opencypher.tools.xml.XmlParser<Root>

Type Parameters:

Root - The type of object that is constructed by the parser.

public final class XmlParser<Root>
extends Object

Class for parsing an XML document into an object graph.

See Also:

The package documentation for usage and context.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	XmlParser.Option	Options that can be passed to an XML parser.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Root	parse(InputStream input, XmlParser.Option... options)	Parse the XML document from the given input stream.
Root	parse(Reader input, XmlParser.Option... options)	Parse the XML document from the given reader.
Root	parse(Path input, XmlParser.Option... options)	Parse the XML document at the given path.
String	toString()
static <T> XmlParser<T>	xmlParser(Class<T> root)	Create a new XML parser for the given type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

xmlParser

public static <T> XmlParser<T> xmlParser(Class<T> root)

Create a new XML parser for the given type.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of object constructed by the parser.

Parameters:

root - the type of object that corresponds to the root element of the XML document the parser should parse.

Returns:

a new XML parser for the given type.

parse

public Root parse(Path input,
                  XmlParser.Option... options)
           throws ParserConfigurationException,
                  SAXException,
                  IOException

Parse the XML document at the given path.

Parameters:

input - the path at which to find the XML document to parse.

options - configuration for the XML parser.

Returns:

the object constructed from parsing the XML document.

Throws:

ParserConfigurationException - if an XML (SAX) parser cannot be created.

SAXException - if parsing the XML document failed.

IOException - if reading the XML document failed.

parse

public Root parse(Reader input,
                  XmlParser.Option... options)
           throws ParserConfigurationException,
                  SAXException,
                  IOException

Parse the XML document from the given reader. Note that when parsing from a reader referenced files cannot be resolved, this requires parsing from a file.

Parameters:

input - the reader to read the XML document from.

options - configuration for the XML parser.

Returns:

the object constructed from parsing the XML document.

Throws:

ParserConfigurationException - if an XML (SAX) parser cannot be created.

SAXException - if parsing the XML document failed.

IOException - if reading the XML document failed.

parse

public Root parse(InputStream input,
                  XmlParser.Option... options)
           throws ParserConfigurationException,
                  SAXException,
                  IOException

Parse the XML document from the given input stream. Note that when parsing from an input stream referenced files cannot be resolved, this requires parsing from a file.

Parameters:

input - the stream to read the XML document from.

options - configuration for the XML parser.

Returns:

the object constructed from parsing the XML document.

Throws:

ParserConfigurationException - if an XML (SAX) parser cannot be created.

SAXException - if parsing the XML document failed.

IOException - if reading the XML document failed.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object