org.opengis.cite.cat20.dgiwg10.util

Class URIUtils

java.lang.Object

org.opengis.cite.cat20.dgiwg10.util.URIUtils

public class URIUtils
extends Object

Provides a collection of utility methods for manipulating or resolving URI references.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
URIUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static File	dereferenceURI(URI uriRef) Dereferences the given URI and stores the resulting resource representation in a local file.
static Document	parseURI(URI uriRef) Parses the content of the given URI as an XML document and returns a new DOM Document object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

URIUtils

public URIUtils()

Method Detail

parseURI

public static Document parseURI(URI uriRef)
                         throws SAXException,
                                IOException

Parses the content of the given URI as an XML document and returns a new DOM Document object. Entity reference nodes will not be expanded. XML inclusions (xi:include elements) will be processed if present.

Parameters:

uriRef - An absolute URI specifying the location of an XML resource.

Returns:

A DOM Document node representing an XML resource.

Throws:

SAXException - If the resource cannot be parsed.

IOException - If the resource is not accessible.

dereferenceURI

public static File dereferenceURI(URI uriRef)
                           throws IOException

Dereferences the given URI and stores the resulting resource representation in a local file. The file will be located in the default temporary file directory.

Parameters:

uriRef - An absolute URI specifying the location of some resource.

Returns:

A File containing the content of the resource; it may be empty if resolution failed for any reason.

Throws:

IOException - If an IO error occurred.