com.google.gwt.xml.client

Class XMLParser

java.lang.Object

com.google.gwt.xml.client.XMLParser

public class XMLParser
extends java.lang.Object

This class represents the client interface to XML parsing.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Document	createDocument() This method creates a new document, to be manipulated by the DOM API.
static Document	parse(java.lang.String contents) This method parses a new document from the supplied string, throwing a DOMParseException if the parse fails.
static void	removeWhitespace(Node n) This method removes all Text nodes which are made up of only white space.
static boolean	supportsCDATASection() Deprecated. Always returns true

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

createDocument

public static Document createDocument()

This method creates a new document, to be manipulated by the DOM API.

Returns:

the newly created document

parse

public static Document parse(java.lang.String contents)

This method parses a new document from the supplied string, throwing a DOMParseException if the parse fails.

Parameters:

contents - the String to be parsed into a Document

Returns:

the newly created Document

removeWhitespace

public static void removeWhitespace(Node n)

This method removes all Text nodes which are made up of only white space.

Parameters:

n - the node which is to have all of its whitespace descendents removed.

supportsCDATASection

@Deprecated
public static boolean supportsCDATASection()

Deprecated. Always returns true

This method determines whether the browser supports CDATASection as distinct entities from Text nodes.

Returns:

true if the browser supports CDATASection, otherwise false.