com.lowagie.text.xml.simpleparser

Class SimpleXMLParser

java.lang.Object

com.lowagie.text.xml.simpleparser.SimpleXMLParser

public final class SimpleXMLParser
extends Object

A simple XML and HTML parser. This parser is, like the SAX parser, an event based parser, but with much less functionality.

The parser can:

• It recognizes the encoding used
• It recognizes all the elements' start tags and end tags
• It lists attributes, where attribute values can be enclosed in single or double quotes
• It recognizes the <[CDATA[ ... ]]> construct
• It recognizes the standard entities: &, <, >, ", and ', as well as numeric entities
• It maps lines ending in \r\n and \r to \n on input, in accordance with the XML Specification, Section 2.11

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	parse(SimpleXMLDocHandler doc, InputStream in) Parses the XML document firing the events to the handler.
static void	parse(SimpleXMLDocHandler doc, Reader r)
static void	parse(SimpleXMLDocHandler doc, SimpleXMLDocHandlerComment comment, Reader r, boolean html) Parses the XML document firing the events to the handler.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

parse

public static void parse(SimpleXMLDocHandler doc,
                         SimpleXMLDocHandlerComment comment,
                         Reader r,
                         boolean html)
                  throws IOException

Parses the XML document firing the events to the handler.

Parameters:

doc - the document handler

comment - comment

r - the document. The encoding is already resolved. The reader is not closed

html - html

Throws:

IOException - on error

parse

public static void parse(SimpleXMLDocHandler doc,
                         InputStream in)
                  throws IOException

Parses the XML document firing the events to the handler.

Parameters:

doc - the document handler

in - the document. The encoding is deduced from the stream. The stream is not closed

Throws:

IOException - on error

parse

public static void parse(SimpleXMLDocHandler doc,
                         Reader r)
                  throws IOException

Throws:

IOException