Package org.dlese.dpc.xml

Class XMLUtils

java.lang.Object

org.dlese.dpc.xml.XMLUtils

public class XMLUtils
extends Object

This class holds static methods for use in XML processing.

Author:

John Weatherley

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
XMLUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static final String	escapeXml(String xml)	Escapes the characters in a String using XML entities.
static String	removeXMLComments(String input)	Removes all XML comments from a String.
static final StringBuffer	stripXmlDeclaration(BufferedReader rdr)	Strips the XML declaration and DTD declaration from the given XML.
static final String	xml2json(String xml)	Convert XML to JSON.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

XMLUtils

public XMLUtils()

Method Details

removeXMLComments

public static String removeXMLComments(String input)

Removes all XML comments from a String.

Parameters:

input - XML String

Returns:

XML with all comments removed

stripXmlDeclaration

public static final StringBuffer stripXmlDeclaration(BufferedReader rdr)
                                              throws IOException

Strips the XML declaration and DTD declaration from the given XML. The resulting content is sutable for insertion inside an existing XML element.

Parameters:

rdr - A BufferedReader containing XML.

Returns:

Content with the XML and DTD declarations stipped out.

Throws:

IOException - If error

xml2json

public static final String xml2json(String xml)

Convert XML to JSON.

Parameters:

xml - An XML String.

Returns:

JSON serialization of the XML or empty string if error.

escapeXml

public static final String escapeXml(String xml)

Escapes the characters in a String using XML entities.

Parameters:

xml - The String to escape, may be null

Returns:

A new escaped String, null if null string input