ch.javasoft.xml.config
Class XmlPrint

java.lang.Object
  ch.javasoft.xml.config.XmlPrint

public class XmlPrint
extends Object

The XmlPrint class contains methods to print xml nicely, that is whith desired indenting.

The current implementation does not support textual content and does not print comments. A supported xml file should thus contain textual information in the attributes of the elements, and elements themselves should only contain attributes and nested elements.

Field Summary

protected String

mIndention

Constructor Summary

XmlPrint()
Constructor for default indention, that is a single tab per indention level

XmlPrint(String indention)
Constructor for given indention

Method Summary

protected String	getIndention() Returns the per-level indention.
void	print(Document doc) Print the given document to the standard output
void	print(Document doc, OutputStream out) Print the given document to the given output stream
void	print(Document doc, PrintWriter writer) Print the given document using the given print writer
void	print(Document doc, Writer writer) Print the given document using the given writer
void	print(Element elem) Print the given element to the standard output
void	print(Element elem, OutputStream out) Print the given element to the given output stream
void	print(Element elem, PrintWriter writer) Print the given element using the given print writer
void	print(Element elem, String indention, PrintWriter writer) Print the given element using the given print writer and initial indention
void	print(Element elem, Writer writer) Print the given element using the given writer
protected void	printDeclaration(Document doc, PrintWriter writer) Prints the xml declaration (the first line of an xml file)
String	toString(Document doc) Returns the given document as a string
String	toString(Element elem) Returns the given element as a string

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

mIndention

protected final String mIndention

Constructor Detail

XmlPrint

public XmlPrint()

Constructor for default indention, that is a single tab per indention level

XmlPrint

public XmlPrint(String indention)

Constructor for given indention

Parameters:

indention - the desired indention per level

Method Detail

print

public void print(Document doc)

Print the given document to the standard output

Parameters:

doc - the xml document

print

public void print(Document doc,
                  OutputStream out)

Print the given document to the given output stream

Parameters:

doc - the xml document

out - the output stream to write to

print

public void print(Document doc,
                  Writer writer)

Print the given document using the given writer

Parameters:

doc - the xml document

writer - the writer to use for the output

print

public void print(Document doc,
                  PrintWriter writer)

Print the given document using the given print writer

Parameters:

doc - the xml document

writer - the print writer to use for the output

print

public void print(Element elem)

Print the given element to the standard output

Parameters:

elem - the xml element

print

public void print(Element elem,
                  OutputStream out)

Print the given element to the given output stream

Parameters:

elem - the xml element

out - the output stream to write to

print

public void print(Element elem,
                  Writer writer)

Print the given element using the given writer

Parameters:

elem - the xml element

writer - the writer to use for the output

print

public void print(Element elem,
                  PrintWriter writer)

Print the given element using the given print writer

Parameters:

elem - the xml element

writer - the print writer to use for the output

print

public void print(Element elem,
                  String indention,
                  PrintWriter writer)

Print the given element using the given print writer and initial indention

Parameters:

elem - the xml element

indention - the initial indention

writer - the print writer to use for the output

toString

public String toString(Document doc)

Returns the given document as a string

Parameters:

doc - the xml document

toString

public String toString(Element elem)

Returns the given element as a string

Parameters:

elem - the xml element

printDeclaration

protected void printDeclaration(Document doc,
                                PrintWriter writer)

Prints the xml declaration (the first line of an xml file)

Parameters:

doc - the xml document

writer - the writer to use for the output

getIndention

protected String getIndention()

Returns the per-level indention. Has been specified when this XmlPrint instance was instantiated.