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package org.apache.commons.configuration;

A specialized SAX2 XML parser that processes configuration objects.
This class mimics to be a SAX compliant XML parser. It is able to iterate over the keys in a configuration object and to generate corresponding SAX events. By registering a ContentHandler at an instance it is possible to perform XML processing on a configuration object.
Author:
Commons
Configuration team
Version:
$Id: BaseConfigurationXMLReader.java 1206765 2011-11-27 16:46:11Z oheger $/**
 * <p>A specialized SAX2 XML parser that processes configuration objects.</p>
 *
 * <p>This class mimics to be a SAX compliant XML parser. It is able to iterate
 * over the keys in a configuration object and to generate corresponding SAX
 * events. By registering a {@code ContentHandler} at an instance
 * it is possible to perform XML processing on a configuration object.</p>
 *
 * @author <a
 * href="http://commons.apache.org/configuration/team-list.html">Commons
 * Configuration team</a>
 * @version $Id: BaseConfigurationXMLReader.java 1206765 2011-11-27 16:46:11Z oheger $
 */
public class BaseConfigurationXMLReader extends ConfigurationXMLReader
{
    
Stores the actual configuration./** Stores the actual configuration.*/
    private Configuration config;

    
Creates a new instance of BaseConfigurationXMLReader. /**
     * Creates a new instance of {@code BaseConfigurationXMLReader}.
     */
    public BaseConfigurationXMLReader()
    {
        super();
    }

    
Creates a new instance of BaseConfigurationXMLReader and sets the configuration object to be parsed. 
Params:
conf – the configuration to be parsed/**
     * Creates a new instance of {@code BaseConfigurationXMLReader} and
     * sets the configuration object to be parsed.
     *
     * @param conf the configuration to be parsed
     */
    public BaseConfigurationXMLReader(Configuration conf)
    {
        this();
        setConfiguration(conf);
    }

    
Returns the actual configuration to be processed.
Returns:
the actual configuration/**
     * Returns the actual configuration to be processed.
     *
     * @return the actual configuration
     */
    public Configuration getConfiguration()
    {
        return config;
    }

    
Sets the configuration to be processed.
Params:
conf – the configuration/**
     * Sets the configuration to be processed.
     *
     * @param conf the configuration
     */
    public void setConfiguration(Configuration conf)
    {
        config = conf;
    }

    
Returns the configuration to be processed.
Returns:
the actual configuration/**
     * Returns the configuration to be processed.
     *
     * @return the actual configuration
     */
    @Override
    public Configuration getParsedConfiguration()
    {
        return getConfiguration();
    }

    
The main SAX event generation method. This element uses an internal HierarchicalConfigurationConverter object to iterate over all keys in the actual configuration and to generate corresponding SAX events. /**
     * The main SAX event generation method. This element uses an internal
     * {@code HierarchicalConfigurationConverter} object to iterate over
     * all keys in the actual configuration and to generate corresponding SAX
     * events.
     */
    @Override
    protected void processKeys()
    {
        fireElementStart(getRootName(), null);
        new SAXConverter().process(getConfiguration());
        fireElementEnd(getRootName());
    }

    
An internally used helper class to iterate over all configuration keys
ant to generate corresponding SAX events.
/**
     * An internally used helper class to iterate over all configuration keys
     * ant to generate corresponding SAX events.
     *
     */
    class SAXConverter extends HierarchicalConfigurationConverter
    {
        
Callback for the start of an element.
Params:
name – the element name
value – the element value/**
         * Callback for the start of an element.
         *
         * @param name the element name
         * @param value the element value
         */
        @Override
        protected void elementStart(String name, Object value)
        {
            fireElementStart(name, null);
            if (value != null)
            {
                fireCharacters(value.toString());
            }
        }

        
Callback for the end of an element.
Params:
name – the element name/**
         * Callback for the end of an element.
         *
         * @param name the element name
         */
        @Override
        protected void elementEnd(String name)
        {
            fireElementEnd(name);
        }
    }
}