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package java.beans;

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.reflect.*;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.charset.CharsetEncoder;
import java.nio.charset.UnsupportedCharsetException;

The XMLEncoder class is a complementary alternative to the ObjectOutputStream and can used to generate a textual representation of a JavaBean in the same way that the ObjectOutputStream can be used to create binary representation of Serializable objects. For example, the following fragment can be used to create a textual representation the supplied JavaBean and all its properties:
      XMLEncoder e = new XMLEncoder(
                         new BufferedOutputStream(
                             new FileOutputStream("Test.xml")));
      e.writeObject(new JButton("Hello, world"));
      e.close();
Despite the similarity of their APIs, the XMLEncoder class is exclusively designed for the purpose of archiving graphs of JavaBeans as textual representations of their public properties. Like Java source files, documents written this way have a natural immunity to changes in the implementations of the classes involved. The ObjectOutputStream continues to be recommended for interprocess communication and general purpose serialization.

The XMLEncoder class provides a default denotation for JavaBeans in which they are represented as XML documents complying with version 1.0 of the XML specification and the UTF-8 character encoding of the Unicode/ISO 10646 character set. The XML documents produced by the XMLEncoder class are:

  • Portable and version resilient: they have no dependencies on the private implementation of any class and so, like Java source files, they may be exchanged between environments which may have different versions of some of the classes and between VMs from different vendors.
  • Structurally compact: The XMLEncoder class uses a redundancy elimination algorithm internally so that the default values of a Bean's properties are not written to the stream.
  • Fault tolerant: Non-structural errors in the file, caused either by damage to the file or by API changes made to classes in an archive remain localized so that a reader can report the error and continue to load the parts of the document which were not affected by the error.

Below is an example of an XML archive containing some user interface components from the swing toolkit:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<java version="1.0" class="java.beans.XMLDecoder">
<object class="javax.swing.JFrame">
  <void property="name">
    <string>frame1</string>
  </void>
  <void property="bounds">
    <object class="java.awt.Rectangle">
      <int>0</int>
      <int>0</int>
      <int>200</int>
      <int>200</int>
    </object>
  </void>
  <void property="contentPane">
    <void method="add">
      <object class="javax.swing.JButton">
        <void property="label">
          <string>Hello</string>
        </void>
      </object>
    </void>
  </void>
  <void property="visible">
    <boolean>true</boolean>
  </void>
</object>
</java>
The XML syntax uses the following conventions:
  • Each element represents a method call.
  • The "object" tag denotes an expression whose value is to be used as the argument to the enclosing element.
  • The "void" tag denotes a statement which will be executed, but whose result will not be used as an argument to the enclosing method.
  • Elements which contain elements use those elements as arguments, unless they have the tag: "void".
  • The name of the method is denoted by the "method" attribute.
  • XML's standard "id" and "idref" attributes are used to make references to previous expressions - so as to deal with circularities in the object graph.
  • The "class" attribute is used to specify the target of a static method or constructor explicitly; its value being the fully qualified name of the class.
  • Elements with the "void" tag are executed using the outer context as the target if no target is defined by a "class" attribute.
  • Java's String class is treated specially and is written <string>Hello, world</string> where the characters of the string are converted to bytes using the UTF-8 character encoding.

Although all object graphs may be written using just these three tags, the following definitions are included so that common data structures can be expressed more concisely:

  • The default method name is "new".
  • A reference to a java class is written in the form <class>javax.swing.JButton</class>.
  • Instances of the wrapper classes for Java's primitive types are written using the name of the primitive type as the tag. For example, an instance of the Integer class could be written: <int>123</int>. Note that the XMLEncoder class uses Java's reflection package in which the conversion between Java's primitive types and their associated "wrapper classes" is handled internally. The API for the XMLEncoder class itself deals only with Objects.
  • In an element representing a nullary method whose name starts with "get", the "method" attribute is replaced with a "property" attribute whose value is given by removing the "get" prefix and decapitalizing the result.
  • In an element representing a monadic method whose name starts with "set", the "method" attribute is replaced with a "property" attribute whose value is given by removing the "set" prefix and decapitalizing the result.
  • In an element representing a method named "get" taking one integer argument, the "method" attribute is replaced with an "index" attribute whose value the value of the first argument.
  • In an element representing a method named "set" taking two arguments, the first of which is an integer, the "method" attribute is replaced with an "index" attribute whose value the value of the first argument.
  • A reference to an array is written using the "array" tag. The "class" and "length" attributes specify the sub-type of the array and its length respectively.

For more information you might also want to check out Using XMLEncoder, an article in The Swing Connection.

Author:Philip Milne
See Also:
Since:1.4
/** * The <code>XMLEncoder</code> class is a complementary alternative to * the <code>ObjectOutputStream</code> and can used to generate * a textual representation of a <em>JavaBean</em> in the same * way that the <code>ObjectOutputStream</code> can * be used to create binary representation of <code>Serializable</code> * objects. For example, the following fragment can be used to create * a textual representation the supplied <em>JavaBean</em> * and all its properties: * <pre> * XMLEncoder e = new XMLEncoder( * new BufferedOutputStream( * new FileOutputStream("Test.xml"))); * e.writeObject(new JButton("Hello, world")); * e.close(); * </pre> * Despite the similarity of their APIs, the <code>XMLEncoder</code> * class is exclusively designed for the purpose of archiving graphs * of <em>JavaBean</em>s as textual representations of their public * properties. Like Java source files, documents written this way * have a natural immunity to changes in the implementations of the classes * involved. The <code>ObjectOutputStream</code> continues to be recommended * for interprocess communication and general purpose serialization. * <p> * The <code>XMLEncoder</code> class provides a default denotation for * <em>JavaBean</em>s in which they are represented as XML documents * complying with version 1.0 of the XML specification and the * UTF-8 character encoding of the Unicode/ISO 10646 character set. * The XML documents produced by the <code>XMLEncoder</code> class are: * <ul> * <li> * <em>Portable and version resilient</em>: they have no dependencies * on the private implementation of any class and so, like Java source * files, they may be exchanged between environments which may have * different versions of some of the classes and between VMs from * different vendors. * <li> * <em>Structurally compact</em>: The <code>XMLEncoder</code> class * uses a <em>redundancy elimination</em> algorithm internally so that the * default values of a Bean's properties are not written to the stream. * <li> * <em>Fault tolerant</em>: Non-structural errors in the file, * caused either by damage to the file or by API changes * made to classes in an archive remain localized * so that a reader can report the error and continue to load the parts * of the document which were not affected by the error. * </ul> * <p> * Below is an example of an XML archive containing * some user interface components from the <em>swing</em> toolkit: * <pre> * &lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?&gt; * &lt;java version="1.0" class="java.beans.XMLDecoder"&gt; * &lt;object class="javax.swing.JFrame"&gt; * &lt;void property="name"&gt; * &lt;string&gt;frame1&lt;/string&gt; * &lt;/void&gt; * &lt;void property="bounds"&gt; * &lt;object class="java.awt.Rectangle"&gt; * &lt;int&gt;0&lt;/int&gt; * &lt;int&gt;0&lt;/int&gt; * &lt;int&gt;200&lt;/int&gt; * &lt;int&gt;200&lt;/int&gt; * &lt;/object&gt; * &lt;/void&gt; * &lt;void property="contentPane"&gt; * &lt;void method="add"&gt; * &lt;object class="javax.swing.JButton"&gt; * &lt;void property="label"&gt; * &lt;string&gt;Hello&lt;/string&gt; * &lt;/void&gt; * &lt;/object&gt; * &lt;/void&gt; * &lt;/void&gt; * &lt;void property="visible"&gt; * &lt;boolean&gt;true&lt;/boolean&gt; * &lt;/void&gt; * &lt;/object&gt; * &lt;/java&gt; * </pre> * The XML syntax uses the following conventions: * <ul> * <li> * Each element represents a method call. * <li> * The "object" tag denotes an <em>expression</em> whose value is * to be used as the argument to the enclosing element. * <li> * The "void" tag denotes a <em>statement</em> which will * be executed, but whose result will not be used as an * argument to the enclosing method. * <li> * Elements which contain elements use those elements as arguments, * unless they have the tag: "void". * <li> * The name of the method is denoted by the "method" attribute. * <li> * XML's standard "id" and "idref" attributes are used to make * references to previous expressions - so as to deal with * circularities in the object graph. * <li> * The "class" attribute is used to specify the target of a static * method or constructor explicitly; its value being the fully * qualified name of the class. * <li> * Elements with the "void" tag are executed using * the outer context as the target if no target is defined * by a "class" attribute. * <li> * Java's String class is treated specially and is * written &lt;string&gt;Hello, world&lt;/string&gt; where * the characters of the string are converted to bytes * using the UTF-8 character encoding. * </ul> * <p> * Although all object graphs may be written using just these three * tags, the following definitions are included so that common * data structures can be expressed more concisely: * <p> * <ul> * <li> * The default method name is "new". * <li> * A reference to a java class is written in the form * &lt;class&gt;javax.swing.JButton&lt;/class&gt;. * <li> * Instances of the wrapper classes for Java's primitive types are written * using the name of the primitive type as the tag. For example, an * instance of the <code>Integer</code> class could be written: * &lt;int&gt;123&lt;/int&gt;. Note that the <code>XMLEncoder</code> class * uses Java's reflection package in which the conversion between * Java's primitive types and their associated "wrapper classes" * is handled internally. The API for the <code>XMLEncoder</code> class * itself deals only with <code>Object</code>s. * <li> * In an element representing a nullary method whose name * starts with "get", the "method" attribute is replaced * with a "property" attribute whose value is given by removing * the "get" prefix and decapitalizing the result. * <li> * In an element representing a monadic method whose name * starts with "set", the "method" attribute is replaced * with a "property" attribute whose value is given by removing * the "set" prefix and decapitalizing the result. * <li> * In an element representing a method named "get" taking one * integer argument, the "method" attribute is replaced * with an "index" attribute whose value the value of the * first argument. * <li> * In an element representing a method named "set" taking two arguments, * the first of which is an integer, the "method" attribute is replaced * with an "index" attribute whose value the value of the * first argument. * <li> * A reference to an array is written using the "array" * tag. The "class" and "length" attributes specify the * sub-type of the array and its length respectively. * </ul> * *<p> * For more information you might also want to check out * <a href="http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc/articles/persistence4">Using XMLEncoder</a>, * an article in <em>The Swing Connection.</em> * @see XMLDecoder * @see java.io.ObjectOutputStream * * @since 1.4 * * @author Philip Milne */
public class XMLEncoder extends Encoder { private static String encoding = "UTF-8"; private OutputStream out; private Object owner; private int indentation = 0; private boolean internal = false; private Map valueToExpression; private Map targetToStatementList; private boolean preambleWritten = false; private NameGenerator nameGenerator; private class ValueData { public int refs = 0; public boolean marked = false; // Marked -> refs > 0 unless ref was a target. public String name = null; public Expression exp = null; }
Creates a new output stream for sending JavaBeans to the stream out using an XML encoding.
Params:
  • out – The stream to which the XML representation of the objects will be sent.
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/** * Creates a new output stream for sending <em>JavaBeans</em> * to the stream <code>out</code> using an XML encoding. * * @param out The stream to which the XML representation of * the objects will be sent. * * @see XMLDecoder#XMLDecoder(InputStream) */
public XMLEncoder(OutputStream out) { this.out = out; valueToExpression = new IdentityHashMap(); targetToStatementList = new IdentityHashMap(); nameGenerator = new NameGenerator(); }
Sets the owner of this encoder to owner.
Params:
  • owner – The owner of this encoder.
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/** * Sets the owner of this encoder to <code>owner</code>. * * @param owner The owner of this encoder. * * @see #getOwner */
public void setOwner(Object owner) { this.owner = owner; writeExpression(new Expression(this, "getOwner", new Object[0])); }
Gets the owner of this encoder.
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Returns:The owner of this encoder.
/** * Gets the owner of this encoder. * * @return The owner of this encoder. * * @see #setOwner */
public Object getOwner() { return owner; }
Write an XML representation of the specified object to the output.
Params:
  • o – The object to be written to the stream.
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/** * Write an XML representation of the specified object to the output. * * @param o The object to be written to the stream. * * @see XMLDecoder#readObject */
public void writeObject(Object o) { if (internal) { super.writeObject(o); } else { writeStatement(new Statement(this, "writeObject", new Object[]{o})); } } private Vector statementList(Object target) { Vector list = (Vector)targetToStatementList.get(target); if (list != null) { return list; } list = new Vector(); targetToStatementList.put(target, list); return list; } private void mark(Object o, boolean isArgument) { if (o == null || o == this) { return; } ValueData d = getValueData(o); Expression exp = d.exp; // Do not mark liternal strings. Other strings, which might, // for example, come from resource bundles should still be marked. if (o.getClass() == String.class && exp == null) { return; } // Bump the reference counts of all arguments if (isArgument) { d.refs++; } if (d.marked) { return; } d.marked = true; Object target = exp.getTarget(); if (!(target instanceof Class)) { statementList(target).add(exp); // Pending: Why does the reference count need to // be incremented here? d.refs++; } mark(exp); } private void mark(Statement stm) { Object[] args = stm.getArguments(); for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) { Object arg = args[i]; mark(arg, true); } mark(stm.getTarget(), false); }
Records the Statement so that the Encoder will produce the actual output when the stream is flushed.

This method should only be invoked within the context of initializing a persistence delegate.

Params:
  • oldStm – The statement that will be written to the stream.
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/** * Records the Statement so that the Encoder will * produce the actual output when the stream is flushed. * <P> * This method should only be invoked within the context * of initializing a persistence delegate. * * @param oldStm The statement that will be written * to the stream. * @see java.beans.PersistenceDelegate#initialize */
public void writeStatement(Statement oldStm) { // System.out.println("XMLEncoder::writeStatement: " + oldStm); boolean internal = this.internal; this.internal = true; try { super.writeStatement(oldStm); /* Note we must do the mark first as we may require the results of previous values in this context for this statement. Test case is: os.setOwner(this); os.writeObject(this); */ mark(oldStm); statementList(oldStm.getTarget()).add(oldStm); } catch (Exception e) { getExceptionListener().exceptionThrown(new Exception("XMLEncoder: discarding statement " + oldStm, e)); } this.internal = internal; }
Records the Expression so that the Encoder will produce the actual output when the stream is flushed.

This method should only be invoked within the context of initializing a persistence delegate or setting up an encoder to read from a resource bundle.

For more information about using resource bundles with the XMLEncoder, see http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc/articles/persistence4/#i18n

Params:
  • oldExp – The expression that will be written to the stream.
See Also:
/** * Records the Expression so that the Encoder will * produce the actual output when the stream is flushed. * <P> * This method should only be invoked within the context of * initializing a persistence delegate or setting up an encoder to * read from a resource bundle. * <P> * For more information about using resource bundles with the * XMLEncoder, see * http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc/articles/persistence4/#i18n * * @param oldExp The expression that will be written * to the stream. * @see java.beans.PersistenceDelegate#initialize */
public void writeExpression(Expression oldExp) { boolean internal = this.internal; this.internal = true; Object oldValue = getValue(oldExp); if (get(oldValue) == null || (oldValue instanceof String && !internal)) { getValueData(oldValue).exp = oldExp; super.writeExpression(oldExp); } this.internal = internal; }
This method writes out the preamble associated with the XML encoding if it has not been written already and then writes out all of the values that been written to the stream since the last time flush was called. After flushing, all internal references to the values that were written to this stream are cleared.
/** * This method writes out the preamble associated with the * XML encoding if it has not been written already and * then writes out all of the values that been * written to the stream since the last time <code>flush</code> * was called. After flushing, all internal references to the * values that were written to this stream are cleared. */
public void flush() { if (!preambleWritten) { // Don't do this in constructor - it throws ... pending. writeln("<?xml version=" + quote("1.0") + " encoding=" + quote(encoding) + "?>"); writeln("<java version=" + quote(System.getProperty("java.version")) + " class=" + quote(XMLDecoder.class.getName()) + ">"); preambleWritten = true; } indentation++; Vector roots = statementList(this); for(int i = 0; i < roots.size(); i++) { Statement s = (Statement)roots.get(i); if ("writeObject".equals(s.getMethodName())) { outputValue(s.getArguments()[0], this, true); } else { outputStatement(s, this, false); } } indentation--; try { out.flush(); } catch (IOException e) { getExceptionListener().exceptionThrown(e); } clear(); } void clear() { super.clear(); nameGenerator.clear(); valueToExpression.clear(); targetToStatementList.clear(); }
This method calls flush, writes the closing postamble and then closes the output stream associated with this stream.
/** * This method calls <code>flush</code>, writes the closing * postamble and then closes the output stream associated * with this stream. */
public void close() { flush(); writeln("</java>"); try { out.close(); } catch (IOException e) { getExceptionListener().exceptionThrown(e); } } private String quote(String s) { return "\"" + s + "\""; } private ValueData getValueData(Object o) { ValueData d = (ValueData)valueToExpression.get(o); if (d == null) { d = new ValueData(); valueToExpression.put(o, d); } return d; }
Returns true if the argument, a Unicode code point, is valid in XML documents. Unicode characters fit into the low sixteen bits of a Unicode code point, and pairs of Unicode surrogate characters can be combined to encode Unicode code point in documents containing only Unicode. (The char datatype in the Java Programming Language represents Unicode characters, including unpaired surrogates.) [2] Char ::= #x0009 | #x000A | #x000D | [#x0020-#xD7FF] | [#xE000-#xFFFD] | [#x10000-#x10ffff]
Params:
  • code – the 32-bit Unicode code point being tested
Returns: true if the Unicode code point is valid, false otherwise
/** * Returns <code>true</code> if the argument, * a Unicode code point, is valid in XML documents. * Unicode characters fit into the low sixteen bits of a Unicode code point, * and pairs of Unicode <em>surrogate characters</em> can be combined * to encode Unicode code point in documents containing only Unicode. * (The <code>char</code> datatype in the Java Programming Language * represents Unicode characters, including unpaired surrogates.) * <par> * [2] Char ::= #x0009 | #x000A | #x000D * | [#x0020-#xD7FF] * | [#xE000-#xFFFD] * | [#x10000-#x10ffff] * </par> * * @param code the 32-bit Unicode code point being tested * @return <code>true</code> if the Unicode code point is valid, * <code>false</code> otherwise */
private static boolean isValidCharCode(int code) { return (0x0020 <= code && code <= 0xD7FF) || (0x000A == code) || (0x0009 == code) || (0x000D == code) || (0xE000 <= code && code <= 0xFFFD) || (0x10000 <= code && code <= 0x10ffff); } private void writeln(String exp) { try { StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(); for(int i = 0; i < indentation; i++) { sb.append(' '); } sb.append(exp); sb.append('\n'); this.out.write(sb.toString().getBytes(encoding)); } catch (IOException e) { getExceptionListener().exceptionThrown(e); } } private void outputValue(Object value, Object outer, boolean isArgument) { if (value == null) { writeln("<null/>"); return; } if (value instanceof Class) { writeln("<class>" + ((Class)value).getName() + "</class>"); return; } ValueData d = getValueData(value); if (d.exp != null) { Object target = d.exp.getTarget(); String methodName = d.exp.getMethodName(); if (target == null || methodName == null) { throw new NullPointerException((target == null ? "target" : "methodName") + " should not be null"); } if (target instanceof Field && methodName.equals("get")) { Field f = (Field)target; writeln("<object class=" + quote(f.getDeclaringClass().getName()) + " field=" + quote(f.getName()) + "/>"); return; } Class primitiveType = ReflectionUtils.primitiveTypeFor(value.getClass()); if (primitiveType != null && target == value.getClass() && methodName.equals("new")) { String primitiveTypeName = primitiveType.getName(); // Make sure that character types are quoted correctly. if (primitiveType == Character.TYPE) { char code = ((Character) value).charValue(); if (!isValidCharCode(code)) { writeln(createString(code)); return; } value = quoteCharCode(code); if (value == null) { value = Character.valueOf(code); } } writeln("<" + primitiveTypeName + ">" + value + "</" + primitiveTypeName + ">"); return; } } else if (value instanceof String) { writeln(createString((String) value)); return; } if (d.name != null) { writeln("<object idref=" + quote(d.name) + "/>"); return; } outputStatement(d.exp, outer, isArgument); } private static String quoteCharCode(int code) { switch(code) { case '&': return "&amp;"; case '<': return "&lt;"; case '>': return "&gt;"; case '"': return "&quot;"; case '\'': return "&apos;"; case '\r': return "&#13;"; default: return null; } } private static String createString(int code) { return "<char code=\"#" + Integer.toString(code, 16) + "\"/>"; } private String createString(String string) { CharsetEncoder encoder = Charset.forName(encoding).newEncoder(); StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(); sb.append("<string>"); int index = 0; while (index < string.length()) { int point = string.codePointAt(index); int count = Character.charCount(point); if (isValidCharCode(point) && encoder.canEncode(string.substring(index, index + count))) { String value = quoteCharCode(point); if (value != null) { sb.append(value); } else { sb.appendCodePoint(point); } index += count; } else { sb.append(createString(string.charAt(index))); index++; } /* String value = isValidCharCode(point) && encoder.canEncode(string.substring(index, index + count)) ? quoteCharCode(point) : createString(point); if (value != null) { sb.append(value); } else { sb.appendCodePoint(point); } index += count; */ } sb.append("</string>"); return sb.toString(); } private void outputStatement(Statement exp, Object outer, boolean isArgument) { Object target = exp.getTarget(); String methodName = exp.getMethodName(); if (target == null || methodName == null) { throw new NullPointerException((target == null ? "target" : "methodName") + " should not be null"); } Object[] args = exp.getArguments(); boolean expression = exp.getClass() == Expression.class; Object value = (expression) ? getValue((Expression)exp) : null; String tag = (expression && isArgument) ? "object" : "void"; String attributes = ""; ValueData d = getValueData(value); if (expression) { if (d.refs > 1) { String instanceName = nameGenerator.instanceName(value); d.name = instanceName; attributes = attributes + " id=" + quote(instanceName); } } // Special cases for targets. if (target == outer) { } else if (target == Array.class && methodName.equals("newInstance")) { tag = "array"; attributes = attributes + " class=" + quote(((Class)args[0]).getName()); attributes = attributes + " length=" + quote(args[1].toString()); args = new Object[]{}; } else if (target.getClass() == Class.class) { attributes = attributes + " class=" + quote(((Class)target).getName()); } else { d.refs = 2; getValueData(target).refs++; outputValue(target, outer, false); if (isArgument) { outputValue(value, outer, false); } return; } // Special cases for methods. if ((!expression && methodName.equals("set") && args.length == 2 && args[0] instanceof Integer) || (expression && methodName.equals("get") && args.length == 1 && args[0] instanceof Integer)) { attributes = attributes + " index=" + quote(args[0].toString()); args = (args.length == 1) ? new Object[]{} : new Object[]{args[1]}; } else if ((!expression && methodName.startsWith("set") && args.length == 1) || (expression && methodName.startsWith("get") && args.length == 0)) { attributes = attributes + " property=" + quote(Introspector.decapitalize(methodName.substring(3))); } else if (!methodName.equals("new") && !methodName.equals("newInstance")) { attributes = attributes + " method=" + quote(methodName); } Vector statements = statementList(value); // Use XML's short form when there is no body. if (args.length == 0 && statements.size() == 0) { writeln("<" + tag + attributes + "/>"); return; } writeln("<" + tag + attributes + ">"); indentation++; for(int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) { outputValue(args[i], null, true); } for(int i = 0; i < statements.size(); i++) { Statement s = (Statement)statements.get(i); outputStatement(s, value, false); } indentation--; writeln("</" + tag + ">"); } }