package org.apache.commons.digester3;

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import static java.lang.String.format;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLConnection;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.EmptyStackException;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Stack;
import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;

import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser;
import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory;
import javax.xml.validation.Schema;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.xml.sax.Attributes;
import org.xml.sax.ContentHandler;
import org.xml.sax.EntityResolver;
import org.xml.sax.ErrorHandler;
import org.xml.sax.InputSource;
import org.xml.sax.Locator;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
import org.xml.sax.SAXNotRecognizedException;
import org.xml.sax.SAXNotSupportedException;
import org.xml.sax.SAXParseException;
import org.xml.sax.XMLReader;
import org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler;

A Digester processes an XML input stream by matching a series of element nesting patterns to execute Rules that have been added prior to the start of parsing.

See the Digester Developer Guide for more information.

IMPLEMENTATION NOTE - A single Digester instance may only be used within the context of a single thread at a time, and a call to parse() must be completed before another can be initiated even from the same thread.

A Digester instance should not be used for parsing more than one input document. The problem is that the Digester class has quite a few member variables whose values "evolve" as SAX events are received during a parse. When reusing the Digester instance, all these members must be reset back to their initial states before the second parse begins. The "clear()" method makes a stab at resetting these, but it is actually rather a difficult problem. If you are determined to reuse Digester instances, then at the least you should call the clear() method before each parse, and must call it if the Digester parse terminates due to an exception during a parse.

LEGACY IMPLEMENTATION NOTE - When using the legacy XML schema support (instead of using the Schema class), a bug in Xerces 2.0.2 prevents the support of XML schema. You need Xerces 2.1/2.3 and up to make this class work with the legacy XML schema support.

This package was inspired by the XmlMapper class that was part of Tomcat 3.0 and 3.1, but is organized somewhat differently.

/** * <p> * A <strong>Digester</strong> processes an XML input stream by matching a series of element nesting patterns to execute * Rules that have been added prior to the start of parsing. * </p> * <p> * See the <a href="package-summary.html#package_description">Digester Developer Guide</a> for more information. * </p> * <p> * <strong>IMPLEMENTATION NOTE</strong> - A single Digester instance may only be used within the context of a single * thread at a time, and a call to <code>parse()</code> must be completed before another can be initiated even from the * same thread. * </p> * <p> * A Digester instance should not be used for parsing more than one input document. The problem is that the Digester * class has quite a few member variables whose values "evolve" as SAX events are received during a parse. When reusing * the Digester instance, all these members must be reset back to their initial states before the second parse begins. * The "clear()" method makes a stab at resetting these, but it is actually rather a difficult problem. If you are * determined to reuse Digester instances, then at the least you should call the clear() method before each parse, and * must call it if the Digester parse terminates due to an exception during a parse. * </p> * <p> * <strong>LEGACY IMPLEMENTATION NOTE</strong> - When using the legacy XML schema support (instead of using the * {@link Schema} class), a bug in Xerces 2.0.2 prevents the support of XML schema. You need Xerces 2.1/2.3 and up to * make this class work with the legacy XML schema support. * </p> * <p> * This package was inspired by the <code>XmlMapper</code> class that was part of Tomcat 3.0 and 3.1, but is organized * somewhat differently. * </p> */
public class Digester extends DefaultHandler { // --------------------------------------------------------- Constructors
Construct a new Digester with default properties.
/** * Construct a new Digester with default properties. */
public Digester() { super(); }
Construct a new Digester, allowing a SAXParser to be passed in. This allows Digester to be used in environments which are unfriendly to JAXP1.1 (such as WebLogic 6.0). This may help in places where you are able to load JAXP 1.1 classes yourself.
Params:
  • parser – The SAXParser used to parse XML streams
/** * Construct a new Digester, allowing a SAXParser to be passed in. This allows Digester to be used in environments * which are unfriendly to JAXP1.1 (such as WebLogic 6.0). This may help in places where you are able to load JAXP * 1.1 classes yourself. * * @param parser The SAXParser used to parse XML streams */
public Digester( SAXParser parser ) { super(); this.parser = parser; }
Construct a new Digester, allowing an XMLReader to be passed in. This allows Digester to be used in environments which are unfriendly to JAXP1.1 (such as WebLogic 6.0). Note that if you use this option you have to configure namespace and validation support yourself, as these properties only affect the SAXParser and emtpy constructor.
Params:
  • reader – The XMLReader used to parse XML streams
/** * Construct a new Digester, allowing an XMLReader to be passed in. This allows Digester to be used in environments * which are unfriendly to JAXP1.1 (such as WebLogic 6.0). Note that if you use this option you have to configure * namespace and validation support yourself, as these properties only affect the SAXParser and emtpy constructor. * * @param reader The XMLReader used to parse XML streams */
public Digester( XMLReader reader ) { super(); this.reader = reader; } // --------------------------------------------------- Instance Variables
The body text of the current element.
/** * The body text of the current element. */
private StringBuilder bodyText = new StringBuilder();
The stack of body text string buffers for surrounding elements.
/** * The stack of body text string buffers for surrounding elements. */
private final Stack<StringBuilder> bodyTexts = new Stack<StringBuilder>();
Stack whose elements are List objects, each containing a list of Rule objects as returned from Rules.getMatch(). As each xml element in the input is entered, the matching rules are pushed onto this stack. After the end tag is reached, the matches are popped again. The depth of is stack is therefore exactly the same as the current "nesting" level of the input xml.
Since:1.6
/** * Stack whose elements are List objects, each containing a list of Rule objects as returned from Rules.getMatch(). * As each xml element in the input is entered, the matching rules are pushed onto this stack. After the end tag is * reached, the matches are popped again. The depth of is stack is therefore exactly the same as the current * "nesting" level of the input xml. * * @since 1.6 */
private final Stack<List<Rule>> matches = new Stack<List<Rule>>();
The class loader to use for instantiating application objects. If not specified, the context class loader, or the class loader used to load Digester itself, is used, based on the value of the useContextClassLoader variable.
/** * The class loader to use for instantiating application objects. If not specified, the context class loader, or the * class loader used to load Digester itself, is used, based on the value of the <code>useContextClassLoader</code> * variable. */
private ClassLoader classLoader = null;
Has this Digester been configured yet.
/** * Has this Digester been configured yet. */
private boolean configured = false;
The EntityResolver used by the SAX parser. By default it use this class
/** * The EntityResolver used by the SAX parser. By default it use this class */
private EntityResolver entityResolver;
The URLs of entityValidator that have been registered, keyed by the public identifier that corresponds.
/** * The URLs of entityValidator that have been registered, keyed by the public identifier that corresponds. */
private final HashMap<String, URL> entityValidator = new HashMap<String, URL>();
The application-supplied error handler that is notified when parsing warnings, errors, or fatal errors occur.
/** * The application-supplied error handler that is notified when parsing warnings, errors, or fatal errors occur. */
private ErrorHandler errorHandler = null;
The SAXParserFactory that is created the first time we need it.
/** * The SAXParserFactory that is created the first time we need it. */
private SAXParserFactory factory = null;
The Locator associated with our parser.
/** * The Locator associated with our parser. */
private Locator locator = null;
The current match pattern for nested element processing.
/** * The current match pattern for nested element processing. */
private String match = "";
Do we want a "namespace aware" parser.
/** * Do we want a "namespace aware" parser. */
private boolean namespaceAware = false;
The executor service to run asynchronous parse method.
Since:3.1
/** * The executor service to run asynchronous parse method. * @since 3.1 */
private ExecutorService executorService;
Registered namespaces we are currently processing. The key is the namespace prefix that was declared in the document. The value is an Stack of the namespace URIs this prefix has been mapped to -- the top Stack element is the most current one. (This architecture is required because documents can declare nested uses of the same prefix for different Namespace URIs).
/** * Registered namespaces we are currently processing. The key is the namespace prefix that was declared in the * document. The value is an Stack of the namespace URIs this prefix has been mapped to -- the top Stack element is * the most current one. (This architecture is required because documents can declare nested uses of the same prefix * for different Namespace URIs). */
private final HashMap<String, Stack<String>> namespaces = new HashMap<String, Stack<String>>();
Do we want a "XInclude aware" parser.
/** * Do we want a "XInclude aware" parser. */
private boolean xincludeAware = false;
The parameters stack being utilized by CallMethodRule and CallParamRule rules.
Since:2.0
/** * The parameters stack being utilized by CallMethodRule and CallParamRule rules. * * @since 2.0 */
private final Stack<Object[]> params = new Stack<Object[]>();
The SAXParser we will use to parse the input stream.
/** * The SAXParser we will use to parse the input stream. */
private SAXParser parser = null;
The public identifier of the DTD we are currently parsing under (if any).
/** * The public identifier of the DTD we are currently parsing under (if any). */
private String publicId = null;
The XMLReader used to parse digester rules.
/** * The XMLReader used to parse digester rules. */
private XMLReader reader = null;
The "root" element of the stack (in other words, the last object that was popped.
/** * The "root" element of the stack (in other words, the last object that was popped. */
private Object root = null;
The Rules implementation containing our collection of Rule instances and associated matching policy. If not established before the first rule is added, a default implementation will be provided.
/** * The <code>Rules</code> implementation containing our collection of <code>Rule</code> instances and associated * matching policy. If not established before the first rule is added, a default implementation will be provided. */
private Rules rules = null;
The XML schema to use for validating an XML instance.
Since:2.0
/** * The XML schema to use for validating an XML instance. * * @since 2.0 */
private Schema schema = null;
The object stack being constructed.
/** * The object stack being constructed. */
private final Stack<Object> stack = new Stack<Object>();
Do we want to use the Context ClassLoader when loading classes for instantiating new objects. Default is true.
/** * Do we want to use the Context ClassLoader when loading classes for instantiating new objects. Default is * <code>true</code>. */
private boolean useContextClassLoader = true;
Do we want to use a validating parser.
/** * Do we want to use a validating parser. */
private boolean validating = false;
The Log to which most logging calls will be made.
/** * The Log to which most logging calls will be made. */
private Log log = LogFactory.getLog( "org.apache.commons.digester3.Digester" );
The Log to which all SAX event related logging calls will be made.
/** * The Log to which all SAX event related logging calls will be made. */
private Log saxLog = LogFactory.getLog( "org.apache.commons.digester3.Digester.sax" );
The schema language supported. By default, we use this one.
/** * The schema language supported. By default, we use this one. */
protected static final String W3C_XML_SCHEMA = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema";
An optional class that substitutes values in attributes and body text. This may be null and so a null check is always required before use.
/** * An optional class that substitutes values in attributes and body text. This may be null and so a null check is * always required before use. */
private Substitutor substitutor;
Stacks used for interrule communication, indexed by name String
/** Stacks used for interrule communication, indexed by name String */
private final HashMap<String, Stack<Object>> stacksByName = new HashMap<String, Stack<Object>>();
If not null, then calls by the parser to this object's characters, startElement, endElement and processingInstruction methods are forwarded to the specified object. This is intended to allow rules to temporarily "take control" of the sax events. In particular, this is used by NodeCreateRule.

See setCustomContentHandler.

/** * If not null, then calls by the parser to this object's characters, startElement, endElement and * processingInstruction methods are forwarded to the specified object. This is intended to allow rules to * temporarily "take control" of the sax events. In particular, this is used by NodeCreateRule. * <p> * See setCustomContentHandler. */
private ContentHandler customContentHandler = null;
Object which will receive callbacks for every pop/push action on the default stack or named stacks.
/** * Object which will receive callbacks for every pop/push action on the default stack or named stacks. */
private StackAction stackAction = null; // ------------------------------------------------------------- Properties
Return the currently mapped namespace URI for the specified prefix, if any; otherwise return null. These mappings come and go dynamically as the document is parsed.
Params:
  • prefix – Prefix to look up
Returns:the currently mapped namespace URI for the specified prefix
/** * Return the currently mapped namespace URI for the specified prefix, if any; otherwise return <code>null</code>. * These mappings come and go dynamically as the document is parsed. * * @param prefix Prefix to look up * @return the currently mapped namespace URI for the specified prefix */
public String findNamespaceURI( String prefix ) { Stack<String> nsStack = namespaces.get( prefix ); if ( nsStack == null ) { return null; } try { return ( nsStack.peek() ); } catch ( EmptyStackException e ) { return null; } }
Return the class loader to be used for instantiating application objects when required. This is determined based upon the following rules:
  • The class loader set by setClassLoader(), if any
  • The thread context class loader, if it exists and the useContextClassLoader property is set to true
  • The class loader used to load the Digester class itself.
Returns:the class loader to be used for instantiating application objects.
/** * Return the class loader to be used for instantiating application objects when required. This is determined based * upon the following rules: * <ul> * <li>The class loader set by <code>setClassLoader()</code>, if any</li> * <li>The thread context class loader, if it exists and the <code>useContextClassLoader</code> property is set to * true</li> * <li>The class loader used to load the Digester class itself. * </ul> * * @return the class loader to be used for instantiating application objects. */
public ClassLoader getClassLoader() { if ( this.classLoader != null ) { return ( this.classLoader ); } if ( this.useContextClassLoader ) { ClassLoader classLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader(); if ( classLoader != null ) { return ( classLoader ); } } return ( this.getClass().getClassLoader() ); }
Set the class loader to be used for instantiating application objects when required.
Params:
  • classLoader – The new class loader to use, or null to revert to the standard rules
/** * Set the class loader to be used for instantiating application objects when required. * * @param classLoader The new class loader to use, or <code>null</code> to revert to the standard rules */
public void setClassLoader( ClassLoader classLoader ) { this.classLoader = classLoader; }
Return the current depth of the element stack.
Returns:the current depth of the element stack.
/** * Return the current depth of the element stack. * * @return the current depth of the element stack. */
public int getCount() { return ( stack.size() ); }
Return the name of the XML element that is currently being processed.
Returns:the name of the XML element that is currently being processed.
/** * Return the name of the XML element that is currently being processed. * * @return the name of the XML element that is currently being processed. */
public String getCurrentElementName() { String elementName = match; int lastSlash = elementName.lastIndexOf( '/' ); if ( lastSlash >= 0 ) { elementName = elementName.substring( lastSlash + 1 ); } return ( elementName ); }
Return the error handler for this Digester.
Returns:the error handler for this Digester.
/** * Return the error handler for this Digester. * * @return the error handler for this Digester. */
public ErrorHandler getErrorHandler() { return ( this.errorHandler ); }
Set the error handler for this Digester.
Params:
  • errorHandler – The new error handler
/** * Set the error handler for this Digester. * * @param errorHandler The new error handler */
public void setErrorHandler( ErrorHandler errorHandler ) { this.errorHandler = errorHandler; }
Return the SAXParserFactory we will use, creating one if necessary.
Returns:the SAXParserFactory we will use, creating one if necessary.
/** * Return the SAXParserFactory we will use, creating one if necessary. * * @return the SAXParserFactory we will use, creating one if necessary. */
public SAXParserFactory getFactory() { if ( factory == null ) { factory = SAXParserFactory.newInstance(); factory.setNamespaceAware( namespaceAware ); factory.setXIncludeAware( xincludeAware ); factory.setValidating( validating ); factory.setSchema( schema ); } return ( factory ); }
Returns a flag indicating whether the requested feature is supported by the underlying implementation of org.xml.sax.XMLReader. See the saxproject website for information about the standard SAX2 feature flags.
Params:
  • feature – Name of the feature to inquire about
Throws:
Returns:true, if the requested feature is supported by the underlying implementation of org.xml.sax.XMLReader, false otherwise
/** * Returns a flag indicating whether the requested feature is supported by the underlying implementation of * <code>org.xml.sax.XMLReader</code>. See <a href="http://www.saxproject.org">the saxproject website</a> for * information about the standard SAX2 feature flags. * * @param feature Name of the feature to inquire about * @return true, if the requested feature is supported by the underlying implementation of * <code>org.xml.sax.XMLReader</code>, false otherwise * @exception ParserConfigurationException if a parser configuration error occurs * @exception SAXNotRecognizedException if the property name is not recognized * @exception SAXNotSupportedException if the property name is recognized but not supported */
public boolean getFeature( String feature ) throws ParserConfigurationException, SAXNotRecognizedException, SAXNotSupportedException { return ( getFactory().getFeature( feature ) ); }
Sets a flag indicating whether the requested feature is supported by the underlying implementation of org.xml.sax.XMLReader. See the saxproject website for information about the standard SAX2 feature flags. In order to be effective, this method must be called before the getParser() method is called for the first time, either directly or indirectly.
Params:
  • feature – Name of the feature to set the status for
  • value – The new value for this feature
Throws:
/** * Sets a flag indicating whether the requested feature is supported by the underlying implementation of * <code>org.xml.sax.XMLReader</code>. See <a href="http://www.saxproject.org">the saxproject website</a> for * information about the standard SAX2 feature flags. In order to be effective, this method must be called * <strong>before</strong> the <code>getParser()</code> method is called for the first time, either directly or * indirectly. * * @param feature Name of the feature to set the status for * @param value The new value for this feature * @exception ParserConfigurationException if a parser configuration error occurs * @exception SAXNotRecognizedException if the property name is not recognized * @exception SAXNotSupportedException if the property name is recognized but not supported */
public void setFeature( String feature, boolean value ) throws ParserConfigurationException, SAXNotRecognizedException, SAXNotSupportedException { getFactory().setFeature( feature, value ); }
Return the current Logger associated with this instance of the Digester
Returns:the current Logger associated with this instance of the Digester
/** * Return the current Logger associated with this instance of the Digester * * @return the current Logger associated with this instance of the Digester */
public Log getLogger() { return log; }
Set the current logger for this Digester.
Params:
  • log – the current logger for this Digester.
/** * Set the current logger for this Digester. * * @param log the current logger for this Digester. */
public void setLogger( Log log ) { this.log = log; }
Gets the logger used for logging SAX-related information. Note the output is finely grained.
Returns:the logger used for logging SAX-related information
Since:1.6
/** * Gets the logger used for logging SAX-related information. <strong>Note</strong> the output is finely grained. * * @return the logger used for logging SAX-related information * @since 1.6 */
public Log getSAXLogger() { return saxLog; }
Sets the logger used for logging SAX-related information. Note the output is finely grained.
Params:
  • saxLog – the logger used for logging SAX-related information, not null
Since:1.6
/** * Sets the logger used for logging SAX-related information. <strong>Note</strong> the output is finely grained. * * @param saxLog the logger used for logging SAX-related information, not null * @since 1.6 */
public void setSAXLogger( Log saxLog ) { this.saxLog = saxLog; }
Return the current rule match path
Returns:the current rule match path
/** * Return the current rule match path * * @return the current rule match path */
public String getMatch() { return match; }
Return a Stack whose elements are List objects, each containing a list of Rule objects as returned from Rules.getMatch().
Returns:a Stack whose elements are List objects, each containing a list of Rule objects as returned from Rules.getMatch().
Since:3.0
/** * Return a Stack whose elements are List objects, each containing a list of * Rule objects as returned from Rules.getMatch(). * * @return a Stack whose elements are List objects, each containing a list of * Rule objects as returned from Rules.getMatch(). * @since 3.0 */
public Stack<List<Rule>> getMatches() { return matches; }
Return the "namespace aware" flag for parsers we create.
Returns:the "namespace aware" flag for parsers we create.
/** * Return the "namespace aware" flag for parsers we create. * * @return the "namespace aware" flag for parsers we create. */
public boolean getNamespaceAware() { return ( this.namespaceAware ); }
Set the "namespace aware" flag for parsers we create.
Params:
  • namespaceAware – The new "namespace aware" flag
/** * Set the "namespace aware" flag for parsers we create. * * @param namespaceAware The new "namespace aware" flag */
public void setNamespaceAware( boolean namespaceAware ) { this.namespaceAware = namespaceAware; }
Return the XInclude-aware flag for parsers we create. XInclude functionality additionally requires namespace-awareness.
See Also:
Returns:The XInclude-aware flag
Since:2.0
/** * Return the XInclude-aware flag for parsers we create. XInclude functionality additionally requires * namespace-awareness. * * @return The XInclude-aware flag * @see #getNamespaceAware() * @since 2.0 */
public boolean getXIncludeAware() { return ( this.xincludeAware ); }
Set the XInclude-aware flag for parsers we create. This additionally requires namespace-awareness.
Params:
  • xincludeAware – The new XInclude-aware flag
See Also:
Since:2.0
/** * Set the XInclude-aware flag for parsers we create. This additionally requires namespace-awareness. * * @param xincludeAware The new XInclude-aware flag * @see #setNamespaceAware(boolean) * @since 2.0 */
public void setXIncludeAware( boolean xincludeAware ) { this.xincludeAware = xincludeAware; }
Set the public id of the current file being parse.
Params:
  • publicId – the DTD/Schema public's id.
/** * Set the public id of the current file being parse. * * @param publicId the DTD/Schema public's id. */
public void setPublicId( String publicId ) { this.publicId = publicId; }
Return the public identifier of the DTD we are currently parsing under, if any.
Returns:the public identifier of the DTD we are currently parsing under, if any.
/** * Return the public identifier of the DTD we are currently parsing under, if any. * * @return the public identifier of the DTD we are currently parsing under, if any. */
public String getPublicId() { return ( this.publicId ); }
Return the namespace URI that will be applied to all subsequently added Rule objects.
Returns:the namespace URI that will be applied to all subsequently added Rule objects.
/** * Return the namespace URI that will be applied to all subsequently added <code>Rule</code> objects. * * @return the namespace URI that will be applied to all subsequently added <code>Rule</code> objects. */
public String getRuleNamespaceURI() { return ( getRules().getNamespaceURI() ); }
Set the namespace URI that will be applied to all subsequently added Rule objects.
Params:
  • ruleNamespaceURI – Namespace URI that must match on all subsequently added rules, or null for matching regardless of the current namespace URI
/** * Set the namespace URI that will be applied to all subsequently added <code>Rule</code> objects. * * @param ruleNamespaceURI Namespace URI that must match on all subsequently added rules, or <code>null</code> for * matching regardless of the current namespace URI */
public void setRuleNamespaceURI( String ruleNamespaceURI ) { getRules().setNamespaceURI( ruleNamespaceURI ); }
Return the SAXParser we will use to parse the input stream. If there is a problem creating the parser, return null.
Returns:the SAXParser we will use to parse the input stream
/** * Return the SAXParser we will use to parse the input stream. * * If there is a problem creating the parser, return <code>null</code>. * * @return the SAXParser we will use to parse the input stream */
public SAXParser getParser() { // Return the parser we already created (if any) if ( parser != null ) { return ( parser ); } // Create a new parser try { parser = getFactory().newSAXParser(); } catch ( Exception e ) { log.error( "Digester.getParser: ", e ); return ( null ); } return ( parser ); }
Return the current value of the specified property for the underlying XMLReader implementation. See the saxproject website for information about the standard SAX2 properties.
Params:
  • property – Property name to be retrieved
Throws:
Returns:the current value of the specified property for the underlying XMLReader implementation.
/** * Return the current value of the specified property for the underlying <code>XMLReader</code> implementation. * * See <a href="http://www.saxproject.org">the saxproject website</a> for information about the standard SAX2 * properties. * * @param property Property name to be retrieved * @return the current value of the specified property for the underlying <code>XMLReader</code> implementation. * @exception SAXNotRecognizedException if the property name is not recognized * @exception SAXNotSupportedException if the property name is recognized but not supported */
public Object getProperty( String property ) throws SAXNotRecognizedException, SAXNotSupportedException { return ( getParser().getProperty( property ) ); }
Set the current value of the specified property for the underlying XMLReader implementation. See the saxproject website for information about the standard SAX2 properties.
Params:
  • property – Property name to be set
  • value – Property value to be set
Throws:
/** * Set the current value of the specified property for the underlying <code>XMLReader</code> implementation. See <a * href="http://www.saxproject.org">the saxproject website</a> for information about the standard SAX2 properties. * * @param property Property name to be set * @param value Property value to be set * @exception SAXNotRecognizedException if the property name is not recognized * @exception SAXNotSupportedException if the property name is recognized but not supported */
public void setProperty( String property, Object value ) throws SAXNotRecognizedException, SAXNotSupportedException { getParser().setProperty( property, value ); }
Return the Rules implementation object containing our rules collection and associated matching policy. If none has been established, a default implementation will be created and returned.
Returns:the Rules implementation object.
/** * Return the <code>Rules</code> implementation object containing our rules collection and associated matching * policy. If none has been established, a default implementation will be created and returned. * * @return the <code>Rules</code> implementation object. */
public Rules getRules() { if ( this.rules == null ) { this.rules = new RulesBase(); this.rules.setDigester( this ); } return ( this.rules ); }
Set the Rules implementation object containing our rules collection and associated matching policy.
Params:
  • rules – New Rules implementation
/** * Set the <code>Rules</code> implementation object containing our rules collection and associated matching policy. * * @param rules New Rules implementation */
public void setRules( Rules rules ) { this.rules = rules; this.rules.setDigester( this ); }
Return the XML Schema used when parsing.
Returns:The Schema instance in use.
Since:2.0
/** * Return the XML Schema used when parsing. * * @return The {@link Schema} instance in use. * @since 2.0 */
public Schema getXMLSchema() { return ( this.schema ); }
Set the XML Schema to be used when parsing.
Params:
  • schema – The Schema instance to use.
Since:2.0
/** * Set the XML Schema to be used when parsing. * * @param schema The {@link Schema} instance to use. * @since 2.0 */
public void setXMLSchema( Schema schema ) { this.schema = schema; }
Return the boolean as to whether the context ClassLoader should be used.
Returns:true, if the context ClassLoader should be used, false otherwise.
/** * Return the boolean as to whether the context ClassLoader should be used. * * @return true, if the context ClassLoader should be used, false otherwise. */
public boolean getUseContextClassLoader() { return useContextClassLoader; }
Determine whether to use the Context ClassLoader (the one found by calling Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()) to resolve/load classes that are defined in various rules. If not using Context ClassLoader, then the class-loading defaults to using the calling-class' ClassLoader.
Params:
  • use – determines whether to use Context ClassLoader.
/** * Determine whether to use the Context ClassLoader (the one found by calling * <code>Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()</code>) to resolve/load classes that are defined in various * rules. If not using Context ClassLoader, then the class-loading defaults to using the calling-class' ClassLoader. * * @param use determines whether to use Context ClassLoader. */
public void setUseContextClassLoader( boolean use ) { useContextClassLoader = use; }
Return the validating parser flag.
Returns:the validating parser flag.
/** * Return the validating parser flag. * * @return the validating parser flag. */
public boolean getValidating() { return ( this.validating ); }
Set the validating parser flag. This must be called before parse() is called the first time.
Params:
  • validating – The new validating parser flag.
/** * Set the validating parser flag. This must be called before <code>parse()</code> is called the first time. * * @param validating The new validating parser flag. */
public void setValidating( boolean validating ) { this.validating = validating; }
Return the XMLReader to be used for parsing the input document. FIXME: there is a bug in JAXP/XERCES that prevent the use of a parser that contains a schema with a DTD.
Throws:
Returns:the XMLReader to be used for parsing the input document.
/** * Return the XMLReader to be used for parsing the input document. * * FIXME: there is a bug in JAXP/XERCES that prevent the use of a parser that contains a schema with a DTD. * * @return the XMLReader to be used for parsing the input document. * @exception SAXException if no XMLReader can be instantiated */
public XMLReader getXMLReader() throws SAXException { if ( reader == null ) { reader = getParser().getXMLReader(); } reader.setDTDHandler( this ); reader.setContentHandler( this ); if ( entityResolver == null ) { reader.setEntityResolver( this ); } else { reader.setEntityResolver( entityResolver ); } reader.setErrorHandler( this ); return reader; }
Gets the Substitutor used to convert attributes and body text.
Returns:the Substitutor used to convert attributes and body text, null if not substitutions are to be performed.
/** * Gets the <code>Substitutor</code> used to convert attributes and body text. * * @return the <code>Substitutor</code> used to convert attributes and body text, * null if not substitutions are to be performed. */
public Substitutor getSubstitutor() { return substitutor; }
Sets the Substitutor to be used to convert attributes and body text.
Params:
  • substitutor – the Substitutor to be used to convert attributes and body text or null if not substitution of these values is to be performed.
/** * Sets the <code>Substitutor</code> to be used to convert attributes and body text. * * @param substitutor the Substitutor to be used to convert attributes and body text or null if not substitution of * these values is to be performed. */
public void setSubstitutor( Substitutor substitutor ) { this.substitutor = substitutor; }
returns the custom SAX ContentHandler where events are redirected.
See Also:
Returns:the custom SAX ContentHandler where events are redirected.
Since:1.7
/** * returns the custom SAX ContentHandler where events are redirected. * * @return the custom SAX ContentHandler where events are redirected. * @see #setCustomContentHandler(ContentHandler) * @since 1.7 */
public ContentHandler getCustomContentHandler() { return customContentHandler; }
Redirects (or cancels redirecting) of SAX ContentHandler events to an external object.

When this object's customContentHandler is non-null, any SAX events received from the parser will simply be passed on to the specified object instead of this object handling them. This allows Rule classes to take control of the SAX event stream for a while in order to do custom processing. Such a rule should save the old value before setting a new one, and restore the old value in order to resume normal digester processing.

An example of a Rule which needs this feature is NodeCreateRule.

Note that saving the old value is probably not needed as it should always be null; a custom rule that wants to take control could only have been called when there was no custom content handler. But it seems cleaner to properly save/restore the value and maybe some day this will come in useful.

Note also that this is not quite equivalent to

digester.getXMLReader().setContentHandler( handler )
for these reasons:
  • Some xml parsers don't like having setContentHandler called after parsing has started. The Aelfred parser is one example.
  • Directing the events via the Digester object potentially allows us to log information about those SAX events at the digester level.
Params:
  • handler – the custom SAX ContentHandler where events are redirected.
Since:1.7
/** * Redirects (or cancels redirecting) of SAX ContentHandler events to an external object. * <p> * When this object's customContentHandler is non-null, any SAX events received from the parser will simply be * passed on to the specified object instead of this object handling them. This allows Rule classes to take control * of the SAX event stream for a while in order to do custom processing. Such a rule should save the old value * before setting a new one, and restore the old value in order to resume normal digester processing. * <p> * An example of a Rule which needs this feature is NodeCreateRule. * <p> * Note that saving the old value is probably not needed as it should always be null; a custom rule that wants to * take control could only have been called when there was no custom content handler. But it seems cleaner to * properly save/restore the value and maybe some day this will come in useful. * <p> * Note also that this is not quite equivalent to * * <pre> * digester.getXMLReader().setContentHandler( handler ) * </pre> * * for these reasons: * <ul> * <li>Some xml parsers don't like having setContentHandler called after parsing has started. The Aelfred parser is * one example.</li> * <li>Directing the events via the Digester object potentially allows us to log information about those SAX events * at the digester level.</li> * </ul> * * @param handler the custom SAX ContentHandler where events are redirected. * @since 1.7 */
public void setCustomContentHandler( ContentHandler handler ) { customContentHandler = handler; }
Define a callback object which is invoked whenever an object is pushed onto a digester object stack, or popped off one.
Params:
  • stackAction – the callback object which is invoked whenever an object is pushed onto a digester object stack, or popped off one.
Since:1.8
/** * Define a callback object which is invoked whenever an object is pushed onto a digester object stack, * or popped off one. * * @param stackAction the callback object which is invoked whenever an object is pushed onto a digester * object stack, or popped off one. * @since 1.8 */
public void setStackAction( StackAction stackAction ) { this.stackAction = stackAction; }
Return the callback object which is invoked whenever an object is pushed onto a digester object stack, or popped off one.
See Also:
Returns:the callback object which is invoked whenever an object is pushed onto a digester object stack, or popped off one.
Since:1.8
/** * Return the callback object which is invoked whenever an object is pushed onto a digester object stack, * or popped off one. * * @return the callback object which is invoked whenever an object is pushed onto a digester object stack, * or popped off one. * @see #setStackAction(StackAction) * @since 1.8 */
public StackAction getStackAction() { return stackAction; }
Get the most current namespaces for all prefixes.
Returns:Map A map with namespace prefixes as keys and most current namespace URIs for the corresponding prefixes as values
Since:1.8
/** * Get the most current namespaces for all prefixes. * * @return Map A map with namespace prefixes as keys and most current namespace URIs for the corresponding prefixes * as values * @since 1.8 */
public Map<String, String> getCurrentNamespaces() { if ( !namespaceAware ) { log.warn( "Digester is not namespace aware" ); } Map<String, String> currentNamespaces = new HashMap<String, String>(); for ( Map.Entry<String, Stack<String>> nsEntry : namespaces.entrySet() ) { try { currentNamespaces.put( nsEntry.getKey(), nsEntry.getValue().peek() ); } catch ( RuntimeException e ) { // rethrow, after logging log.error( e.getMessage(), e ); throw e; } } return currentNamespaces; }
Returns the executor service used to run asynchronous parse method.
Returns:the executor service used to run asynchronous parse method
Since:3.1
/** * Returns the executor service used to run asynchronous parse method. * * @return the executor service used to run asynchronous parse method * @since 3.1 */
public ExecutorService getExecutorService() { return executorService; }
Sets the executor service to run asynchronous parse method.
Params:
  • executorService – the executor service to run asynchronous parse method
Since:3.1
/** * Sets the executor service to run asynchronous parse method. * * @param executorService the executor service to run asynchronous parse method * @since 3.1 */
public void setExecutorService( ExecutorService executorService ) { this.executorService = executorService; } // ------------------------------------------------- ContentHandler Methods
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void characters( char buffer[], int start, int length ) throws SAXException { if ( customContentHandler != null ) { // forward calls instead of handling them here customContentHandler.characters( buffer, start, length ); return; } if ( saxLog.isDebugEnabled() ) { saxLog.debug( "characters(" + new String( buffer, start, length ) + ")" ); } bodyText.append( buffer, start, length ); }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void endDocument() throws SAXException { if ( saxLog.isDebugEnabled() ) { if ( getCount() > 1 ) { saxLog.debug( "endDocument(): " + getCount() + " elements left" ); } else { saxLog.debug( "endDocument()" ); } } // Fire "finish" events for all defined rules for ( Rule rule : getRules().rules() ) { try { rule.finish(); } catch ( Exception e ) { log.error( "Finish event threw exception", e ); throw createSAXException( e ); } catch ( Error e ) { log.error( "Finish event threw error", e ); throw e; } } // Perform final cleanup clear(); }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void endElement( String namespaceURI, String localName, String qName ) throws SAXException { if ( customContentHandler != null ) { // forward calls instead of handling them here customContentHandler.endElement( namespaceURI, localName, qName ); return; } boolean debug = log.isDebugEnabled(); if ( debug ) { if ( saxLog.isDebugEnabled() ) { saxLog.debug( "endElement(" + namespaceURI + "," + localName + "," + qName + ")" ); } log.debug( " match='" + match + "'" ); log.debug( " bodyText='" + bodyText + "'" ); } // the actual element name is either in localName or qName, depending // on whether the parser is namespace aware String name = localName; if ( ( name == null ) || ( name.length() < 1 ) ) { name = qName; } // Fire "body" events for all relevant rules List<Rule> rules = matches.pop(); if ( ( rules != null ) && ( rules.size() > 0 ) ) { String bodyText = this.bodyText.toString(); Substitutor substitutor = getSubstitutor(); if ( substitutor != null ) { bodyText = substitutor.substitute( bodyText ); } for ( int i = 0; i < rules.size(); i++ ) { try { Rule rule = rules.get( i ); if ( debug ) { log.debug( " Fire body() for " + rule ); } rule.body( namespaceURI, name, bodyText ); } catch ( Exception e ) { log.error( "Body event threw exception", e ); throw createSAXException( e ); } catch ( Error e ) { log.error( "Body event threw error", e ); throw e; } } } else { if ( debug ) { log.debug( " No rules found matching '" + match + "'." ); } } // Recover the body text from the surrounding element bodyText = bodyTexts.pop(); if ( debug ) { log.debug( " Popping body text '" + bodyText.toString() + "'" ); } // Fire "end" events for all relevant rules in reverse order if ( rules != null ) { for ( int i = 0; i < rules.size(); i++ ) { int j = ( rules.size() - i ) - 1; try { Rule rule = rules.get( j ); if ( debug ) { log.debug( " Fire end() for " + rule ); } rule.end( namespaceURI, name ); } catch ( Exception e ) { log.error( "End event threw exception", e ); throw createSAXException( e ); } catch ( Error e ) { log.error( "End event threw error", e ); throw e; } } } // Recover the previous match expression int slash = match.lastIndexOf( '/' ); if ( slash >= 0 ) { match = match.substring( 0, slash ); } else { match = ""; } }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void endPrefixMapping( String prefix ) throws SAXException { if ( saxLog.isDebugEnabled() ) { saxLog.debug( "endPrefixMapping(" + prefix + ")" ); } // Deregister this prefix mapping Stack<String> stack = namespaces.get( prefix ); if ( stack == null ) { return; } try { stack.pop(); if ( stack.empty() ) { namespaces.remove( prefix ); } } catch ( EmptyStackException e ) { throw createSAXException( "endPrefixMapping popped too many times" ); } }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void ignorableWhitespace( char buffer[], int start, int len ) throws SAXException { if ( saxLog.isDebugEnabled() ) { saxLog.debug( "ignorableWhitespace(" + new String( buffer, start, len ) + ")" ); } // No processing required }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void processingInstruction( String target, String data ) throws SAXException { if ( customContentHandler != null ) { // forward calls instead of handling them here customContentHandler.processingInstruction( target, data ); return; } if ( saxLog.isDebugEnabled() ) { saxLog.debug( "processingInstruction('" + target + "','" + data + "')" ); } // No processing is required }
Gets the document locator associated with our parser.
Returns:the Locator supplied by the document parser
/** * Gets the document locator associated with our parser. * * @return the Locator supplied by the document parser */
public Locator getDocumentLocator() { return locator; }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void setDocumentLocator( Locator locator ) { if ( saxLog.isDebugEnabled() ) { saxLog.debug( "setDocumentLocator(" + locator + ")" ); } this.locator = locator; }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void skippedEntity( String name ) throws SAXException { if ( saxLog.isDebugEnabled() ) { saxLog.debug( "skippedEntity(" + name + ")" ); } // No processing required }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void startDocument() throws SAXException { if ( saxLog.isDebugEnabled() ) { saxLog.debug( "startDocument()" ); } // ensure that the digester is properly configured, as // the digester could be used as a SAX ContentHandler // rather than via the parse() methods. configure(); }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void startElement( String namespaceURI, String localName, String qName, Attributes list ) throws SAXException { boolean debug = log.isDebugEnabled(); if ( customContentHandler != null ) { // forward calls instead of handling them here customContentHandler.startElement( namespaceURI, localName, qName, list ); return; } if ( saxLog.isDebugEnabled() ) { saxLog.debug( "startElement(" + namespaceURI + "," + localName + "," + qName + ")" ); } // Save the body text accumulated for our surrounding element bodyTexts.push( bodyText ); if ( debug ) { log.debug( " Pushing body text '" + bodyText.toString() + "'" ); } bodyText = new StringBuilder(); // the actual element name is either in localName or qName, depending // on whether the parser is namespace aware String name = localName; if ( ( name == null ) || ( name.length() < 1 ) ) { name = qName; } // Compute the current matching rule StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder( match ); if ( match.length() > 0 ) { sb.append( '/' ); } sb.append( name ); match = sb.toString(); if ( debug ) { log.debug( " New match='" + match + "'" ); } // Fire "begin" events for all relevant rules List<Rule> rules = getRules().match( namespaceURI, match, localName, list ); matches.push( rules ); if ( ( rules != null ) && ( rules.size() > 0 ) ) { Substitutor substitutor = getSubstitutor(); if ( substitutor != null ) { list = substitutor.substitute( list ); } for ( int i = 0; i < rules.size(); i++ ) { try { Rule rule = rules.get( i ); if ( debug ) { log.debug( " Fire begin() for " + rule ); } rule.begin( namespaceURI, name, list ); } catch ( Exception e ) { log.error( "Begin event threw exception", e ); throw createSAXException( e ); } catch ( Error e ) { log.error( "Begin event threw error", e ); throw e; } } } else { if ( debug ) { log.debug( " No rules found matching '" + match + "'." ); } } }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void startPrefixMapping( String prefix, String namespaceURI ) throws SAXException { if ( saxLog.isDebugEnabled() ) { saxLog.debug( "startPrefixMapping(" + prefix + "," + namespaceURI + ")" ); } // Register this prefix mapping Stack<String> stack = namespaces.get( prefix ); if ( stack == null ) { stack = new Stack<String>(); namespaces.put( prefix, stack ); } stack.push( namespaceURI ); } // ----------------------------------------------------- DTDHandler Methods
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void notationDecl( String name, String publicId, String systemId ) { if ( saxLog.isDebugEnabled() ) { saxLog.debug( "notationDecl(" + name + "," + publicId + "," + systemId + ")" ); } }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void unparsedEntityDecl( String name, String publicId, String systemId, String notation ) { if ( saxLog.isDebugEnabled() ) { saxLog.debug( "unparsedEntityDecl(" + name + "," + publicId + "," + systemId + "," + notation + ")" ); } } // ----------------------------------------------- EntityResolver Methods
Set the EntityResolver used by SAX when resolving public id and system id. This must be called before the first call to parse().
Params:
  • entityResolver – a class that implement the EntityResolver interface.
/** * Set the <code>EntityResolver</code> used by SAX when resolving public id and system id. This must be called * before the first call to <code>parse()</code>. * * @param entityResolver a class that implement the <code>EntityResolver</code> interface. */
public void setEntityResolver( EntityResolver entityResolver ) { this.entityResolver = entityResolver; }
Return the Entity Resolver used by the SAX parser.
Returns:the Entity Resolver used by the SAX parser.
/** * Return the Entity Resolver used by the SAX parser. * * @return the Entity Resolver used by the SAX parser. */
public EntityResolver getEntityResolver() { return entityResolver; }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public InputSource resolveEntity( String publicId, String systemId ) throws SAXException { if ( saxLog.isDebugEnabled() ) { saxLog.debug( "resolveEntity('" + publicId + "', '" + systemId + "')" ); } if ( publicId != null ) { this.publicId = publicId; } // Has this system identifier been registered? URL entityURL = null; if ( publicId != null ) { entityURL = entityValidator.get( publicId ); } // Redirect the schema location to a local destination if ( entityURL == null && systemId != null ) { entityURL = entityValidator.get( systemId ); } if ( entityURL == null ) { if ( systemId == null ) { // cannot resolve if ( log.isDebugEnabled() ) { log.debug( " Cannot resolve null entity, returning null InputSource" ); } return ( null ); } // try to resolve using system ID if ( log.isDebugEnabled() ) { log.debug( " Trying to resolve using system ID '" + systemId + "'" ); } try { entityURL = new URL( systemId ); } catch ( MalformedURLException e ) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Malformed URL '" + systemId + "' : " + e.getMessage() ); } } // Return an input source to our alternative URL if ( log.isDebugEnabled() ) { log.debug( " Resolving to alternate DTD '" + entityURL + "'" ); } try { return createInputSourceFromURL( entityURL ); } catch ( Exception e ) { throw createSAXException( e ); } } // ------------------------------------------------- ErrorHandler Methods
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void error( SAXParseException exception ) throws SAXException { log.error( "Parse Error at line " + exception.getLineNumber() + " column " + exception.getColumnNumber() + ": " + exception.getMessage(), exception ); if ( errorHandler != null ) { errorHandler.error( exception ); } }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void fatalError( SAXParseException exception ) throws SAXException { log.error( "Parse Fatal Error at line " + exception.getLineNumber() + " column " + exception.getColumnNumber() + ": " + exception.getMessage(), exception ); if ( errorHandler != null ) { errorHandler.fatalError( exception ); } }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public void warning( SAXParseException exception ) throws SAXException { if ( errorHandler != null ) { log.warn( "Parse Warning Error at line " + exception.getLineNumber() + " column " + exception.getColumnNumber() + ": " + exception.getMessage(), exception ); errorHandler.warning( exception ); } } // ------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods
Parse the content of the specified file using this Digester. Returns the root element from the object stack (if any).
Params:
  • file – File containing the XML data to be parsed
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type
Throws:
Returns:the root element from the object stack (if any)
/** * Parse the content of the specified file using this Digester. Returns the root element from the object stack (if * any). * * @param <T> the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type * @param file File containing the XML data to be parsed * @return the root element from the object stack (if any) * @exception IOException if an input/output error occurs * @exception SAXException if a parsing exception occurs */
public <T> T parse( File file ) throws IOException, SAXException { if ( file == null ) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "File to parse is null" ); } InputSource input = new InputSource( new FileInputStream( file ) ); input.setSystemId( file.toURI().toURL().toString() ); return ( this.<T> parse( input ) ); }
Creates a Callable instance that parse the content of the specified reader using this Digester.
Params:
  • file – File containing the XML data to be parsed
Type parameters:
  • <T> – The result type returned by the returned Future's get method
See Also:
Returns:a Future that can be used to track when the parse has been fully processed.
Since:3.1
/** * Creates a Callable instance that parse the content of the specified reader using this Digester. * * @param <T> The result type returned by the returned Future's {@code get} method * @param file File containing the XML data to be parsed * @return a Future that can be used to track when the parse has been fully processed. * @see Digester#parse(File) * @since 3.1 */
public <T> Future<T> asyncParse( final File file ) { return asyncParse( new Callable<T>() { public T call() throws Exception { return Digester.this.<T> parse( file ); } } ); }
Parse the content of the specified input source using this Digester. Returns the root element from the object stack (if any).
Params:
  • input – Input source containing the XML data to be parsed
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type
Throws:
Returns:the root element from the object stack (if any)
/** * Parse the content of the specified input source using this Digester. Returns the root element from the object * stack (if any). * * @param <T> the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type * @param input Input source containing the XML data to be parsed * @return the root element from the object stack (if any) * @exception IOException if an input/output error occurs * @exception SAXException if a parsing exception occurs */
public <T> T parse( InputSource input ) throws IOException, SAXException { if ( input == null ) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "InputSource to parse is null" ); } configure(); String systemId = input.getSystemId(); if ( systemId == null ) { systemId = "(already loaded from stream)"; } try { getXMLReader().parse( input ); } catch ( IOException e ) { log.error( format( "An error occurred while reading stream from '%s', see nested exceptions", systemId ), e ); throw e; } catch ( SAXException e ) { log.error( format( "An error occurred while parsing XML from '%s', see nested exceptions", systemId ), e ); throw e; } cleanup(); return this.<T> getRoot(); }
Creates a Callable instance that parse the content of the specified reader using this Digester.
Params:
  • input – Input source containing the XML data to be parsed
Type parameters:
  • <T> – The result type returned by the returned Future's get method
See Also:
Returns:a Future that can be used to track when the parse has been fully processed.
Since:3.1
/** * Creates a Callable instance that parse the content of the specified reader using this Digester. * * @param <T> The result type returned by the returned Future's {@code get} method * @param input Input source containing the XML data to be parsed * @return a Future that can be used to track when the parse has been fully processed. * @see Digester#parse(InputSource) * @since 3.1 */
public <T> Future<T> asyncParse( final InputSource input ) { return asyncParse( new Callable<T>() { public T call() throws Exception { return Digester.this.<T> parse( input ); } } ); }
Parse the content of the specified input stream using this Digester. Returns the root element from the object stack (if any).
Params:
  • input – Input stream containing the XML data to be parsed
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type
Throws:
Returns:the root element from the object stack (if any)
/** * Parse the content of the specified input stream using this Digester. Returns the root element from the object * stack (if any). * * @param <T> the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type * @param input Input stream containing the XML data to be parsed * @return the root element from the object stack (if any) * @exception IOException if an input/output error occurs * @exception SAXException if a parsing exception occurs */
public <T> T parse( InputStream input ) throws IOException, SAXException { if ( input == null ) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "InputStream to parse is null" ); } return ( this.<T> parse( new InputSource( input ) ) ); }
Creates a Callable instance that parse the content of the specified reader using this Digester.
Params:
  • input – Input stream containing the XML data to be parsed
Type parameters:
  • <T> – The result type returned by the returned Future's get method
See Also:
Returns:a Future that can be used to track when the parse has been fully processed.
Since:3.1
/** * Creates a Callable instance that parse the content of the specified reader using this Digester. * * @param <T> The result type returned by the returned Future's {@code get} method * @param input Input stream containing the XML data to be parsed * @return a Future that can be used to track when the parse has been fully processed. * @see Digester#parse(InputStream) * @since 3.1 */
public <T> Future<T> asyncParse( final InputStream input ) { return asyncParse( new Callable<T>() { public T call() throws Exception { return Digester.this.<T> parse( input ); } } ); }
Parse the content of the specified reader using this Digester. Returns the root element from the object stack (if any).
Params:
  • reader – Reader containing the XML data to be parsed
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type
Throws:
Returns:the root element from the object stack (if any)
/** * Parse the content of the specified reader using this Digester. Returns the root element from the object stack (if * any). * * @param <T> the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type * @param reader Reader containing the XML data to be parsed * @return the root element from the object stack (if any) * @exception IOException if an input/output error occurs * @exception SAXException if a parsing exception occurs */
public <T> T parse( Reader reader ) throws IOException, SAXException { if ( reader == null ) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Reader to parse is null" ); } return ( this.<T> parse( new InputSource( reader ) ) ); }
Creates a Callable instance that parse the content of the specified reader using this Digester.
Params:
  • reader – Reader containing the XML data to be parsed
Type parameters:
  • <T> – The result type returned by the returned Future's get method
See Also:
Returns:a Future that can be used to track when the parse has been fully processed.
Since:3.1
/** * Creates a Callable instance that parse the content of the specified reader using this Digester. * * @param <T> The result type returned by the returned Future's {@code get} method * @param reader Reader containing the XML data to be parsed * @return a Future that can be used to track when the parse has been fully processed. * @see Digester#parse(Reader) * @since 3.1 */
public <T> Future<T> asyncParse( final Reader reader ) { return asyncParse( new Callable<T>() { public T call() throws Exception { return Digester.this.<T> parse( reader ); } } ); }
Parse the content of the specified URI using this Digester. Returns the root element from the object stack (if any).
Params:
  • uri – URI containing the XML data to be parsed
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type
Throws:
Returns:the root element from the object stack (if any)
/** * Parse the content of the specified URI using this Digester. Returns the root element from the object stack (if * any). * * @param <T> the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type * @param uri URI containing the XML data to be parsed * @return the root element from the object stack (if any) * @exception IOException if an input/output error occurs * @exception SAXException if a parsing exception occurs */
public <T> T parse( String uri ) throws IOException, SAXException { if ( uri == null ) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "String URI to parse is null" ); } return ( this.<T> parse( createInputSourceFromURL( uri ) ) ); }
Creates a Callable instance that parse the content of the specified reader using this Digester.
Params:
  • uri – URI containing the XML data to be parsed
Type parameters:
  • <T> – The result type returned by the returned Future's get method
See Also:
Returns:a Future that can be used to track when the parse has been fully processed.
Since:3.1
/** * Creates a Callable instance that parse the content of the specified reader using this Digester. * * @param <T> The result type returned by the returned Future's {@code get} method * @param uri URI containing the XML data to be parsed * @return a Future that can be used to track when the parse has been fully processed. * @see Digester#parse(String) * @since 3.1 */
public <T> Future<T> asyncParse( final String uri ) { return asyncParse( new Callable<T>() { public T call() throws Exception { return Digester.this.<T> parse( uri ); } } ); }
Parse the content of the specified URL using this Digester. Returns the root element from the object stack (if any).
Params:
  • url – URL containing the XML data to be parsed
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type
Throws:
Returns:the root element from the object stack (if any)
Since:1.8
/** * Parse the content of the specified URL using this Digester. Returns the root element from the object stack (if * any). * * @param <T> the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type * @param url URL containing the XML data to be parsed * @return the root element from the object stack (if any) * @exception IOException if an input/output error occurs * @exception SAXException if a parsing exception occurs * @since 1.8 */
public <T> T parse( URL url ) throws IOException, SAXException { if ( url == null ) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "URL to parse is null" ); } return ( this.<T> parse( createInputSourceFromURL( url ) ) ); }
Creates a Callable instance that parse the content of the specified reader using this Digester.
Params:
  • url – URL containing the XML data to be parsed
Type parameters:
  • <T> – The result type returned by the returned Future's get method
See Also:
Returns:a Future that can be used to track when the parse has been fully processed.
Since:3.1
/** * Creates a Callable instance that parse the content of the specified reader using this Digester. * * @param <T> The result type returned by the returned Future's {@code get} method * @param url URL containing the XML data to be parsed * @return a Future that can be used to track when the parse has been fully processed. * @see Digester#parse(URL) * @since 3.1 */
public <T> Future<T> asyncParse( final URL url ) { return asyncParse( new Callable<T>() { public T call() throws Exception { return Digester.this.<T> parse( url ); } } ); }
Execute the parse in async mode.
Params:
  • callable –
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type
Returns:a Future that can be used to track when the parse has been fully processed.
Since:3.1
/** * Execute the parse in async mode. * * @param <T> the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type * @param callable * @return a Future that can be used to track when the parse has been fully processed. * @since 3.1 */
private <T> Future<T> asyncParse( Callable<T> callable ) { if ( executorService == null ) { throw new IllegalStateException( "ExecutorService not set" ); } return executorService.submit( callable ); }

Register the specified DTD URL for the specified public identifier. This must be called before the first call to parse().

Digester contains an internal EntityResolver implementation. This maps PUBLICID's to URLs (from which the resource will be loaded). A common use case for this method is to register local URLs (possibly computed at runtime by a classloader) for DTDs. This allows the performance advantage of using a local version without having to ensure every SYSTEM URI on every processed xml document is local. This implementation provides only basic functionality. If more sophisticated features are required, using setEntityResolver to set a custom resolver is recommended.

Note: This method will have no effect when a custom EntityResolver has been set. (Setting a custom EntityResolver overrides the internal implementation.)

Params:
  • publicId – Public identifier of the DTD to be resolved
  • entityURL – The URL to use for reading this DTD
Since:1.8
/** * <p> * Register the specified DTD URL for the specified public identifier. This must be called before the first call to * <code>parse()</code>. * </p> * <p> * <code>Digester</code> contains an internal <code>EntityResolver</code> implementation. This maps * <code>PUBLICID</code>'s to URLs (from which the resource will be loaded). A common use case for this method is to * register local URLs (possibly computed at runtime by a classloader) for DTDs. This allows the performance * advantage of using a local version without having to ensure every <code>SYSTEM</code> URI on every processed xml * document is local. This implementation provides only basic functionality. If more sophisticated features are * required, using {@link #setEntityResolver} to set a custom resolver is recommended. * </p> * <p> * <strong>Note:</strong> This method will have no effect when a custom <code>EntityResolver</code> has been set. * (Setting a custom <code>EntityResolver</code> overrides the internal implementation.) * </p> * * @param publicId Public identifier of the DTD to be resolved * @param entityURL The URL to use for reading this DTD * @since 1.8 */
public void register( String publicId, URL entityURL ) { if ( log.isDebugEnabled() ) { log.debug( "register('" + publicId + "', '" + entityURL + "'" ); } entityValidator.put( publicId, entityURL ); }

Convenience method that registers the string version of an entity URL instead of a URL version.

Params:
  • publicId – Public identifier of the entity to be resolved
  • entityURL – The URL to use for reading this entity
/** * <p> * Convenience method that registers the string version of an entity URL instead of a URL version. * </p> * * @param publicId Public identifier of the entity to be resolved * @param entityURL The URL to use for reading this entity */
public void register( String publicId, String entityURL ) { if ( log.isDebugEnabled() ) { log.debug( "register('" + publicId + "', '" + entityURL + "'" ); } try { entityValidator.put( publicId, new URL( entityURL ) ); } catch ( MalformedURLException e ) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Malformed URL '" + entityURL + "' : " + e.getMessage() ); } }
Convenience method that registers DTD URLs for the specified public identifiers.
Params:
  • entityValidator – The URLs of entityValidator that have been registered, keyed by the public identifier that corresponds.
Since:3.0
/** * Convenience method that registers DTD URLs for the specified public identifiers. * * @param entityValidator The URLs of entityValidator that have been registered, keyed by the public * identifier that corresponds. * @since 3.0 */
public void registerAll( Map<String, URL> entityValidator ) { this.entityValidator.putAll( entityValidator ); }

List of InputSource instances created by a createInputSourceFromURL() method call. These represent open input streams that need to be closed to avoid resource leaks, as well as potentially locked JAR files on Windows.

/** * <p> * <code>List</code> of <code>InputSource</code> instances created by a <code>createInputSourceFromURL()</code> * method call. These represent open input streams that need to be closed to avoid resource leaks, as well as * potentially locked JAR files on Windows. * </p> */
protected List<InputSource> inputSources = new ArrayList<InputSource>( 5 );
Given a URL, return an InputSource that reads from that URL.

Ideally this function would not be needed and code could just use new InputSource(entityURL). Unfortunately it appears that when the entityURL points to a file within a jar archive a caching mechanism inside the InputSource implementation causes a file-handle to the jar file to remain open. On Windows systems this then causes the jar archive file to be locked on disk ("in use") which makes it impossible to delete the jar file - and that really stuffs up "undeploy" in webapps in particular.

In JDK1.4 and later, Apache XercesJ is used as the xml parser. The InputSource object provided is converted into an XMLInputSource, and eventually passed to an instance of XMLDocumentScannerImpl to specify the source data to be converted into tokens for the rest of the XMLReader code to handle. XMLDocumentScannerImpl calls fEntityManager.startDocumentEntity(source), where fEntityManager is declared in ancestor class XMLScanner to be an XMLEntityManager. In that class, if the input source stream is null, then:

URL location = new URL( expandedSystemId );
URLConnection connect = location.openConnection();
if ( connect instanceof HttpURLConnection )
{
    setHttpProperties( connect, xmlInputSource );
}
stream = connect.getInputStream();
This method pretty much duplicates the standard behaviour, except that it calls URLConnection.setUseCaches(false) before opening the connection.
Params:
  • url – The URL has to be read
Throws:
  • IOException – if any error occurs while reading the input URL
Returns:The InputSource that reads from the input URL
Since:1.8
/** * Given a URL, return an InputSource that reads from that URL. * <p> * Ideally this function would not be needed and code could just use <code>new InputSource(entityURL)</code>. * Unfortunately it appears that when the entityURL points to a file within a jar archive a caching mechanism inside * the InputSource implementation causes a file-handle to the jar file to remain open. On Windows systems this then * causes the jar archive file to be locked on disk ("in use") which makes it impossible to delete the jar file - * and that really stuffs up "undeploy" in webapps in particular. * <p> * In JDK1.4 and later, Apache XercesJ is used as the xml parser. The InputSource object provided is converted into * an XMLInputSource, and eventually passed to an instance of XMLDocumentScannerImpl to specify the source data to * be converted into tokens for the rest of the XMLReader code to handle. XMLDocumentScannerImpl calls * fEntityManager.startDocumentEntity(source), where fEntityManager is declared in ancestor class XMLScanner to be * an XMLEntityManager. In that class, if the input source stream is null, then: * * <pre> * URL location = new URL( expandedSystemId ); * URLConnection connect = location.openConnection(); * if ( connect instanceof HttpURLConnection ) * { * setHttpProperties( connect, xmlInputSource ); * } * stream = connect.getInputStream(); * </pre> * * This method pretty much duplicates the standard behaviour, except that it calls URLConnection.setUseCaches(false) * before opening the connection. * * @param url The URL has to be read * @return The InputSource that reads from the input URL * @throws IOException if any error occurs while reading the input URL * @since 1.8 */
public InputSource createInputSourceFromURL( URL url ) throws IOException { URLConnection connection = url.openConnection(); connection.setUseCaches( false ); InputStream stream = connection.getInputStream(); InputSource source = new InputSource( stream ); source.setSystemId( url.toExternalForm() ); inputSources.add( source ); return source; }

Convenience method that creates an InputSource from the string version of a URL.

Params:
  • url – URL for which to create an InputSource
Throws:
  • IOException – if any error occurs while reading the input URL
Returns:The InputSource that reads from the input URL
Since:1.8
/** * <p> * Convenience method that creates an <code>InputSource</code> from the string version of a URL. * </p> * * @param url URL for which to create an <code>InputSource</code> * @return The InputSource that reads from the input URL * @throws IOException if any error occurs while reading the input URL * @since 1.8 */
public InputSource createInputSourceFromURL( String url ) throws IOException { return createInputSourceFromURL( new URL( url ) ); } // --------------------------------------------------------- Rule Methods

Register a new Rule matching the specified pattern. This method sets the Digester property on the rule.

Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • rule – Rule to be registered
/** * <p> * Register a new Rule matching the specified pattern. This method sets the <code>Digester</code> property on the * rule. * </p> * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param rule Rule to be registered */
public void addRule( String pattern, Rule rule ) { rule.setDigester( this ); getRules().add( pattern, rule ); }
Register a set of Rule instances defined in a RuleSet.
Params:
  • ruleSet – The RuleSet instance to configure from
/** * Register a set of Rule instances defined in a RuleSet. * * @param ruleSet The RuleSet instance to configure from */
public void addRuleSet( RuleSet ruleSet ) { String oldNamespaceURI = getRuleNamespaceURI(); String newNamespaceURI = ruleSet.getNamespaceURI(); if ( log.isDebugEnabled() ) { if ( newNamespaceURI == null ) { log.debug( "addRuleSet() with no namespace URI" ); } else { log.debug( "addRuleSet() with namespace URI " + newNamespaceURI ); } } setRuleNamespaceURI( newNamespaceURI ); ruleSet.addRuleInstances( this ); setRuleNamespaceURI( oldNamespaceURI ); }
Add a "bean property setter" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
See Also:
/** * Add a "bean property setter" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @see BeanPropertySetterRule */
public void addBeanPropertySetter( String pattern ) { addRule( pattern, new BeanPropertySetterRule() ); }
Add a "bean property setter" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • propertyName – Name of property to set
See Also:
/** * Add a "bean property setter" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param propertyName Name of property to set * @see BeanPropertySetterRule */
public void addBeanPropertySetter( String pattern, String propertyName ) { addRule( pattern, new BeanPropertySetterRule( propertyName ) ); }
Add an "call method" rule for a method which accepts no arguments.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • methodName – Method name to be called
See Also:
/** * Add an "call method" rule for a method which accepts no arguments. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param methodName Method name to be called * @see CallMethodRule */
public void addCallMethod( String pattern, String methodName ) { addRule( pattern, new CallMethodRule( methodName ) ); }
Add an "call method" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • methodName – Method name to be called
  • paramCount – Number of expected parameters (or zero for a single parameter from the body of this element)
See Also:
/** * Add an "call method" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param methodName Method name to be called * @param paramCount Number of expected parameters (or zero for a single parameter from the body of this element) * @see CallMethodRule */
public void addCallMethod( String pattern, String methodName, int paramCount ) { addRule( pattern, new CallMethodRule( methodName, paramCount ) ); }
Add an "call method" rule for the specified parameters. If paramCount is set to zero the rule will use the body of the matched element as the single argument of the method, unless paramTypes is null or empty, in this case the rule will call the specified method with no arguments.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • methodName – Method name to be called
  • paramCount – Number of expected parameters (or zero for a single parameter from the body of this element)
  • paramTypes – Set of Java class names for the types of the expected parameters (if you wish to use a primitive type, specify the corresonding Java wrapper class instead, such as java.lang.Boolean for a boolean parameter)
See Also:
/** * Add an "call method" rule for the specified parameters. If <code>paramCount</code> is set to zero the rule will * use the body of the matched element as the single argument of the method, unless <code>paramTypes</code> is null * or empty, in this case the rule will call the specified method with no arguments. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param methodName Method name to be called * @param paramCount Number of expected parameters (or zero for a single parameter from the body of this element) * @param paramTypes Set of Java class names for the types of the expected parameters (if you wish to use a * primitive type, specify the corresonding Java wrapper class instead, such as * <code>java.lang.Boolean</code> for a <code>boolean</code> parameter) * @see CallMethodRule */
public void addCallMethod( String pattern, String methodName, int paramCount, String paramTypes[] ) { addRule( pattern, new CallMethodRule( methodName, paramCount, paramTypes ) ); }
Add an "call method" rule for the specified parameters. If paramCount is set to zero the rule will use the body of the matched element as the single argument of the method, unless paramTypes is null or empty, in this case the rule will call the specified method with no arguments.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • methodName – Method name to be called
  • paramCount – Number of expected parameters (or zero for a single parameter from the body of this element)
  • paramTypes – The Java class names of the arguments (if you wish to use a primitive type, specify the corresonding Java wrapper class instead, such as java.lang.Boolean for a boolean parameter)
See Also:
/** * Add an "call method" rule for the specified parameters. If <code>paramCount</code> is set to zero the rule will * use the body of the matched element as the single argument of the method, unless <code>paramTypes</code> is null * or empty, in this case the rule will call the specified method with no arguments. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param methodName Method name to be called * @param paramCount Number of expected parameters (or zero for a single parameter from the body of this element) * @param paramTypes The Java class names of the arguments (if you wish to use a primitive type, specify the * corresonding Java wrapper class instead, such as <code>java.lang.Boolean</code> for a * <code>boolean</code> parameter) * @see CallMethodRule */
public void addCallMethod( String pattern, String methodName, int paramCount, Class<?> paramTypes[] ) { addRule( pattern, new CallMethodRule( methodName, paramCount, paramTypes ) ); }
Add a "call parameter" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • paramIndex – Zero-relative parameter index to set (from the body of this element)
See Also:
/** * Add a "call parameter" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param paramIndex Zero-relative parameter index to set (from the body of this element) * @see CallParamRule */
public void addCallParam( String pattern, int paramIndex ) { addRule( pattern, new CallParamRule( paramIndex ) ); }
Add a "call parameter" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • paramIndex – Zero-relative parameter index to set (from the specified attribute)
  • attributeName – Attribute whose value is used as the parameter value
See Also:
/** * Add a "call parameter" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param paramIndex Zero-relative parameter index to set (from the specified attribute) * @param attributeName Attribute whose value is used as the parameter value * @see CallParamRule */
public void addCallParam( String pattern, int paramIndex, String attributeName ) { addRule( pattern, new CallParamRule( paramIndex, attributeName ) ); }
Add a "call parameter" rule. This will either take a parameter from the stack or from the current element body text.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • paramIndex – The zero-relative parameter number
  • fromStack – Should the call parameter be taken from the top of the stack?
See Also:
/** * Add a "call parameter" rule. This will either take a parameter from the stack or from the current element body * text. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param paramIndex The zero-relative parameter number * @param fromStack Should the call parameter be taken from the top of the stack? * @see CallParamRule */
public void addCallParam( String pattern, int paramIndex, boolean fromStack ) { addRule( pattern, new CallParamRule( paramIndex, fromStack ) ); }
Add a "call parameter" rule that sets a parameter from the stack. This takes a parameter from the given position on the stack.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • paramIndex – The zero-relative parameter number
  • stackIndex – set the call parameter to the stackIndex'th object down the stack, where 0 is the top of the stack, 1 the next element down and so on
See Also:
/** * Add a "call parameter" rule that sets a parameter from the stack. This takes a parameter from the given position * on the stack. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param paramIndex The zero-relative parameter number * @param stackIndex set the call parameter to the stackIndex'th object down the stack, where 0 is the top of the * stack, 1 the next element down and so on * @see CallMethodRule */
public void addCallParam( String pattern, int paramIndex, int stackIndex ) { addRule( pattern, new CallParamRule( paramIndex, stackIndex ) ); }
Add a "call parameter" rule that sets a parameter from the current Digester matching path. This is sometimes useful when using rules that support wildcards.
Params:
  • pattern – the pattern that this rule should match
  • paramIndex – The zero-relative parameter number
See Also:
/** * Add a "call parameter" rule that sets a parameter from the current <code>Digester</code> matching path. This is * sometimes useful when using rules that support wildcards. * * @param pattern the pattern that this rule should match * @param paramIndex The zero-relative parameter number * @see CallMethodRule */
public void addCallParamPath( String pattern, int paramIndex ) { addRule( pattern, new PathCallParamRule( paramIndex ) ); }
Add a "call parameter" rule that sets a parameter from a caller-provided object. This can be used to pass constants such as strings to methods; it can also be used to pass mutable objects, providing ways for objects to do things like "register" themselves with some shared object.

Note that when attempting to locate a matching method to invoke, the true type of the paramObj is used, so that despite the paramObj being passed in here as type Object, the target method can declare its parameters as being the true type of the object (or some ancestor type, according to the usual type-conversion rules).

Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • paramIndex – The zero-relative parameter number
  • paramObj – Any arbitrary object to be passed to the target method.
See Also:
Since:1.6
/** * Add a "call parameter" rule that sets a parameter from a caller-provided object. This can be used to pass * constants such as strings to methods; it can also be used to pass mutable objects, providing ways for objects to * do things like "register" themselves with some shared object. * <p> * Note that when attempting to locate a matching method to invoke, the true type of the paramObj is used, so that * despite the paramObj being passed in here as type Object, the target method can declare its parameters as being * the true type of the object (or some ancestor type, according to the usual type-conversion rules). * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param paramIndex The zero-relative parameter number * @param paramObj Any arbitrary object to be passed to the target method. * @see CallMethodRule * @since 1.6 */
public void addObjectParam( String pattern, int paramIndex, Object paramObj ) { addRule( pattern, new ObjectParamRule( paramIndex, paramObj ) ); }
Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters. Exceptions thrown during the object creation process will be propagated.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • className – Java class name of the object creation factory class
See Also:
/** * Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters. Exceptions thrown during the object creation process * will be propagated. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param className Java class name of the object creation factory class * @see FactoryCreateRule */
public void addFactoryCreate( String pattern, String className ) { addFactoryCreate( pattern, className, false ); }
Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters. Exceptions thrown during the object creation process will be propagated.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • clazz – Java class of the object creation factory class
See Also:
/** * Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters. Exceptions thrown during the object creation process * will be propagated. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param clazz Java class of the object creation factory class * @see FactoryCreateRule */
public void addFactoryCreate( String pattern, Class<? extends ObjectCreationFactory<?>> clazz ) { addFactoryCreate( pattern, clazz, false ); }
Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters. Exceptions thrown during the object creation process will be propagated.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • className – Java class name of the object creation factory class
  • attributeName – Attribute name which, if present, overrides the value specified by className
See Also:
/** * Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters. Exceptions thrown during the object creation process * will be propagated. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param className Java class name of the object creation factory class * @param attributeName Attribute name which, if present, overrides the value specified by <code>className</code> * @see FactoryCreateRule */
public void addFactoryCreate( String pattern, String className, String attributeName ) { addFactoryCreate( pattern, className, attributeName, false ); }
Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters. Exceptions thrown during the object creation process will be propagated.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • clazz – Java class of the object creation factory class
  • attributeName – Attribute name which, if present, overrides the value specified by className
See Also:
/** * Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters. Exceptions thrown during the object creation process * will be propagated. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param clazz Java class of the object creation factory class * @param attributeName Attribute name which, if present, overrides the value specified by <code>className</code> * @see FactoryCreateRule */
public void addFactoryCreate( String pattern, Class<? extends ObjectCreationFactory<?>> clazz, String attributeName ) { addFactoryCreate( pattern, clazz, attributeName, false ); }
Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters. Exceptions thrown during the object creation process will be propagated.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • creationFactory – Previously instantiated ObjectCreationFactory to be utilized
See Also:
/** * Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters. Exceptions thrown during the object creation process * will be propagated. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param creationFactory Previously instantiated ObjectCreationFactory to be utilized * @see FactoryCreateRule */
public void addFactoryCreate( String pattern, ObjectCreationFactory<?> creationFactory ) { addFactoryCreate( pattern, creationFactory, false ); }
Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • className – Java class name of the object creation factory class
  • ignoreCreateExceptions – when true any exceptions thrown during object creation will be ignored.
See Also:
/** * Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param className Java class name of the object creation factory class * @param ignoreCreateExceptions when <code>true</code> any exceptions thrown during object creation will be * ignored. * @see FactoryCreateRule */
public void addFactoryCreate( String pattern, String className, boolean ignoreCreateExceptions ) { addRule( pattern, new FactoryCreateRule( className, ignoreCreateExceptions ) ); }
Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • clazz – Java class of the object creation factory class
  • ignoreCreateExceptions – when true any exceptions thrown during object creation will be ignored.
See Also:
/** * Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param clazz Java class of the object creation factory class * @param ignoreCreateExceptions when <code>true</code> any exceptions thrown during object creation will be * ignored. * @see FactoryCreateRule */
public void addFactoryCreate( String pattern, Class<? extends ObjectCreationFactory<?>> clazz, boolean ignoreCreateExceptions ) { addRule( pattern, new FactoryCreateRule( clazz, ignoreCreateExceptions ) ); }
Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • className – Java class name of the object creation factory class
  • attributeName – Attribute name which, if present, overrides the value specified by className
  • ignoreCreateExceptions – when true any exceptions thrown during object creation will be ignored.
See Also:
/** * Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param className Java class name of the object creation factory class * @param attributeName Attribute name which, if present, overrides the value specified by <code>className</code> * @param ignoreCreateExceptions when <code>true</code> any exceptions thrown during object creation will be * ignored. * @see FactoryCreateRule */
public void addFactoryCreate( String pattern, String className, String attributeName, boolean ignoreCreateExceptions ) { addRule( pattern, new FactoryCreateRule( className, attributeName, ignoreCreateExceptions ) ); }
Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • clazz – Java class of the object creation factory class
  • attributeName – Attribute name which, if present, overrides the value specified by className
  • ignoreCreateExceptions – when true any exceptions thrown during object creation will be ignored.
See Also:
/** * Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param clazz Java class of the object creation factory class * @param attributeName Attribute name which, if present, overrides the value specified by <code>className</code> * @param ignoreCreateExceptions when <code>true</code> any exceptions thrown during object creation will be * ignored. * @see FactoryCreateRule */
public void addFactoryCreate( String pattern, Class<? extends ObjectCreationFactory<?>> clazz, String attributeName, boolean ignoreCreateExceptions ) { addRule( pattern, new FactoryCreateRule( clazz, attributeName, ignoreCreateExceptions ) ); }
Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • creationFactory – Previously instantiated ObjectCreationFactory to be utilized
  • ignoreCreateExceptions – when true any exceptions thrown during object creation will be ignored.
See Also:
/** * Add a "factory create" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param creationFactory Previously instantiated ObjectCreationFactory to be utilized * @param ignoreCreateExceptions when <code>true</code> any exceptions thrown during object creation will be * ignored. * @see FactoryCreateRule */
public void addFactoryCreate( String pattern, ObjectCreationFactory<?> creationFactory, boolean ignoreCreateExceptions ) { creationFactory.setDigester( this ); addRule( pattern, new FactoryCreateRule( creationFactory, ignoreCreateExceptions ) ); }
Add an "object create" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • className – Java class name to be created
See Also:
/** * Add an "object create" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param className Java class name to be created * @see ObjectCreateRule */
public void addObjectCreate( String pattern, String className ) { addRule( pattern, new ObjectCreateRule( className ) ); }
Add an "object create" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • clazz – Java class to be created
See Also:
/** * Add an "object create" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param clazz Java class to be created * @see ObjectCreateRule */
public void addObjectCreate( String pattern, Class<?> clazz ) { addRule( pattern, new ObjectCreateRule( clazz ) ); }
Add an "object create" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • className – Default Java class name to be created
  • attributeName – Attribute name that optionally overrides the default Java class name to be created
See Also:
/** * Add an "object create" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param className Default Java class name to be created * @param attributeName Attribute name that optionally overrides the default Java class name to be created * @see ObjectCreateRule */
public void addObjectCreate( String pattern, String className, String attributeName ) { addRule( pattern, new ObjectCreateRule( className, attributeName ) ); }
Add an "object create" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • attributeName – Attribute name that optionally overrides
  • clazz – Default Java class to be created the default Java class name to be created
See Also:
/** * Add an "object create" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param attributeName Attribute name that optionally overrides * @param clazz Default Java class to be created the default Java class name to be created * @see ObjectCreateRule */
public void addObjectCreate( String pattern, String attributeName, Class<?> clazz ) { addRule( pattern, new ObjectCreateRule( attributeName, clazz ) ); }
Params:
  • pattern – register the rule with this pattern
Since:1.6
/** * Adds an {@link SetNestedPropertiesRule}. * * @param pattern register the rule with this pattern * @since 1.6 */
public void addSetNestedProperties( String pattern ) { addRule( pattern, new SetNestedPropertiesRule() ); }
Params:
  • pattern – register the rule with this pattern
  • elementName – elment name that a property maps to
  • propertyName – property name of the element mapped from
Since:1.6
/** * Adds an {@link SetNestedPropertiesRule}. * * @param pattern register the rule with this pattern * @param elementName elment name that a property maps to * @param propertyName property name of the element mapped from * @since 1.6 */
public void addSetNestedProperties( String pattern, String elementName, String propertyName ) { addRule( pattern, new SetNestedPropertiesRule( elementName, propertyName ) ); }
Params:
  • pattern – register the rule with this pattern
  • elementNames – elment names that (in order) map to properties
  • propertyNames – property names that (in order) elements are mapped to
Since:1.6
/** * Adds an {@link SetNestedPropertiesRule}. * * @param pattern register the rule with this pattern * @param elementNames elment names that (in order) map to properties * @param propertyNames property names that (in order) elements are mapped to * @since 1.6 */
public void addSetNestedProperties( String pattern, String[] elementNames, String[] propertyNames ) { addRule( pattern, new SetNestedPropertiesRule( elementNames, propertyNames ) ); }
Add a "set next" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • methodName – Method name to call on the parent element
See Also:
/** * Add a "set next" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param methodName Method name to call on the parent element * @see SetNextRule */
public void addSetNext( String pattern, String methodName ) { addRule( pattern, new SetNextRule( methodName ) ); }
Add a "set next" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • methodName – Method name to call on the parent element
  • paramType – Java class name of the expected parameter type (if you wish to use a primitive type, specify the corresonding Java wrapper class instead, such as java.lang.Boolean for a boolean parameter)
See Also:
/** * Add a "set next" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param methodName Method name to call on the parent element * @param paramType Java class name of the expected parameter type (if you wish to use a primitive type, specify the * corresonding Java wrapper class instead, such as <code>java.lang.Boolean</code> for a * <code>boolean</code> parameter) * @see SetNextRule */
public void addSetNext( String pattern, String methodName, String paramType ) { addRule( pattern, new SetNextRule( methodName, paramType ) ); }
Add SetRootRule with the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • methodName – Method name to call on the root object
See Also:
/** * Add {@link SetRootRule} with the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param methodName Method name to call on the root object * @see SetRootRule */
public void addSetRoot( String pattern, String methodName ) { addRule( pattern, new SetRootRule( methodName ) ); }
Add SetRootRule with the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • methodName – Method name to call on the root object
  • paramType – Java class name of the expected parameter type
See Also:
/** * Add {@link SetRootRule} with the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param methodName Method name to call on the root object * @param paramType Java class name of the expected parameter type * @see SetRootRule */
public void addSetRoot( String pattern, String methodName, String paramType ) { addRule( pattern, new SetRootRule( methodName, paramType ) ); }
Add a "set properties" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
See Also:
/** * Add a "set properties" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @see SetPropertiesRule */
public void addSetProperties( String pattern ) { addRule( pattern, new SetPropertiesRule() ); }
Add a "set properties" rule with a single overridden parameter. See SetPropertiesRule(String attributeName, String propertyName)
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • attributeName – map this attribute
  • propertyName – to this property
See Also:
/** * Add a "set properties" rule with a single overridden parameter. See * {@link SetPropertiesRule#SetPropertiesRule(String attributeName, String propertyName)} * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param attributeName map this attribute * @param propertyName to this property * @see SetPropertiesRule */
public void addSetProperties( String pattern, String attributeName, String propertyName ) { addRule( pattern, new SetPropertiesRule( attributeName, propertyName ) ); }
Add a "set properties" rule with overridden parameters. See SetPropertiesRule(String[] attributeNames, String[] propertyNames)
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • attributeNames – names of attributes with custom mappings
  • propertyNames – property names these attributes map to
See Also:
/** * Add a "set properties" rule with overridden parameters. See * {@link SetPropertiesRule#SetPropertiesRule(String [] attributeNames, String [] propertyNames)} * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param attributeNames names of attributes with custom mappings * @param propertyNames property names these attributes map to * @see SetPropertiesRule */
public void addSetProperties( String pattern, String[] attributeNames, String[] propertyNames ) { addRule( pattern, new SetPropertiesRule( attributeNames, propertyNames ) ); }
Add a "set property" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • name – Attribute name containing the property name to be set
  • value – Attribute name containing the property value to set
See Also:
/** * Add a "set property" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param name Attribute name containing the property name to be set * @param value Attribute name containing the property value to set * @see SetPropertyRule */
public void addSetProperty( String pattern, String name, String value ) { addRule( pattern, new SetPropertyRule( name, value ) ); }
Add a "set top" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • methodName – Method name to call on the parent element
See Also:
/** * Add a "set top" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param methodName Method name to call on the parent element * @see SetTopRule */
public void addSetTop( String pattern, String methodName ) { addRule( pattern, new SetTopRule( methodName ) ); }
Add a "set top" rule for the specified parameters.
Params:
  • pattern – Element matching pattern
  • methodName – Method name to call on the parent element
  • paramType – Java class name of the expected parameter type (if you wish to use a primitive type, specify the corresonding Java wrapper class instead, such as java.lang.Boolean for a boolean parameter)
See Also:
/** * Add a "set top" rule for the specified parameters. * * @param pattern Element matching pattern * @param methodName Method name to call on the parent element * @param paramType Java class name of the expected parameter type (if you wish to use a primitive type, specify the * corresonding Java wrapper class instead, such as <code>java.lang.Boolean</code> for a * <code>boolean</code> parameter) * @see SetTopRule */
public void addSetTop( String pattern, String methodName, String paramType ) { addRule( pattern, new SetTopRule( methodName, paramType ) ); } // --------------------------------------------------- Object Stack Methods
Clear the current contents of the default object stack, the param stack, all named stacks, and other internal variables.

Calling this method might allow another document of the same type to be correctly parsed. However this method was not intended for this purpose (just to tidy up memory usage). In general, a separate Digester object should be created for each document to be parsed.

Note that this method is called automatically after a document has been successfully parsed by a Digester instance. However it is not invoked automatically when a parse fails, so when reusing a Digester instance (which is not recommended) this method must be called manually after a parse failure.

/** * Clear the current contents of the default object stack, the param stack, all named stacks, and other internal * variables. * <p> * Calling this method <i>might</i> allow another document of the same type to be correctly parsed. However this * method was not intended for this purpose (just to tidy up memory usage). In general, a separate Digester object * should be created for each document to be parsed. * <p> * Note that this method is called automatically after a document has been successfully parsed by a Digester * instance. However it is not invoked automatically when a parse fails, so when reusing a Digester instance (which * is not recommended) this method <i>must</i> be called manually after a parse failure. */
public void clear() { match = ""; bodyTexts.clear(); params.clear(); publicId = null; stack.clear(); stacksByName.clear(); customContentHandler = null; }
Return the top object on the stack without removing it. If there are no objects on the stack, return null.
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type
Returns:the top object on the stack without removing it.
/** * Return the top object on the stack without removing it. * * If there are no objects on the stack, return <code>null</code>. * * @param <T> the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type * @return the top object on the stack without removing it. */
public <T> T peek() { try { return this.<T> npeSafeCast( stack.peek() ); } catch ( EmptyStackException e ) { log.warn( "Empty stack (returning null)" ); return ( null ); } }
Return the n'th object down the stack, where 0 is the top element and [getCount()-1] is the bottom element. If the specified index is out of range, return null.
Params:
  • n – Index of the desired element, where 0 is the top of the stack, 1 is the next element down, and so on.
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type
Returns:the n'th object down the stack
/** * Return the n'th object down the stack, where 0 is the top element and [getCount()-1] is the bottom element. If * the specified index is out of range, return <code>null</code>. * * @param <T> the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type * @param n Index of the desired element, where 0 is the top of the stack, 1 is the next element down, and so on. * @return the n'th object down the stack */
public <T> T peek( int n ) { int index = ( stack.size() - 1 ) - n; if ( index < 0 ) { log.warn( "Empty stack (returning null)" ); return ( null ); } try { return this.<T> npeSafeCast( stack.get( index ) ); } catch ( EmptyStackException e ) { log.warn( "Empty stack (returning null)" ); return ( null ); } }
Pop the top object off of the stack, and return it. If there are no objects on the stack, return null.
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type
Returns:the top object popped off of the stack
/** * Pop the top object off of the stack, and return it. If there are no objects on the stack, return * <code>null</code>. * * @param <T> the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type * @return the top object popped off of the stack */
public <T> T pop() { try { T popped = this.<T> npeSafeCast( stack.pop() ); if ( stackAction != null ) { popped = stackAction.onPop( this, null, popped ); } return popped; } catch ( EmptyStackException e ) { log.warn( "Empty stack (returning null)" ); return ( null ); } }
Push a new object onto the top of the object stack.
Params:
  • object – The new object
Type parameters:
  • <T> – any type of the pushed object
/** * Push a new object onto the top of the object stack. * * @param <T> any type of the pushed object * @param object The new object */
public <T> void push( T object ) { if ( stackAction != null ) { object = stackAction.onPush( this, null, object ); } if ( stack.size() == 0 ) { root = object; } stack.push( object ); }
Pushes the given object onto the stack with the given name. If no stack already exists with the given name then one will be created.
Params:
  • stackName – the name of the stack onto which the object should be pushed
  • value – the Object to be pushed onto the named stack.
Type parameters:
  • <T> – any type of the pushed object
Since:1.6
/** * Pushes the given object onto the stack with the given name. If no stack already exists with the given name then * one will be created. * * @param <T> any type of the pushed object * @param stackName the name of the stack onto which the object should be pushed * @param value the Object to be pushed onto the named stack. * @since 1.6 */
public <T> void push( String stackName, T value ) { if ( stackAction != null ) { value = stackAction.onPush( this, stackName, value ); } Stack<Object> namedStack = stacksByName.get( stackName ); if ( namedStack == null ) { namedStack = new Stack<Object>(); stacksByName.put( stackName, namedStack ); } namedStack.push( value ); }

Pops (gets and removes) the top object from the stack with the given name.

Note: a stack is considered empty if no objects have been pushed onto it yet.

Params:
  • stackName – the name of the stack from which the top value is to be popped.
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type
Returns:the top Object on the stack or or null if the stack is either empty or has not been created yet
Since:1.6
/** * <p> * Pops (gets and removes) the top object from the stack with the given name. * </p> * <p> * <strong>Note:</strong> a stack is considered empty if no objects have been pushed onto it yet. * </p> * * @param <T> the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type * @param stackName the name of the stack from which the top value is to be popped. * @return the top <code>Object</code> on the stack or or null if the stack is either empty or has not been created * yet * @since 1.6 */
public <T> T pop( String stackName ) { T result = null; Stack<Object> namedStack = stacksByName.get( stackName ); if ( namedStack == null ) { if ( log.isDebugEnabled() ) { log.debug( "Stack '" + stackName + "' is empty" ); } throw new EmptyStackException(); } result = this.<T> npeSafeCast( namedStack.pop() ); if ( stackAction != null ) { result = stackAction.onPop( this, stackName, result ); } return result; }

Gets the top object from the stack with the given name. This method does not remove the object from the stack.

Note: a stack is considered empty if no objects have been pushed onto it yet.

Params:
  • stackName – the name of the stack to be peeked
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type
Returns:the top Object on the stack or null if the stack is either empty or has not been created yet
Since:1.6
/** * <p> * Gets the top object from the stack with the given name. This method does not remove the object from the stack. * </p> * <p> * <strong>Note:</strong> a stack is considered empty if no objects have been pushed onto it yet. * </p> * * @param <T> the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type * @param stackName the name of the stack to be peeked * @return the top <code>Object</code> on the stack or null if the stack is either empty or has not been created yet * @since 1.6 */
public <T> T peek( String stackName ) { return this.<T> npeSafeCast( peek( stackName, 0 ) ); }

Gets the top object from the stack with the given name. This method does not remove the object from the stack.

Note: a stack is considered empty if no objects have been pushed onto it yet.

Params:
  • stackName – the name of the stack to be peeked
  • n – Index of the desired element, where 0 is the top of the stack, 1 is the next element down, and so on.
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type
Returns:the specified Object on the stack.
Since:1.6
/** * <p> * Gets the top object from the stack with the given name. This method does not remove the object from the stack. * </p> * <p> * <strong>Note:</strong> a stack is considered empty if no objects have been pushed onto it yet. * </p> * * @param <T> the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type * @param stackName the name of the stack to be peeked * @param n Index of the desired element, where 0 is the top of the stack, 1 is the next element down, and so on. * @return the specified <code>Object</code> on the stack. * @since 1.6 */
public <T> T peek( String stackName, int n ) { T result = null; Stack<Object> namedStack = stacksByName.get( stackName ); if ( namedStack == null ) { if ( log.isDebugEnabled() ) { log.debug( "Stack '" + stackName + "' is empty" ); } throw new EmptyStackException(); } int index = ( namedStack.size() - 1 ) - n; if ( index < 0 ) { throw new EmptyStackException(); } result = this.<T> npeSafeCast( namedStack.get( index ) ); return result; }

Is the stack with the given name empty?

Note: a stack is considered empty if no objects have been pushed onto it yet.

Params:
  • stackName – the name of the stack whose emptiness should be evaluated
Returns:true if the given stack if empty
Since:1.6
/** * <p> * Is the stack with the given name empty? * </p> * <p> * <strong>Note:</strong> a stack is considered empty if no objects have been pushed onto it yet. * </p> * * @param stackName the name of the stack whose emptiness should be evaluated * @return true if the given stack if empty * @since 1.6 */
public boolean isEmpty( String stackName ) { boolean result = true; Stack<Object> namedStack = stacksByName.get( stackName ); if ( namedStack != null ) { result = namedStack.isEmpty(); } return result; }
Returns the root element of the tree of objects created as a result of applying the rule objects to the input XML.

If the digester stack was "primed" by explicitly pushing a root object onto the stack before parsing started, then that root object is returned here.

Alternatively, if a Rule which creates an object (eg ObjectCreateRule) matched the root element of the xml, then the object created will be returned here.

In other cases, the object most recently pushed onto an empty digester stack is returned. This would be a most unusual use of digester, however; one of the previous configurations is much more likely.

Note that when using one of the Digester.parse methods, the return value from the parse method is exactly the same as the return value from this method. However when the Digester is being used as a SAXContentHandler, no such return value is available; in this case, this method allows you to access the root object that has been created after parsing has completed.

Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type
Returns:the root object that has been created after parsing or null if the digester has not parsed any XML yet.
/** * Returns the root element of the tree of objects created as a result of applying the rule objects to the input * XML. * <p> * If the digester stack was "primed" by explicitly pushing a root object onto the stack before parsing started, * then that root object is returned here. * <p> * Alternatively, if a Rule which creates an object (eg ObjectCreateRule) matched the root element of the xml, then * the object created will be returned here. * <p> * In other cases, the object most recently pushed onto an empty digester stack is returned. This would be a most * unusual use of digester, however; one of the previous configurations is much more likely. * <p> * Note that when using one of the Digester.parse methods, the return value from the parse method is exactly the * same as the return value from this method. However when the Digester is being used as a SAXContentHandler, no * such return value is available; in this case, this method allows you to access the root object that has been * created after parsing has completed. * * @param <T> the type used to auto-cast the returned object to the assigned variable type * @return the root object that has been created after parsing or null if the digester has not parsed any XML yet. */
public <T> T getRoot() { return this.<T> npeSafeCast( root ); }
This method allows the "root" variable to be reset to null.

It is not considered safe for a digester instance to be reused to parse multiple xml documents. However if you are determined to do so, then you should call both clear() and resetRoot() before each parse.

Since:1.7
/** * This method allows the "root" variable to be reset to null. * <p> * It is not considered safe for a digester instance to be reused to parse multiple xml documents. However if you * are determined to do so, then you should call both clear() and resetRoot() before each parse. * * @since 1.7 */
public void resetRoot() { root = null; } // ------------------------------------------------ Parameter Stack Methods // ------------------------------------------------------ Protected Methods

Clean up allocated resources after parsing is complete. The default method closes input streams that have been created by Digester itself. If you override this method in a subclass, be sure to call super.cleanup() to invoke this logic.

Since:1.8
/** * <p> * Clean up allocated resources after parsing is complete. The default method closes input streams that have been * created by Digester itself. If you override this method in a subclass, be sure to call * <code>super.cleanup()</code> to invoke this logic. * </p> * * @since 1.8 */
protected void cleanup() { // If we created any InputSource objects in this instance, // they each have an input stream that should be closed for ( InputSource source : inputSources ) { try { source.getByteStream().close(); } catch ( IOException e ) { // Fall through so we get them all if ( log.isWarnEnabled() ) { log.warn( format( "An error occurred while closing resource %s (%s)", source.getPublicId(), source.getSystemId() ), e ); } } } inputSources.clear(); }

Provide a hook for lazy configuration of this Digester instance. The default implementation does nothing, but subclasses can override as needed.

Note This method may be called more than once. Once only initialization code should be placed in initialize or the code should take responsibility by checking and setting the configured flag.

/** * <p> * Provide a hook for lazy configuration of this <code>Digester</code> instance. The default implementation does * nothing, but subclasses can override as needed. * </p> * <p> * <strong>Note</strong> This method may be called more than once. Once only initialization code should be placed in * {@link #initialize} or the code should take responsibility by checking and setting the {@link #configured} flag. * </p> */
protected void configure() { // Do not configure more than once if ( configured ) { return; } // Perform lazy configuration as needed initialize(); // call hook method for subclasses that want to be initialized once only // Nothing else required by default // Set the configuration flag to avoid repeating configured = true; }
Checks the Digester instance has been configured.
Returns:true, if the Digester instance has been configured, false otherwise
Since:3.0
/** * Checks the Digester instance has been configured. * * @return true, if the Digester instance has been configured, false otherwise * @since 3.0 */
public boolean isConfigured() { return configured; }

Provides a hook for lazy initialization of this Digester instance. The default implementation does nothing, but subclasses can override as needed. Digester (by default) only calls this method once.

Note This method will be called by configure only when the configured flag is false. Subclasses that override configure or who set configured may find that this method may be called more than once.

Since:1.6
/** * <p> * Provides a hook for lazy initialization of this <code>Digester</code> instance. The default implementation does * nothing, but subclasses can override as needed. Digester (by default) only calls this method once. * </p> * <p> * <strong>Note</strong> This method will be called by {@link #configure} only when the {@link #configured} flag is * false. Subclasses that override <code>configure</code> or who set <code>configured</code> may find that this * method may be called more than once. * </p> * * @since 1.6 */
protected void initialize() { // Perform lazy initialization as needed // Nothing required by default } // -------------------------------------------------------- Package Methods
Return the set of DTD URL registrations, keyed by public identifier. NOTE: the returned map is in read-only mode.
Returns:the read-only Map of DTD URL registrations.
/** * Return the set of DTD URL registrations, keyed by public identifier. NOTE: the returned map is in read-only mode. * * @return the read-only Map of DTD URL registrations. */
Map<String, URL> getRegistrations() { return Collections.unmodifiableMap( entityValidator ); }

Return the top object on the parameters stack without removing it. If there are no objects on the stack, return null.

The parameters stack is used to store CallMethodRule parameters. See params.

Returns:the top object on the parameters stack without removing it.
/** * <p> * Return the top object on the parameters stack without removing it. If there are no objects on the stack, return * <code>null</code>. * </p> * <p> * The parameters stack is used to store <code>CallMethodRule</code> parameters. See {@link #params}. * </p> * * @return the top object on the parameters stack without removing it. */
public Object[] peekParams() { try { return ( params.peek() ); } catch ( EmptyStackException e ) { log.warn( "Empty stack (returning null)" ); return ( null ); } }

Return the n'th object down the parameters stack, where 0 is the top element and [getCount()-1] is the bottom element. If the specified index is out of range, return null.

The parameters stack is used to store CallMethodRule parameters. See params.

Params:
  • n – Index of the desired element, where 0 is the top of the stack, 1 is the next element down, and so on.
Returns:the n'th object down the parameters stack
/** * <p> * Return the n'th object down the parameters stack, where 0 is the top element and [getCount()-1] is the bottom * element. If the specified index is out of range, return <code>null</code>. * </p> * <p> * The parameters stack is used to store <code>CallMethodRule</code> parameters. See {@link #params}. * </p> * * @param n Index of the desired element, where 0 is the top of the stack, 1 is the next element down, and so on. * @return the n'th object down the parameters stack */
public Object[] peekParams( int n ) { int index = ( params.size() - 1 ) - n; if ( index < 0 ) { log.warn( "Empty stack (returning null)" ); return ( null ); } try { return ( params.get( index ) ); } catch ( EmptyStackException e ) { log.warn( "Empty stack (returning null)" ); return ( null ); } }

Pop the top object off of the parameters stack, and return it. If there are no objects on the stack, return null.

The parameters stack is used to store CallMethodRule parameters. See params.

Returns:the top object popped off of the parameters stack
/** * <p> * Pop the top object off of the parameters stack, and return it. If there are no objects on the stack, return * <code>null</code>. * </p> * <p> * The parameters stack is used to store <code>CallMethodRule</code> parameters. See {@link #params}. * </p> * * @return the top object popped off of the parameters stack */
public Object[] popParams() { try { if ( log.isTraceEnabled() ) { log.trace( "Popping params" ); } return ( params.pop() ); } catch ( EmptyStackException e ) { log.warn( "Empty stack (returning null)" ); return ( null ); } }

Push a new object onto the top of the parameters stack.

The parameters stack is used to store CallMethodRule parameters. See params.

Params:
  • object – The new object
/** * <p> * Push a new object onto the top of the parameters stack. * </p> * <p> * The parameters stack is used to store <code>CallMethodRule</code> parameters. See {@link #params}. * </p> * * @param object The new object */
public void pushParams( Object... object ) { if ( log.isTraceEnabled() ) { log.trace( "Pushing params" ); } params.push( object ); }
Create a SAX exception which also understands about the location in the digester file where the exception occurs
Params:
  • message – the custom SAX exception message
  • e – the exception cause
Returns:the new SAX exception
/** * Create a SAX exception which also understands about the location in the digester file where the exception occurs * * @param message the custom SAX exception message * @param e the exception cause * @return the new SAX exception */
public SAXException createSAXException( String message, Exception e ) { if ( ( e != null ) && ( e instanceof InvocationTargetException ) ) { Throwable t = ( (InvocationTargetException) e ).getTargetException(); if ( ( t != null ) && ( t instanceof Exception ) ) { e = (Exception) t; } } if ( locator != null ) { String error = "Error at line " + locator.getLineNumber() + " char " + locator.getColumnNumber() + ": " + message; if ( e != null ) { return new SAXParseException( error, locator, e ); } return new SAXParseException( error, locator ); } log.error( "No Locator!" ); if ( e != null ) { return new SAXException( message, e ); } return new SAXException( message ); }
Create a SAX exception which also understands about the location in the digester file where the exception occurs
Params:
  • e – the exception cause
Returns:the new SAX exception
/** * Create a SAX exception which also understands about the location in the digester file where the exception occurs * * @param e the exception cause * @return the new SAX exception */
public SAXException createSAXException( Exception e ) { if ( e instanceof InvocationTargetException ) { Throwable t = ( (InvocationTargetException) e ).getTargetException(); if ( ( t != null ) && ( t instanceof Exception ) ) { e = (Exception) t; } } return createSAXException( e.getMessage(), e ); }
Create a SAX exception which also understands about the location in the digester file where the exception occurs
Params:
  • message – the custom SAX exception message
Returns:the new SAX exception
/** * Create a SAX exception which also understands about the location in the digester file where the exception occurs * * @param message the custom SAX exception message * @return the new SAX exception */
public SAXException createSAXException( String message ) { return createSAXException( message, null ); }
Helps casting the input object to given type, avoiding NPEs.
Params:
  • obj – the object has to be cast.
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type the input object has to be cast.
Since:3.0
Returns:the casted object, if input object is not null, null otherwise.
/** * Helps casting the input object to given type, avoiding NPEs. * * @since 3.0 * @param <T> the type the input object has to be cast. * @param obj the object has to be cast. * @return the casted object, if input object is not null, null otherwise. */
private <T> T npeSafeCast( Object obj ) { if ( obj == null ) { return null; } @SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" ) T result = (T) obj; return result; } }