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package org.hibernate.jpa.internal.util;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Locale;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;
import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;

A utility class to cover up the rough bits of xml parsing
Author:Chris Kimpton
/** * A utility class to cover up the rough bits of xml parsing * * @author <a href="mailto:chris@kimptoc.net">Chris Kimpton</a> */
public final class XmlHelper { private XmlHelper() { }
Returns an iterator over the children of the given element with the given tag name.
Params:
  • element – The parent element
  • tagName – The name of the desired child
Returns:An interator of children or null if element is null.
/** * Returns an iterator over the children of the given element with * the given tag name. * * @param element The parent element * @param tagName The name of the desired child * @return An interator of children or null if element is null. */
public static Iterator getChildrenByTagName( Element element, String tagName) { if ( element == null ) { return null; } // getElementsByTagName gives the corresponding elements in the whole // descendance. We want only children NodeList children = element.getChildNodes(); ArrayList goodChildren = new ArrayList(); for ( int i = 0; i < children.getLength() ; i++ ) { Node currentChild = children.item( i ); if ( currentChild.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE && ( (Element) currentChild ).getTagName().equals( tagName ) ) { goodChildren.add( currentChild ); } } return goodChildren.iterator(); }
Gets the child of the specified element having the specified unique name. If there are more than one children elements with the same name and exception is thrown.
Params:
  • element – The parent element
  • tagName – The name of the desired child
Throws:
  • Exception – Child was not found or was not unique.
Returns:The named child.
/** * Gets the child of the specified element having the specified unique * name. If there are more than one children elements with the same name * and exception is thrown. * * @param element The parent element * @param tagName The name of the desired child * @return The named child. * @throws Exception Child was not found or was not unique. */
public static Element getUniqueChild(Element element, String tagName) throws Exception { final Iterator goodChildren = getChildrenByTagName( element, tagName ); if ( goodChildren != null && goodChildren.hasNext() ) { final Element child = (Element) goodChildren.next(); if ( goodChildren.hasNext() ) { throw new Exception( "expected only one " + tagName + " tag" ); } return child; } else { throw new Exception( "expected one " + tagName + " tag" ); } }
Gets the child of the specified element having the specified name. If the child with this name doesn't exist then null is returned instead.
Params:
  • element – the parent element
  • tagName – the name of the desired child
Returns:either the named child or null
/** * Gets the child of the specified element having the * specified name. If the child with this name doesn't exist * then null is returned instead. * * @param element the parent element * @param tagName the name of the desired child * @return either the named child or null */
public static Element getOptionalChild(Element element, String tagName) throws Exception { return getOptionalChild( element, tagName, null ); }
Gets the child of the specified element having the specified name. If the child with this name doesn't exist then the supplied default element is returned instead.
Params:
  • element – the parent element
  • tagName – the name of the desired child
  • defaultElement – the element to return if the child doesn't exist
Returns:either the named child or the supplied default
/** * Gets the child of the specified element having the * specified name. If the child with this name doesn't exist * then the supplied default element is returned instead. * * @param element the parent element * @param tagName the name of the desired child * @param defaultElement the element to return if the child * doesn't exist * @return either the named child or the supplied default */
public static Element getOptionalChild( Element element, String tagName, Element defaultElement) throws Exception { final Iterator goodChildren = getChildrenByTagName( element, tagName ); if ( goodChildren != null && goodChildren.hasNext() ) { final Element child = (Element) goodChildren.next(); if ( goodChildren.hasNext() ) { throw new Exception( "expected only one " + tagName + " tag" ); } return child; } else { return defaultElement; } }
Get the content of the given element.
Params:
  • element – The element to get the content for.
Returns:The content of the element or null.
/** * Get the content of the given element. * * @param element The element to get the content for. * @return The content of the element or null. */
public static String getElementContent(final Element element) throws Exception { return getElementContent( element, null ); }
Get the content of the given element.
Params:
  • element – The element to get the content for.
  • defaultStr – The default to return when there is no content.
Returns:The content of the element or the default.
/** * Get the content of the given element. * * @param element The element to get the content for. * @param defaultStr The default to return when there is no content. * @return The content of the element or the default. */
public static String getElementContent(Element element, String defaultStr) throws Exception { if ( element == null ) { return defaultStr; } final NodeList children = element.getChildNodes(); final StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(""); for ( int i = 0; i < children.getLength() ; i++ ) { if ( children.item( i ).getNodeType() == Node.TEXT_NODE || children.item( i ).getNodeType() == Node.CDATA_SECTION_NODE ) { result.append( children.item( i ).getNodeValue() ); } // else if ( children.item( i ).getNodeType() == Node.COMMENT_NODE ) { // // Ignore comment nodes // } } return result.toString().trim(); }
Macro to get the content of a unique child element.
Params:
  • element – The parent element.
  • tagName – The name of the desired child.
Returns:The element content or null.
/** * Macro to get the content of a unique child element. * * @param element The parent element. * @param tagName The name of the desired child. * @return The element content or null. */
public static String getUniqueChildContent(Element element, String tagName) throws Exception { return getElementContent( getUniqueChild( element, tagName ) ); }
Macro to get the content of an optional child element.
Params:
  • element – The parent element.
  • tagName – The name of the desired child.
Returns:The element content or null.
/** * Macro to get the content of an optional child element. * * @param element The parent element. * @param tagName The name of the desired child. * @return The element content or null. */
public static String getOptionalChildContent(Element element, String tagName) throws Exception { return getElementContent( getOptionalChild( element, tagName ) ); } public static boolean getOptionalChildBooleanContent(Element element, String name) throws Exception { Element child = getOptionalChild( element, name ); if ( child != null ) { String value = getElementContent( child ).toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT); return value.equals( "true" ) || value.equals( "yes" ); } return false; } }