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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;
}
}