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package org.springframework.util.xml;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

import org.w3c.dom.CharacterData;
import org.w3c.dom.Comment;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import org.w3c.dom.EntityReference;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;
import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
import org.xml.sax.ContentHandler;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;

Convenience methods for working with the DOM API, in particular for working with DOM Nodes and DOM Elements.
Author:Juergen Hoeller, Rob Harrop, Costin Leau, Arjen Poutsma, Luke Taylor
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Since:1.2
/** * Convenience methods for working with the DOM API, * in particular for working with DOM Nodes and DOM Elements. * * @author Juergen Hoeller * @author Rob Harrop * @author Costin Leau * @author Arjen Poutsma * @author Luke Taylor * @since 1.2 * @see org.w3c.dom.Node * @see org.w3c.dom.Element */
public abstract class DomUtils {
Retrieves all child elements of the given DOM element that match any of the given element names. Only looks at the direct child level of the given element; do not go into further depth (in contrast to the DOM API's getElementsByTagName method).
Params:
  • ele – the DOM element to analyze
  • childEleNames – the child element names to look for
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Returns:a List of child org.w3c.dom.Element instances
/** * Retrieves all child elements of the given DOM element that match any of the given element names. * Only looks at the direct child level of the given element; do not go into further depth * (in contrast to the DOM API's {@code getElementsByTagName} method). * @param ele the DOM element to analyze * @param childEleNames the child element names to look for * @return a List of child {@code org.w3c.dom.Element} instances * @see org.w3c.dom.Element * @see org.w3c.dom.Element#getElementsByTagName */
public static List<Element> getChildElementsByTagName(Element ele, String... childEleNames) { Assert.notNull(ele, "Element must not be null"); Assert.notNull(childEleNames, "Element names collection must not be null"); List<String> childEleNameList = Arrays.asList(childEleNames); NodeList nl = ele.getChildNodes(); List<Element> childEles = new ArrayList<>(); for (int i = 0; i < nl.getLength(); i++) { Node node = nl.item(i); if (node instanceof Element && nodeNameMatch(node, childEleNameList)) { childEles.add((Element) node); } } return childEles; }
Retrieves all child elements of the given DOM element that match the given element name. Only look at the direct child level of the given element; do not go into further depth (in contrast to the DOM API's getElementsByTagName method).
Params:
  • ele – the DOM element to analyze
  • childEleName – the child element name to look for
See Also:
Returns:a List of child org.w3c.dom.Element instances
/** * Retrieves all child elements of the given DOM element that match the given element name. * Only look at the direct child level of the given element; do not go into further depth * (in contrast to the DOM API's {@code getElementsByTagName} method). * @param ele the DOM element to analyze * @param childEleName the child element name to look for * @return a List of child {@code org.w3c.dom.Element} instances * @see org.w3c.dom.Element * @see org.w3c.dom.Element#getElementsByTagName */
public static List<Element> getChildElementsByTagName(Element ele, String childEleName) { return getChildElementsByTagName(ele, new String[] {childEleName}); }
Utility method that returns the first child element identified by its name.
Params:
  • ele – the DOM element to analyze
  • childEleName – the child element name to look for
Returns:the org.w3c.dom.Element instance, or null if none found
/** * Utility method that returns the first child element identified by its name. * @param ele the DOM element to analyze * @param childEleName the child element name to look for * @return the {@code org.w3c.dom.Element} instance, or {@code null} if none found */
@Nullable public static Element getChildElementByTagName(Element ele, String childEleName) { Assert.notNull(ele, "Element must not be null"); Assert.notNull(childEleName, "Element name must not be null"); NodeList nl = ele.getChildNodes(); for (int i = 0; i < nl.getLength(); i++) { Node node = nl.item(i); if (node instanceof Element && nodeNameMatch(node, childEleName)) { return (Element) node; } } return null; }
Utility method that returns the first child element value identified by its name.
Params:
  • ele – the DOM element to analyze
  • childEleName – the child element name to look for
Returns:the extracted text value, or null if no child element found
/** * Utility method that returns the first child element value identified by its name. * @param ele the DOM element to analyze * @param childEleName the child element name to look for * @return the extracted text value, or {@code null} if no child element found */
@Nullable public static String getChildElementValueByTagName(Element ele, String childEleName) { Element child = getChildElementByTagName(ele, childEleName); return (child != null ? getTextValue(child) : null); }
Retrieves all child elements of the given DOM element.
Params:
  • ele – the DOM element to analyze
Returns:a List of child org.w3c.dom.Element instances
/** * Retrieves all child elements of the given DOM element. * @param ele the DOM element to analyze * @return a List of child {@code org.w3c.dom.Element} instances */
public static List<Element> getChildElements(Element ele) { Assert.notNull(ele, "Element must not be null"); NodeList nl = ele.getChildNodes(); List<Element> childEles = new ArrayList<>(); for (int i = 0; i < nl.getLength(); i++) { Node node = nl.item(i); if (node instanceof Element) { childEles.add((Element) node); } } return childEles; }
Extracts the text value from the given DOM element, ignoring XML comments.

Appends all CharacterData nodes and EntityReference nodes into a single String value, excluding Comment nodes. Only exposes actual user-specified text, no default values of any kind.

See Also:
/** * Extracts the text value from the given DOM element, ignoring XML comments. * <p>Appends all CharacterData nodes and EntityReference nodes into a single * String value, excluding Comment nodes. Only exposes actual user-specified * text, no default values of any kind. * @see CharacterData * @see EntityReference * @see Comment */
public static String getTextValue(Element valueEle) { Assert.notNull(valueEle, "Element must not be null"); StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(); NodeList nl = valueEle.getChildNodes(); for (int i = 0; i < nl.getLength(); i++) { Node item = nl.item(i); if ((item instanceof CharacterData && !(item instanceof Comment)) || item instanceof EntityReference) { sb.append(item.getNodeValue()); } } return sb.toString(); }
Namespace-aware equals comparison. Returns true if either Node.getLocalName or Node.getNodeName equals desiredName, otherwise returns false.
/** * Namespace-aware equals comparison. Returns {@code true} if either * {@link Node#getLocalName} or {@link Node#getNodeName} equals * {@code desiredName}, otherwise returns {@code false}. */
public static boolean nodeNameEquals(Node node, String desiredName) { Assert.notNull(node, "Node must not be null"); Assert.notNull(desiredName, "Desired name must not be null"); return nodeNameMatch(node, desiredName); }
Returns a SAX ContentHandler that transforms callback calls to DOM Nodes.
Params:
  • node – the node to publish events to
Returns:the content handler
/** * Returns a SAX {@code ContentHandler} that transforms callback calls to DOM {@code Node}s. * @param node the node to publish events to * @return the content handler */
public static ContentHandler createContentHandler(Node node) { return new DomContentHandler(node); }
Matches the given node's name and local name against the given desired name.
/** * Matches the given node's name and local name against the given desired name. */
private static boolean nodeNameMatch(Node node, String desiredName) { return (desiredName.equals(node.getNodeName()) || desiredName.equals(node.getLocalName())); }
Matches the given node's name and local name against the given desired names.
/** * Matches the given node's name and local name against the given desired names. */
private static boolean nodeNameMatch(Node node, Collection<?> desiredNames) { return (desiredNames.contains(node.getNodeName()) || desiredNames.contains(node.getLocalName())); } }