uk.ac.soton.itinnovation.registry.icomponent.util
Class XmlHelperSupport

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.soton.itinnovation.registry.icomponent.util.XmlHelperSupport

public final class XmlHelperSupport
extends Object

This class provides general helper functionality for processing XML.

Author:

Uwe Radetzki

Constructor Summary

XmlHelperSupport()

Method Summary

static Document	createDocument(Element domElement) Creates a DOM document from a DOM element.
static Document	createDocument(File file) Creates a DOM document from a file.
static Document	createDocument(InputStream stream) Creates a document from an input stream.
static Document	createDocument(String xmlString) Creates a DOM document from an XML string.
static org.jdom.Document	createJDomDocument(Document domDocument) Transfer a DOM document into a JDOM document.
static org.jdom.Document	createJDomDocument(Element domElement) Creates a JDOM docment from a DOM element.
static String	documentToStringContent(Document domDocument) Creates the string content of a document.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

XmlHelperSupport

public XmlHelperSupport()

Method Detail

createJDomDocument

public static final org.jdom.Document createJDomDocument(Element domElement)

Creates a JDOM docment from a DOM element.

Parameters:

domElement -

createJDomDocument

public static final org.jdom.Document createJDomDocument(Document domDocument)

Transfer a DOM document into a JDOM document.

Parameters:

domDocument -

createDocument

public static final Document createDocument(Element domElement)

Creates a DOM document from a DOM element.

Parameters:

domElement - DOM element

Returns:

new DOM document, otherwise null

createDocument

public static final Document createDocument(String xmlString)

Creates a DOM document from an XML string.

Parameters:

xmlString - XML string

Returns:

new DOM document, otherwise null

createDocument

public static final Document createDocument(File file)

Creates a DOM document from a file.

Parameters:

file - file

Returns:

new DOM document, otherwise null

createDocument

public static final Document createDocument(InputStream stream)

Creates a document from an input stream.

Parameters:

stream -

Returns:

document

documentToStringContent

public static final String documentToStringContent(Document domDocument)

Creates the string content of a document.

Parameters:

domDocument -