org.dlese.dpc.xml
Class XMLUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.dlese.dpc.xml.XMLUtils

public class XMLUtils
extends Object

This class holds static methods for use in XML processing.

Author:

John Weatherley

Constructor Summary

XMLUtils()

Method Summary

static String	escapeXml(String xml) Escapes the characters in a String using XML entities.
static String	removeXMLComments(String input) Removes all XML comments from a String.
static StringBuffer	stripXmlDeclaration(BufferedReader rdr) Strips the XML declaration and DTD declaration from the given XML.
static String	xml2json(String xml) Convert XML to JSON.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XMLUtils

public XMLUtils()

Method Detail

removeXMLComments

public static String removeXMLComments(String input)

Removes all XML comments from a String.

Parameters:

input - XML String

Returns:

XML with all comments removed

stripXmlDeclaration

public static final StringBuffer stripXmlDeclaration(BufferedReader rdr)
                                              throws IOException

Strips the XML declaration and DTD declaration from the given XML. The resulting content is sutable for insertion inside an existing XML element.

Parameters:

rdr - A BufferedReader containing XML.

Returns:

Content with the XML and DTD declarations stipped out.

Throws:

IOException - If error

xml2json

public static final String xml2json(String xml)

Convert XML to JSON.

Parameters:

xml - An XML String.

Returns:

JSON serialization of the XML or empty string if error.

escapeXml

public static final String escapeXml(String xml)

Escapes the characters in a String using XML entities.

Parameters:

xml - The String to escape, may be null

Returns:

A new escaped String, null if null string input