Class XMLParser


  • public class XMLParser
    extends java.lang.Object
    This class represents the client interface to XML parsing.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static Document createDocument()
      This method creates a new document, to be manipulated by the DOM API.
      static Document parse​(java.lang.String contents)
      This method parses a new document from the supplied string, throwing a DOMParseException if the parse fails.
      static void removeWhitespace​(Node n)
      This method removes all Text nodes which are made up of only white space.
      static boolean supportsCDATASection()
      Deprecated.
      Always returns true
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Method Detail

      • createDocument

        public static Document createDocument()
        This method creates a new document, to be manipulated by the DOM API.
        Returns:
        the newly created document
      • parse

        public static Document parse​(java.lang.String contents)
        This method parses a new document from the supplied string, throwing a DOMParseException if the parse fails.
        Parameters:
        contents - the String to be parsed into a Document
        Returns:
        the newly created Document
      • removeWhitespace

        public static void removeWhitespace​(Node n)
        This method removes all Text nodes which are made up of only white space.
        Parameters:
        n - the node which is to have all of its whitespace descendents removed.
      • supportsCDATASection

        @Deprecated
        public static boolean supportsCDATASection()
        Deprecated.
        Always returns true
        This method determines whether the browser supports CDATASection as distinct entities from Text nodes.
        Returns:
        true if the browser supports CDATASection, otherwise false.