Class XMLContentHandler

java.lang.Object

org.castor.xmlctf.xmldiff.xml.XMLContentHandler

All Implemented Interfaces:

ContentHandler

public class XMLContentHandler
extends Object
implements ContentHandler

A ContentHandler implementation that builds a tree of XMLNodes.

Since:

Castor 1.1

Version:

$Revision: 0000 $ $Date: 2007-01-11 00:00:00 -0600 (Thu, 11 Jan 2007) $

Author:

Edward Kuns

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
XMLContentHandler()	Creates a new XMLBuilder.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	characters(char[] chars, int start, int length)	Creates a new text node from incoming characters.
void	endDocument()	Signals the end of the document.
void	endElement(String uri, String name, String qName)	Signals the end of an Element.
void	endPrefixMapping(String prefix)	Signals the end of prefix mapping.
Root	getRoot()	Returns the Root node.
void	ignorableWhitespace(char[] chars, int start, int length)	Ignores ignorable whitespace.
void	processingInstruction(String target, String data)	Creates a new Processing Instruction node.
void	setDocumentLocator(Locator locator)	Configures the Locator we will use.
void	skippedEntity(String name)	Gives notification about a skipped Entity during XML parsing.
void	startDocument()	Signals the beginning of the document.
void	startElement(String uri, String name, String qName, Attributes atts)	Signals the beginning of an Element node.
void	startPrefixMapping(String prefix, String uri)	Begins the scope of a prefix-URI Namespace mapping.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.xml.sax.ContentHandler

declaration

Constructor Details

XMLContentHandler

public XMLContentHandler()

Creates a new XMLBuilder.

Method Details

characters

public void characters(char[] chars,
 int start,
 int length)
                throws SAXException

Creates a new text node from incoming characters.

Specified by:

characters in interface ContentHandler

Parameters:

chars - The character array containing the XML content

start - First index of character for our new Text node

length - count of characters for our Text node.

Throws:

SAXException - never

endDocument

public void endDocument()
                 throws SAXException

Signals the end of the document.

Specified by:

endDocument in interface ContentHandler

Throws:

SAXException - never

endElement

public void endElement(String uri,
 String name,
 String qName)
                throws SAXException

Signals the end of an Element.

Specified by:

endElement in interface ContentHandler

Parameters:

uri - The namespace URI

name - the local name of the element.

qName - the qualified naem of the element

Throws:

SAXException - if we have a mismatched end element tag

endPrefixMapping

public void endPrefixMapping(String prefix)
                      throws SAXException

Signals the end of prefix mapping.

Specified by:

endPrefixMapping in interface ContentHandler

Parameters:

prefix - The namespace prefix mapping that is ending

Throws:

SAXException - never

getRoot

public Root getRoot()

Returns the Root node.

Returns:

the root node.

ignorableWhitespace

public void ignorableWhitespace(char[] chars,
 int start,
 int length)
                         throws SAXException

Ignores ignorable whitespace.

Specified by:

ignorableWhitespace in interface ContentHandler

Parameters:

chars - The character array containing the XML content

start - First index of the ignorable whitespace

length - count of characters for the ignorable whitespace

Throws:

SAXException - never

processingInstruction

public void processingInstruction(String target,
 String data)
                           throws SAXException

Creates a new Processing Instruction node.

Specified by:

processingInstruction in interface ContentHandler

Parameters:

target - the target of the processing instruction

data - the content of the processing instruction

Throws:

SAXException - never

setDocumentLocator

public void setDocumentLocator(Locator locator)

Configures the Locator we will use.

Specified by:

setDocumentLocator in interface ContentHandler

Parameters:

locator - the Locator used by this DocumentHandler.

skippedEntity

public void skippedEntity(String name)

Gives notification about a skipped Entity during XML parsing.

Specified by:

skippedEntity in interface ContentHandler

Parameters:

name - the name of the skipped entity.

startDocument

public void startDocument()
                   throws SAXException

Signals the beginning of the document.

Specified by:

startDocument in interface ContentHandler

Throws:

SAXException - never

startElement

public void startElement(String uri,
 String name,
 String qName,
 Attributes atts)
                  throws SAXException

Signals the beginning of an Element node.

Specified by:

startElement in interface ContentHandler

Parameters:

uri - The namespace URI

name - the local name of the element.

qName - the qualified naem of the element

atts - a list of attributes for this Element

Throws:

SAXException - If we are not given an element name.

startPrefixMapping

public void startPrefixMapping(String prefix,
 String uri)

Begins the scope of a prefix-URI Namespace mapping.

Specified by:

startPrefixMapping in interface ContentHandler

Parameters:

prefix - The namespace prefix mapping that is ending

uri - The namespace URI

Throws:

SAXException - never