Package ch.ivyteam.ivy.scripting.objects

Class Xml

java.lang.Object

ch.ivyteam.ivy.scripting.objects.Xml

All Implemented Interfaces:

IIvyDataObject, Serializable, Cloneable

public class Xml
extends Object
implements IIvyDataObject

Used by the CSLXmlClass to hold the data of the sys objects of the Xml class. This wrapper wraps a DOM Node

Version:

umk, 21.3.2001

See Also:

• Serialized Form

API:

This is a public API.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Xml()	Constructs a uninitialized (invalid) DomWrapper
Xml(File file)	Constructs a new Xml object by parsing a file.
Xml(String source)	Constructs a new Xml object.
Xml(String rootName, Object[][] arguments)	Creates a new Xml object.
Xml(String rootName, String text)	Constructs a new XmlWrapper.
Xml(Node node)	Constructs a new XmlWrapper

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	appendChild(Xml child)	Import and appends a child element.
void	appendChild(String name, Object value)	Appends a new child.
Xml	clone()	Clones a node (and its owner document).
boolean	equals(Object obj)	Implements a different equality behavior.
Object	evaluateXPath(String xPath)
boolean	getBoolean(String xPath)	Returns the specified element as a boolean.
List<Boolean>	getBooleanList(String xPath)	Retrurns the specified elements as a List of Booleans.
Date	getDate(String xPath)	Returns the specified element as a Date object.
List<Date>	getDateList(String xPath)	Returns the specified elements a a list of Dates.
DateTime	getDateTime(String xPath)	Returns the specified DateTimeObject.
List<DateTime>	getDateTimeList(String xPath)	Returns the specified elements as a list of DateTime-objects.
Element	getDOMElement()	Returns a DOM element.
Node	getDOMNode()	Returns the DOM object wrapped by this Xml object.
String	getLocalName()
Xml	getNode(String xPath)	Returns a subnode specified by an XPath; if the XPath describes several subnodes, the first one is returned.
List<Xml>	getNodeList(String xPath)	Returns a list of Xml objects specified by an XPath.
String	getNodeName()
Number	getNumber(String xPath)	Returns the specified element as a number.
List<Number>	getNumberList(String xPath)	Returns the specified elements in a list of numbers.
int	getNumberOfNodes(String xPath)
String	getString(String xPath)	Returns the String-value of a specified element.
List<String>	getStringList(String xPath)	Returns a list of String-values of specified elements.
String	getText()
Time	getTime(String xPath)	Returns the specified element as a Time-object.
List<Time>	getTimeList(String xPath)	Return the specified elements as a List of Time-objects.
int	hashCode()
boolean	isValid()	Determines whether this is a valid document (or part of a valif document).
void	remove(String xPath)	Removes specified elements.
void	setAttribute(String name, Object value)	Changes an attribute
void	setValue(Object value)
void	setValue(Object value, String xPath)	Sets the value of a specified node.
String	toString()
boolean	writeToFile(File file)	Write this XML object to a file.
boolean	writeToFile(String filePath)	Write this XML object to a file.

Constructor Details

Xml

public Xml()

Constructs a uninitialized (invalid) DomWrapper

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

Xml

public Xml(Node node)

Constructs a new XmlWrapper

Parameters:

node - the XML document node that should be wrapped

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

Xml

public Xml(String source)
    throws SAXException

Constructs a new Xml object. If the argument is null or an empty String, a null-object is created. If the (trimmed) argument starts with a '<' symbol, the argument is considered as an XML document and is parsed. Otherwise, a new Xml object is created whose empty document elements name is the argument.

Parameters:

source - The name of the document element or an XML document.

Throws:

SAXException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

Xml

public Xml(String rootName,
 String text)
    throws SAXException

Constructs a new XmlWrapper.

Parameters:

rootName - The name of the root element.

text - The text content of the root element.

Throws:

SAXException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

Xml

public Xml(File file)
    throws SAXException,
IOException

Constructs a new Xml object by parsing a file.

Parameters:

file - The file that will be parsed.

Throws:

IOException

SAXException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

Xml

public Xml(String rootName,
 Object[][] arguments)

Creates a new Xml object.

Parameters:

rootName - The name of the document element.

arguments - An array of arrays of length 1 or 2. If a subarray is of length 1, its element must be a path. If a subarray is of length 2, its first element must be a path, the second element can be any value object. A path is String, and it is a dot-separated list of XML-element names.

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

Method Details

getLocalName

public String getLocalName()

Returns:

The local name of this nide.

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getNodeName

public String getNodeName()

Returns:

The name of this node.

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getDOMNode

public Node getDOMNode()

Returns the DOM object wrapped by this Xml object.

Returns:

a DOM node.

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility EXPERT.

getDOMElement

public Element getDOMElement()

Returns a DOM element. If this Xml element wrapps a DOM Element, this DOM element is returned. If this Xml element wrapps a DOM Document, the corresponding document element is returned. Otherwise, null is returned.

Returns:

A DOM element or null.

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility EXPERT.

getNumberOfNodes

public int getNumberOfNodes(String xPath)

Parameters:

xPath -

Returns:

The number of specified subelements by the XPath.

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getNode

public Xml getNode(String xPath)
            throws TransformerException

Returns a subnode specified by an XPath; if the XPath describes several subnodes, the first one is returned.

Parameters:

xPath -

Returns:

a subnode specified by an XPath.

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getNodeList

public List<Xml> getNodeList(String xPath)
                      throws TransformerException

Returns a list of Xml objects specified by an XPath.

Parameters:

xPath -

Returns:

a list of Xml objects specified by the XPath in the argument.

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getText

public String getText()

Returns:

the text content of this Xml object.

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getString

public String getString(String xPath)
                 throws TransformerException

Returns the String-value of a specified element.

Parameters:

xPath - An XPath for specifying elements.

Returns:

The Stringvalue of the specified Element.

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getStringList

public List<String> getStringList(String xPath)
                           throws TransformerException

Returns a list of String-values of specified elements.

Parameters:

xPath - An XPath for specifing elements.

Returns:

A list of Strings.

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getNumber

public Number getNumber(String xPath)
                 throws TransformerException

Returns the specified element as a number.

Parameters:

xPath -

Returns:

The specified element as a number.

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getNumberList

public List<Number> getNumberList(String xPath)
                           throws TransformerException

Returns the specified elements in a list of numbers.

Parameters:

xPath -

Returns:

the specified elements in a list of numbers.

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getBoolean

public boolean getBoolean(String xPath)
                   throws TransformerException

Returns the specified element as a boolean.

Parameters:

xPath -

Returns:

boolean value

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getBooleanList

public List<Boolean> getBooleanList(String xPath)
                             throws TransformerException

Retrurns the specified elements as a List of Booleans.

Parameters:

xPath -

Returns:

list of boolean values

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getDate

public Date getDate(String xPath)
             throws TransformerException

Returns the specified element as a Date object.

Parameters:

xPath -

Returns:

the specified element as a Date object.

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getDateList

public List<Date> getDateList(String xPath)
                       throws TransformerException

Returns the specified elements a a list of Dates.

Parameters:

xPath -

Returns:

list of Date objects

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getDateTime

public DateTime getDateTime(String xPath)
                     throws TransformerException

Returns the specified DateTimeObject.

Parameters:

xPath -

Returns:

the specified DateTimeObject.

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getDateTimeList

public List<DateTime> getDateTimeList(String xPath)
                               throws TransformerException

Returns the specified elements as a list of DateTime-objects.

Parameters:

xPath -

Returns:

list of DateTime objects

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getTime

public Time getTime(String xPath)
             throws TransformerException

Returns the specified element as a Time-object.

Parameters:

xPath -

Returns:

Time object

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

getTimeList

public List<Time> getTimeList(String xPath)
                       throws TransformerException

Return the specified elements as a List of Time-objects.

Parameters:

xPath -

Returns:

the specified elements as a List of Time-objects.

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

evaluateXPath

public Object evaluateXPath(String xPath)
                     throws TransformerException

Parameters:

xPath -

Returns:

the text content of the specified subelement

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility ADVANCED.

appendChild

public void appendChild(Xml child)

Import and appends a child element.

Parameters:

child -

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

appendChild

public void appendChild(String name,
 Object value)

Appends a new child.

Parameters:

name -

value -

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

setAttribute

public void setAttribute(String name,
 Object value)

Changes an attribute

Parameters:

name -

value -

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

setValue

public void setValue(Object value)

Parameters:

value -

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

setValue

public void setValue(Object value,
 String xPath)
              throws TransformerException

Sets the value of a specified node.

Parameters:

value -

xPath -

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

remove

public void remove(String xPath)
            throws TransformerException

Removes specified elements.

Parameters:

xPath -

Throws:

TransformerException

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

writeToFile

public boolean writeToFile(File file)

Write this XML object to a file.

Parameters:

file -

Returns:

true if successful, false otherwise.

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

writeToFile

public boolean writeToFile(String filePath)

Write this XML object to a file.

Parameters:

filePath -

Returns:

true if successful, false otherwise.

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

clone

public Xml clone()

Clones a node (and its owner document).

Specified by:

clone in interface IIvyDataObject

Returns:

a clone.

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Implements a different equality behavior.

Parameters:

obj -

Returns:

true if equal to the argument.

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility EXPERT.

isValid

public boolean isValid()

Determines whether this is a valid document (or part of a valif document).

Returns:

true if initialized (or modified), false if the object is a default object, i.e. a document without any children.

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

See Also:

• Object.hashCode()

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility EXPERT.

toString

public String toString()

Returns:

a text representation of the xml object. If this object was constructed by the constructor with a string argument, this String is returned. Otherwise, a String representation is constructed by DomXmlPrint.

API:

This public API is available in IvyScript and Java. It has the visibility NOVICE.