org.jdom.output

Class XMLOutputter

java.lang.Object
- org.jdom.output.XMLOutputter

Implemented Interfaces:: Cloneable

public class XMLOutputter

extends java.lang.Object

implements Cloneable

Outputs a JDOM document as a stream of bytes. The outputter can manage many styles of document formatting, from untouched to pretty printed. The default is to output the document content exactly as created, but this can be changed by setting a new Format object. For pretty-print output, use Format.getPrettyFormat(). For whitespace-normalized output, use Format.getCompactFormat().

There are output(...) methods to print any of the standard JDOM classes, including Document and Element, to either a Writer or an OutputStream. Warning: When outputting to a Writer, make sure the writer's encoding matches the encoding setting in the Format object. This ensures the encoding in which the content is written (controlled by the Writer configuration) matches the encoding placed in the document's XML declaration (controlled by the XMLOutputter). Because a Writer cannot be queried for its encoding, the information must be passed to the Format manually in its constructor or via the Format.setEncoding(String) method. The default encoding is UTF-8.

The methods outputString(...) are for convenience only; for top performance you should call one of the output(...) methods and pass in your own Writer or OutputStream if possible.

XML declarations are always printed on their own line followed by a line seperator (this doesn't change the semantics of the document). To omit printing of the declaration use Format.setOmitDeclaration(boolean). To omit printing of the encoding in the declaration use Format.setOmitEncoding(boolean). Unfortunatly there is currently no way to know the original encoding of the document.

Empty elements are by default printed as <empty/>, but this can be configured with Format.setExpandEmptyElements(boolean) to cause them to be expanded to <empty></empty>.

$Revision: 1.112 $, $Date: 2004/09/01 06:08:18 $

Authors:: Brett McLaughlin; Jason Hunter; Jason Reid; Wolfgang Werner; Elliotte Rusty Harold; David & Will (from Post Tool Design); Dan Schaffer; Alex Chaffee; Bradley S. Huffman

Nested Class Summary
`protected class`	`XMLOutputter.NamespaceStack` Our own null subclass of NamespaceStack.

Field Summary
`protected Format`	`currentFormat`
`protected static Format`	`preserveFormat`

Constructor Summary
`XMLOutputter()` This will create an `XMLOutputter` with the default `Format` matching `Format.getRawFormat()`.
`XMLOutputter(Format format)` This will create an `XMLOutputter` with the specified format characteristics.
`XMLOutputter(XMLOutputter that)` This will create an `XMLOutputter` with all the options as set in the given `XMLOutputter`.

Method Summary
`Object`	`clone()` Returns a copy of this XMLOutputter.
`String`	`escapeAttributeEntities(String str)` This will take the pre-defined entities in XML 1.0 and convert their character representation to the appropriate entity reference, suitable for XML attributes.
`String`	`escapeElementEntities(String str)` This will take the three pre-defined entities in XML 1.0 (used specifically in XML elements) and convert their character representation to the appropriate entity reference, suitable for XML element content.
`Format`	`getFormat()` Returns the current format in use by the outputter.
`void`	`output(List list, OutputStream out)` This will handle printing out a list of nodes.
`void`	`output(List list, Writer out)` This will handle printing out a list of nodes.
`void`	`output(CDATA cdata, OutputStream out)` Print out a `CDATA` node.
`void`	`output(CDATA cdata, Writer out)` Print out a `CDATA` node.
`void`	`output(Comment comment, OutputStream out)` Print out a `Comment`.
`void`	`output(Comment comment, Writer out)` Print out a `Comment`.
`void`	`output(DocType doctype, OutputStream out)` Print out the `DocType`.
`void`	`output(DocType doctype, Writer out)` Print out the `DocType`.
`void`	`output(Document doc, OutputStream out)` This will print the `Document` to the given output stream.
`void`	`output(Document doc, Writer out)` This will print the `Document` to the given Writer.
`void`	`output(Element element, OutputStream out)` Print out an `Element`, including its `Attribute`s, and all contained (child) elements, etc.
`void`	`output(Element element, Writer out)` Print out an `Element`, including its `Attribute`s, and all contained (child) elements, etc.
`void`	`output(EntityRef entity, OutputStream out)` Print out a `EntityRef`.
`void`	`output(EntityRef entity, Writer out)` Print out a `EntityRef`.
`void`	`output(ProcessingInstruction pi, OutputStream out)` Print out a `ProcessingInstruction`.
`void`	`output(ProcessingInstruction pi, Writer out)` Print out a `ProcessingInstruction`.
`void`	`output(Text text, OutputStream out)` Print out a `Text` node.
`void`	`output(Text text, Writer out)` Print out a `Text` node.
`void`	`outputElementContent(Element element, OutputStream out)` This will handle printing out an `Element`'s content only, not including its tag, and attributes.
`void`	`outputElementContent(Element element, Writer out)` This will handle printing out an `Element`'s content only, not including its tag, and attributes.
`String`	`outputString(List list)` Return a string representing a list of nodes.
`String`	`outputString(CDATA cdata)` Return a string representing a CDATA node.
`String`	`outputString(Comment comment)` Return a string representing a comment.
`String`	`outputString(DocType doctype)` Return a string representing a DocType.
`String`	`outputString(Document doc)` Return a string representing a document.
`String`	`outputString(Element element)` Return a string representing an element.
`String`	`outputString(EntityRef entity)` Return a string representing an entity.
`String`	`outputString(ProcessingInstruction pi)` Return a string representing a PI.
`String`	`outputString(Text text)` Return a string representing a Text node.
`protected void`	`printAttributes(Writer out, List attributes, Element parent, org.jdom.output.NamespaceStack namespaces)` This will handle printing of a `Attribute` list.
`protected void`	`printCDATA(Writer out, CDATA cdata)` This will handle printing of `CDATA` text.
`protected void`	`printComment(Writer out, Comment comment)` This will handle printing of comments.
`protected void`	`printDeclaration(Writer out, Document doc, String encoding)` This will handle printing of the declaration.
`protected void`	`printDocType(Writer out, DocType docType)` This handle printing the DOCTYPE declaration if one exists.
`protected void`	`printElement(Writer out, Element element, int level, org.jdom.output.NamespaceStack namespaces)` This will handle printing of a `Element`, its `Attribute`s, and all contained (child) elements, etc.
`protected void`	`printEntityRef(Writer out, EntityRef entity)` This will handle printing a `EntityRef`.
`protected void`	`printProcessingInstruction(Writer out, ProcessingInstruction pi)` This will handle printing of processing instructions.
`protected void`	`printText(Writer out, Text text)` This will handle printing of `Text` strings.
`void`	`setFormat(Format newFormat)` Sets the new format logic for the outputter.
`String`	`toString()` Return a string listing of the settings for this XMLOutputter instance.

currentFormat

protected Format currentFormat

preserveFormat

protected static final Format preserveFormat

XMLOutputter

public XMLOutputter()

This will create an XMLOutputter with the default Format matching Format.getRawFormat().

XMLOutputter

public XMLOutputter(Format format)

This will create an XMLOutputter with the specified format characteristics. Note the format object is cloned internally before use.

XMLOutputter

public XMLOutputter(XMLOutputter that)

This will create an XMLOutputter with all the options as set in the given XMLOutputter. Note that XMLOutputter two = (XMLOutputter)one.clone(); would work equally well.
Parameters:
that - the XMLOutputter to clone

clone

public Object clone()

Returns a copy of this XMLOutputter.

escapeAttributeEntities

public String escapeAttributeEntities(String str)

This will take the pre-defined entities in XML 1.0 and convert their character representation to the appropriate entity reference, suitable for XML attributes. It does not convert the single quote (') because it's not necessary as the outputter writes attributes surrounded by double-quotes.
Parameters:
str - String input to escape.
Returns:
String with escaped content.

escapeElementEntities

public String escapeElementEntities(String str)

This will take the three pre-defined entities in XML 1.0 (used specifically in XML elements) and convert their character representation to the appropriate entity reference, suitable for XML element content.
Parameters:
str - String input to escape.
Returns:
String with escaped content.

getFormat

public Format getFormat()

Returns the current format in use by the outputter. Note the Format object returned is a clone of the one used internally.

output

public void output(List list,
                   OutputStream out)
            throws IOException

This will handle printing out a list of nodes. This can be useful for printing the content of an element that contains HTML, like "<description>JDOM is <b>fun>!</description>".
Parameters:
list - List of nodes.
out - OutputStream to use.

output

public void output(List list,
                   Writer out)
            throws IOException

This will handle printing out a list of nodes. This can be useful for printing the content of an element that contains HTML, like "<description>JDOM is <b>fun>!</description>".
Parameters:
list - List of nodes.
out - Writer to use.

output

public void output(CDATA cdata,
                   OutputStream out)
            throws IOException

Print out a CDATA node.
Parameters:
cdata - CDATA to output.
out - OutputStream to use.

output

public void output(CDATA cdata,
                   Writer out)
            throws IOException

Print out a CDATA node.
Parameters:
cdata - CDATA to output.
out - Writer to use.

output

public void output(Comment comment,
                   OutputStream out)
            throws IOException

Print out a Comment.
Parameters:
comment - Comment to output.
out - OutputStream to use.

output

public void output(Comment comment,
                   Writer out)
            throws IOException

Print out a Comment.
Parameters:
comment - Comment to output.
out - Writer to use.

output

public void output(DocType doctype,
                   OutputStream out)
            throws IOException

Print out the DocType.
Parameters:
doctype - DocType to output.
out - OutputStream to use.

output

public void output(DocType doctype,
                   Writer out)
            throws IOException

Print out the DocType.
Parameters:
doctype - DocType to output.
out - Writer to use.

output

public void output(Document doc,
                   OutputStream out)
            throws IOException

This will print the Document to the given output stream. The characters are printed using the encoding specified in the constructor, or a default of UTF-8.
Parameters:
doc - Document to format.
out - OutputStream to use.

output

public void output(Document doc,
                   Writer out)
            throws IOException

This will print the Document to the given Writer.
Warning: using your own Writer may cause the outputter's preferred character encoding to be ignored. If you use encodings other than UTF-8, we recommend using the method that takes an OutputStream instead.
Parameters:
doc - Document to format.
out - Writer to use.

output

public void output(Element element,
                   OutputStream out)
            throws IOException

Print out an Element, including its Attributes, and all contained (child) elements, etc.
Parameters:
element - Element to output.
out - Writer to use.

output

public void output(Element element,
                   Writer out)
            throws IOException

Print out an Element, including its Attributes, and all contained (child) elements, etc.
Parameters:
element - Element to output.
out - Writer to use.

output

public void output(EntityRef entity,
                   OutputStream out)
            throws IOException

Print out a EntityRef.
Parameters:
entity - EntityRef to output.
out - OutputStream to use.

output

public void output(EntityRef entity,
                   Writer out)
            throws IOException

Print out a EntityRef.
Parameters:
entity - EntityRef to output.
out - Writer to use.

output

public void output(ProcessingInstruction pi,
                   OutputStream out)
            throws IOException

Print out a ProcessingInstruction.
Parameters:
pi - ProcessingInstruction to output.
out - OutputStream to use.

output

public void output(ProcessingInstruction pi,
                   Writer out)
            throws IOException

Print out a ProcessingInstruction.
Parameters:
pi - ProcessingInstruction to output.
out - Writer to use.

output

public void output(Text text,
                   OutputStream out)
            throws IOException

Print out a Text node. Perfoms the necessary entity escaping and whitespace stripping.
Parameters:
text - Text to output.
out - OutputStream to use.

output

public void output(Text text,
                   Writer out)
            throws IOException

Print out a Text node. Perfoms the necessary entity escaping and whitespace stripping.
Parameters:
text - Text to output.
out - Writer to use.

outputElementContent

public void outputElementContent(Element element,
                                 OutputStream out)
            throws IOException

This will handle printing out an Element's content only, not including its tag, and attributes. This can be useful for printing the content of an element that contains HTML, like "<description>JDOM is <b>fun>!</description>".
Parameters:
element - Element to output.
out - OutputStream to use.

outputElementContent

public void outputElementContent(Element element,
                                 Writer out)
            throws IOException

This will handle printing out an Element's content only, not including its tag, and attributes. This can be useful for printing the content of an element that contains HTML, like "<description>JDOM is <b>fun>!</description>".
Parameters:
element - Element to output.
out - Writer to use.

outputString

public String outputString(List list)

Return a string representing a list of nodes. The list is assumed to contain legal JDOM nodes.
Parameters:
list - List to format.

outputString

public String outputString(CDATA cdata)

Return a string representing a CDATA node. Warning: a String is Unicode, which may not match the outputter's specified encoding.
Parameters:
cdata - CDATA to format.

outputString

public String outputString(Comment comment)

Return a string representing a comment. Warning: a String is Unicode, which may not match the outputter's specified encoding.
Parameters:
comment - Comment to format.

outputString

public String outputString(DocType doctype)

Return a string representing a DocType. Warning: a String is Unicode, which may not match the outputter's specified encoding.
Parameters:
doctype - DocType to format.

outputString

public String outputString(Document doc)

Return a string representing a document. Uses an internal StringWriter. Warning: a String is Unicode, which may not match the outputter's specified encoding.
Parameters:
doc - Document to format.

outputString

public String outputString(Element element)

Return a string representing an element. Warning: a String is Unicode, which may not match the outputter's specified encoding.
Parameters:
element - Element to format.

outputString

public String outputString(EntityRef entity)

Return a string representing an entity. Warning: a String is Unicode, which may not match the outputter's specified encoding.
Parameters:
entity - EntityRef to format.

outputString

public String outputString(ProcessingInstruction pi)

Return a string representing a PI. Warning: a String is Unicode, which may not match the outputter's specified encoding.
Parameters:
pi - ProcessingInstruction to format.

outputString

public String outputString(Text text)

Return a string representing a Text node. Warning: a String is Unicode, which may not match the outputter's specified encoding.
Parameters:
text - Text to format.

printAttributes

protected void printAttributes(Writer out,
                               List attributes,
                               Element parent,
                               org.jdom.output.NamespaceStack namespaces)
            throws IOException

This will handle printing of a Attribute list.
Parameters:
out - Writer to use
attributes - List of Attribute objcts

printCDATA

protected void printCDATA(Writer out,
                          CDATA cdata)
            throws IOException

This will handle printing of CDATA text.
Parameters:
out - Writer to use.
cdata - CDATA to output.

printComment

protected void printComment(Writer out,
                            Comment comment)
            throws IOException

This will handle printing of comments.
Parameters:
out - Writer to use.
comment - Comment to write.

printDeclaration

protected void printDeclaration(Writer out,
                                Document doc,
                                String encoding)
            throws IOException

This will handle printing of the declaration. Assumes XML version 1.0 since we don't directly know.
Parameters:
out - Writer to use.
doc - Document whose declaration to write.
encoding - The encoding to add to the declaration

printDocType

protected void printDocType(Writer out,
                            DocType docType)
            throws IOException

This handle printing the DOCTYPE declaration if one exists.
Parameters:
out - Writer to use.
docType - Document whose declaration to write.

printElement

protected void printElement(Writer out,
                            Element element,
                            int level,
                            org.jdom.output.NamespaceStack namespaces)
            throws IOException

This will handle printing of a Element, its Attributes, and all contained (child) elements, etc.
Parameters:
out - Writer to use.
element - Element to output.
level - int level of indention.
namespaces - List stack of Namespaces in scope.

printEntityRef

protected void printEntityRef(Writer out,
                              EntityRef entity)
            throws IOException

This will handle printing a EntityRef. Only the entity reference such as &entity; will be printed. However, subclasses are free to override this method to print the contents of the entity instead.
Parameters:
out - Writer to use.
entity - EntityRef to output.

printProcessingInstruction

protected void printProcessingInstruction(Writer out,
                                          ProcessingInstruction pi)
            throws IOException

This will handle printing of processing instructions.
Parameters:
out - Writer to use.
pi - ProcessingInstruction to write.

printText

protected void printText(Writer out,
                         Text text)
            throws IOException

This will handle printing of Text strings.
Parameters:
out - Writer to use.
text - Text to write.

setFormat

public void setFormat(Format newFormat)

Sets the new format logic for the outputter. Note the Format object is cloned internally before use.
Parameters:
newFormat - the format to use for output

toString

public String toString()

Return a string listing of the settings for this XMLOutputter instance.
Returns:
a string listing the settings for this XMLOutputter instance

Overview Package Class Use Tree Index Deprecated About	JDOM 1.0
Prev Class \| Next Class	JDOM 1.0	Frames \| No Frames
Summary: Nested \| Field \| Method \| Constr	Detail: Nested \| Field \| Method \| Constr

org.jdom.output

Class XMLOutputter

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Field Details

currentFormat

preserveFormat

Constructor Details

XMLOutputter

XMLOutputter

XMLOutputter

Method Details

clone

escapeAttributeEntities

escapeElementEntities

getFormat

output

output

output

output

output

output

output

output

output

output

output

output

output

output

output

output

output

output

outputElementContent

outputElementContent

outputString

outputString

outputString

outputString

outputString

outputString

outputString

outputString

outputString

printAttributes

printCDATA

printComment

printDeclaration

printDocType

printElement

printEntityRef

printProcessingInstruction

printText

setFormat

toString