org.jfree.xml.writer

Class XMLWriter

java.lang.Object

org.jfree.xml.writer.XMLWriterSupport

org.jfree.xml.writer.XMLWriter

public class XMLWriter
extends XMLWriterSupport

A class for writing XML to a character stream.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.jfree.xml.writer.XMLWriterSupport

CLOSE, CLOSE_TAG_DECREASE, INDENT_ONLY, OPEN, OPEN_TAG_INCREASE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
XMLWriter(Writer writer) Creates a new XML writer for the specified character stream.
XMLWriter(Writer writer, String indentString) Creates a new XML writer for the specified character stream.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close() Closes the underlying character stream.
void	writeCloseTag(String tag) Writes a closing XML tag.
void	writeTag(String name, AttributeList attributes, boolean close) Writes an opening XML tag along with a list of attribute/value pairs.
void	writeTag(String name, boolean close) Writes an opening XML tag that has no attributes.
void	writeTag(String name, Properties attributes, boolean close) Deprecated. use the attribute list instead ...
void	writeTag(String name, String attributeName, String attributeValue, boolean close) Writes an opening XML tag with an attribute/value pair.
void	writeText(String text) Writes some text to the character stream.
void	writeXmlDeclaration() Writes the XML declaration that usually appears at the top of every XML file.

Methods inherited from class org.jfree.xml.writer.XMLWriterSupport

allowLineBreak, decreaseIndent, endBlock, getIndentLevel, getLineSeparator, getSafeTags, increaseIndent, indent, normalize, startBlock, writeCloseTag, writeTag, writeTag, writeTag, writeTag

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XMLWriter

public XMLWriter(Writer writer)

Creates a new XML writer for the specified character stream. By default, four spaces are used for indentation.

Parameters:

writer - the character stream.

XMLWriter

public XMLWriter(Writer writer,
         String indentString)

Creates a new XML writer for the specified character stream.

Parameters:

writer - the character stream.

indentString - the string used for indentation (should contain white space, for example four spaces).

Method Detail

writeXmlDeclaration

public void writeXmlDeclaration()
                         throws IOException

Writes the XML declaration that usually appears at the top of every XML file.

Throws:

IOException - if there is a problem writing to the character stream.

writeTag

public void writeTag(String name,
            boolean close)
              throws IOException

Writes an opening XML tag that has no attributes.

Parameters:

name - the tag name.

close - a flag that controls whether or not the tag is closed immediately.

Throws:

IOException - if there is an I/O problem.

writeCloseTag

public void writeCloseTag(String tag)
                   throws IOException

Writes a closing XML tag.

Parameters:

tag - the tag name.

Throws:

IOException - if there is an I/O problem.

writeTag

public void writeTag(String name,
            String attributeName,
            String attributeValue,
            boolean close)
              throws IOException

Writes an opening XML tag with an attribute/value pair.

Parameters:

name - the tag name.

attributeName - the attribute name.

attributeValue - the attribute value.

close - controls whether the tag is closed.

Throws:

IOException - if there is an I/O problem.

writeTag

public void writeTag(String name,
            AttributeList attributes,
            boolean close)
              throws IOException

Writes an opening XML tag along with a list of attribute/value pairs.

Parameters:

name - the tag name.

attributes - the attributes.

close - controls whether the tag is closed.

Throws:

IOException - if there is an I/O problem.

writeTag

public void writeTag(String name,
            Properties attributes,
            boolean close)
              throws IOException

Deprecated. use the attribute list instead ...

Writes an opening XML tag along with a list of attribute/value pairs.

Parameters:

name - the tag name.

attributes - the attributes.

close - controls whether the tag is closed.

Throws:

IOException - if there is an I/O problem.

writeText

public void writeText(String text)
               throws IOException

Writes some text to the character stream.

Parameters:

text - the text.

Throws:

IOException - if there is a problem writing to the character stream.

close

public void close()
           throws IOException

Closes the underlying character stream.

Throws:

IOException - if there is a problem closing the character stream.