org.apache.commons.configuration

Class BaseConfigurationXMLReader

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.configuration.ConfigurationXMLReader

org.apache.commons.configuration.BaseConfigurationXMLReader

All Implemented Interfaces:

XMLReader

public class BaseConfigurationXMLReader
extends ConfigurationXMLReader

A specialized SAX2 XML parser that processes configuration objects.

This class mimics to be a SAX compliant XML parser. It is able to iterate over the keys in a configuration object and to generate corresponding SAX events. By registering a ContentHandler at an instance it is possible to perform XML processing on a configuration object.

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Oliver Heger

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.configuration.ConfigurationXMLReader

NS_URI

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BaseConfigurationXMLReader() Creates a new instance of BaseConfigurationXMLReader.
BaseConfigurationXMLReader(Configuration conf) Creates a new instance of BaseConfigurationXMLReader and sets the configuration object to be parsed.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Configuration	getConfiguration() Returns the actual configuration to be processed.
Configuration	getParsedConfiguration() Returns the configuration to be processed.
protected void	processKeys() The main SAX event generation method.
void	setConfiguration(Configuration conf) Sets the configuration to be processed.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.configuration.ConfigurationXMLReader

fireCharacters, fireElementEnd, fireElementStart, getContentHandler, getDTDHandler, getEntityResolver, getErrorHandler, getException, getFeature, getProperty, getRootName, parse, parse, parseConfiguration, setContentHandler, setDTDHandler, setEntityResolver, setErrorHandler, setFeature, setProperty, setRootName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BaseConfigurationXMLReader

public BaseConfigurationXMLReader()

Creates a new instance of BaseConfigurationXMLReader.

BaseConfigurationXMLReader

public BaseConfigurationXMLReader(Configuration conf)

Creates a new instance of BaseConfigurationXMLReader and sets the configuration object to be parsed.

Parameters:

conf - the configuration to be parsed

Method Detail

getConfiguration

public Configuration getConfiguration()

Returns the actual configuration to be processed.

Returns:

the actual configuration

setConfiguration

public void setConfiguration(Configuration conf)

Sets the configuration to be processed.

Parameters:

conf - the configuration

getParsedConfiguration

public Configuration getParsedConfiguration()

Returns the configuration to be processed.

Specified by:

getParsedConfiguration in class ConfigurationXMLReader

Returns:

the actual configuration

processKeys

protected void processKeys()

The main SAX event generation method. This element uses an internal HierarchicalConfigurationConverter object to iterate over all keys in the actual configuration and to generate corresponding SAX events.

Specified by:

processKeys in class ConfigurationXMLReader