org.jibx.runtime
Interface IXMLWriter

All Known Subinterfaces:
IExtensibleWriter
All Known Implementing Classes:
GenericXMLWriter, ISO88591StreamWriter, JDOMWriter, StAXWriter, StreamWriterBase, UTF8StreamWriter, XMLWriterBase, XMLWriterNamespaceBase

public interface IXMLWriter

XML writer interface used for output of marshalled document. This interface allows easy substitution of different output formats, including parse event stream equivalents. This makes heavy use of state information, so each method call defined is only valid in certain states.

Author:
Dennis M. Sosnoski

Method Summary
 void addAttribute(int index, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value)
          Add attribute to current open start tag.
 void close()
          Close document output.
 void closeEmptyTag()
          Close the current open start tag as an empty element.
 void closeStartTag()
          Close the current open start tag.
 void endTag(int index, java.lang.String name)
          Generate end tag.
 void flush()
          Flush document output.
 java.lang.String[][] getExtensionNamespaces()
          Get extension namespace URIs added to those in mapping.
 int getNamespaceCount()
          Get the number of namespaces currently defined.
 java.lang.String getNamespacePrefix(int index)
          Get current prefix defined for namespace.
 java.lang.String[] getNamespaces()
          Get namespace URIs for mapping.
 java.lang.String getNamespaceUri(int index)
          Get URI for namespace.
 int getNestingDepth()
          Get the current element nesting depth.
 int getPrefixIndex(java.lang.String prefix)
          Get index of namespace mapped to prefix.
 void indent()
          Request output indent.
 void init()
          Initialize writer.
 int[] openNamespaces(int[] nums, java.lang.String[] prefs)
          Open the specified namespaces for use.
 void popExtensionNamespaces()
          Remove extension namespace URIs.
 void popTranslationTable()
          Pop a translation table used for converting namespace index numbers to values matching the internal lookup.
 void pushExtensionNamespaces(java.lang.String[] uris)
          Append extension namespace URIs to those in mapping.
 void pushTranslationTable(int[] table)
          Push a translation table to be used for converting namespace index numbers passed as arguments to values used for internal lookup.
 void reset()
          Reset to initial state for reuse.
 void setIndentSpaces(int count, java.lang.String newline, char indent)
          Set nesting indentation.
 void startTagClosed(int index, java.lang.String name)
          Generate closed start tag.
 void startTagNamespaces(int index, java.lang.String name, int[] nums, java.lang.String[] prefs)
          Generate start tag for element with namespaces.
 void startTagOpen(int index, java.lang.String name)
          Generate open start tag.
 void writeCData(java.lang.String text)
          Write CDATA text to document.
 void writeComment(java.lang.String text)
          Write comment to document.
 void writeDocType(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String sys, java.lang.String pub, java.lang.String subset)
          Write DOCTYPE declaration to document.
 void writeEntityRef(java.lang.String name)
          Write entity reference to document.
 void writePI(java.lang.String target, java.lang.String data)
          Write processing instruction to document.
 void writeTextContent(java.lang.String text)
          Write ordinary character data text content to document.
 void writeXMLDecl(java.lang.String version, java.lang.String encoding, java.lang.String standalone)
          Write XML declaration to document.
 

Method Detail

init

void init()
          throws java.io.IOException
Initialize writer.

Throws:
java.io.IOException

getNestingDepth

int getNestingDepth()
Get the current element nesting depth. Elements are only counted in the depth returned when they're officially open - after the start tag has been output and before the end tag has been output.

Returns:
number of nested elements at current point in output

getNamespaceCount

int getNamespaceCount()
Get the number of namespaces currently defined. This is equivalent to the index of the next extension namespace added.

Returns:
namespace count

setIndentSpaces

void setIndentSpaces(int count,
                     java.lang.String newline,
                     char indent)
Set nesting indentation. This is advisory only, and implementations of this interface are free to ignore it. The intent is to indicate that the generated output should use indenting to illustrate element nesting.

Parameters:
count - number of character to indent per level, or disable indentation if negative (zero means new line only)
newline - sequence of characters used for a line ending (null means use the single character '\n')
indent - whitespace character used for indentation

writeXMLDecl

void writeXMLDecl(java.lang.String version,
                  java.lang.String encoding,
                  java.lang.String standalone)
                  throws java.io.IOException
Write XML declaration to document. This can only be called before any other methods in the interface are called.

Parameters:
version - XML version text
encoding - text for encoding attribute (unspecified if null)
standalone - text for standalone attribute (unspecified if null)
Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

startTagOpen

void startTagOpen(int index,
                  java.lang.String name)
                  throws java.io.IOException
Generate open start tag. This allows attributes and/or namespace declarations to be added to the start tag, but must be followed by a closeStartTag() call.

Parameters:
index - namespace URI index number
name - unqualified element name
Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

startTagNamespaces

void startTagNamespaces(int index,
                        java.lang.String name,
                        int[] nums,
                        java.lang.String[] prefs)
                        throws java.io.IOException
Generate start tag for element with namespaces. This creates the actual start tag, along with any necessary namespace declarations. Previously active namespace declarations are not duplicated. The tag is left incomplete, allowing other attributes to be added.

Parameters:
index - namespace URI index number
name - element name
nums - array of namespace indexes defined by this element (must be constant, reference is kept until end of element)
prefs - array of namespace prefixes mapped by this element (no null values, use "" for default namespace declaration)
Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

addAttribute

void addAttribute(int index,
                  java.lang.String name,
                  java.lang.String value)
                  throws java.io.IOException
Add attribute to current open start tag. This is only valid after a call to startTagOpen(int, java.lang.String) and before the corresponding call to closeStartTag().

Parameters:
index - namespace URI index number
name - unqualified attribute name
value - text value for attribute
Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

closeStartTag

void closeStartTag()
                   throws java.io.IOException
Close the current open start tag. This is only valid after a call to startTagOpen(int, java.lang.String).

Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

closeEmptyTag

void closeEmptyTag()
                   throws java.io.IOException
Close the current open start tag as an empty element. This is only valid after a call to startTagOpen(int, java.lang.String).

Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

startTagClosed

void startTagClosed(int index,
                    java.lang.String name)
                    throws java.io.IOException
Generate closed start tag. No attributes or namespaces can be added to a start tag written using this call.

Parameters:
index - namespace URI index number
name - unqualified element name
Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

endTag

void endTag(int index,
            java.lang.String name)
            throws java.io.IOException
Generate end tag.

Parameters:
index - namespace URI index number
name - unqualified element name
Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

writeTextContent

void writeTextContent(java.lang.String text)
                      throws java.io.IOException
Write ordinary character data text content to document.

Parameters:
text - content value text (must not be null)
Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

writeCData

void writeCData(java.lang.String text)
                throws java.io.IOException
Write CDATA text to document.

Parameters:
text - content value text (must not be null)
Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

writeComment

void writeComment(java.lang.String text)
                  throws java.io.IOException
Write comment to document.

Parameters:
text - comment text (must not be null)
Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

writeEntityRef

void writeEntityRef(java.lang.String name)
                    throws java.io.IOException
Write entity reference to document.

Parameters:
name - entity name (must not be null)
Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

writeDocType

void writeDocType(java.lang.String name,
                  java.lang.String sys,
                  java.lang.String pub,
                  java.lang.String subset)
                  throws java.io.IOException
Write DOCTYPE declaration to document.

Parameters:
name - root element name
sys - system ID (null if none, must be non-null for public ID to be used)
pub - public ID (null if none)
subset - internal subset (null if none)
Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

writePI

void writePI(java.lang.String target,
             java.lang.String data)
             throws java.io.IOException
Write processing instruction to document.

Parameters:
target - processing instruction target name (must not be null)
data - processing instruction data (must not be null)
Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

indent

void indent()
            throws java.io.IOException
Request output indent. The writer implementation should normally indent output as appropriate. This method can be used to request indenting of output that might otherwise not be indented. The normal effect when used with a text-oriented writer should be to output the appropriate line end sequence followed by the appropriate number of indent characters for the current nesting level.

Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

flush

void flush()
           throws java.io.IOException
Flush document output. Writes any buffered data to the output medium. This does not flush the output medium itself, only any internal buffering within the writer.

Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

close

void close()
           throws java.io.IOException
Close document output. Completes writing of document output, including flushing and closing the output medium.

Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

reset

void reset()
Reset to initial state for reuse. The writer is serially reusable, as long as this method is called to clear any retained state information between uses.


getNamespaces

java.lang.String[] getNamespaces()
Get namespace URIs for mapping. This gets the full ordered array of namespaces known in the binding used for this marshalling, where the index number of each namespace URI is the namespace index used to lookup the prefix when marshalling a name in that namespace. The returned array must not be modified.

Returns:
array of namespaces

getNamespaceUri

java.lang.String getNamespaceUri(int index)
Get URI for namespace.

Parameters:
index - namespace URI index number
Returns:
namespace URI text, or null if the namespace index is invalid

getNamespacePrefix

java.lang.String getNamespacePrefix(int index)
Get current prefix defined for namespace.

Parameters:
index - namespace URI index number
Returns:
current prefix text, or null if the namespace is not currently mapped

getPrefixIndex

int getPrefixIndex(java.lang.String prefix)
Get index of namespace mapped to prefix. This can be an expensive operation with time proportional to the number of namespaces defined, so it should be used with care.

Parameters:
prefix - text to match (non-null, use "" for default prefix)
Returns:
index namespace URI index number mapped to prefix

pushExtensionNamespaces

void pushExtensionNamespaces(java.lang.String[] uris)
Append extension namespace URIs to those in mapping.

Parameters:
uris - namespace URIs to extend those in mapping

popExtensionNamespaces

void popExtensionNamespaces()
Remove extension namespace URIs. This removes the last set of extension namespaces pushed using pushExtensionNamespaces(java.lang.String[]).


getExtensionNamespaces

java.lang.String[][] getExtensionNamespaces()
Get extension namespace URIs added to those in mapping. This gets the current set of extension definitions. The returned arrays must not be modified.

Returns:
array of arrays of extension namespaces (null if none)

openNamespaces

int[] openNamespaces(int[] nums,
                     java.lang.String[] prefs)
                     throws java.io.IOException
Open the specified namespaces for use. This method is normally only called internally, when namespace declarations are actually written to output. It is exposed as part of this interface to allow for special circumstances where namespaces are being written outside the usual processing. The namespaces will remain open for use until the current element is closed.

Parameters:
nums - array of namespace indexes defined by this element (reference kept until namespaces are closed, values may be modified by this method)
prefs - array of namespace prefixes mapped by this element (no null values, use "" for default namespace declaration)
Returns:
array of indexes for namespaces not previously active (the ones actually needing to be declared, in the case of text output)
Throws:
java.io.IOException - on error writing to document

pushTranslationTable

void pushTranslationTable(int[] table)
Push a translation table to be used for converting namespace index numbers passed as arguments to values used for internal lookup. This allows a layer of indirection between the client code and the namespace definitions, designed for use in supporting precompiled bindings. The translated values must match the internal tables.

Parameters:
table - translation table to be used (null if no change)

popTranslationTable

void popTranslationTable()
Pop a translation table used for converting namespace index numbers to values matching the internal lookup.



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