org.hawkular.btm.client.collector.internal.helpers

Class XMLHelper

java.lang.Object

org.hawkular.btm.client.collector.internal.helpers.XMLHelper

public class XMLHelper
extends Object

Author:

gbrown

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
XMLHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Node	deserialize(Object node) This method serializes the supplied XML object to a string.
static Node	deserializeString(String doc) This method deserializes the supplied document.
static String	evaluate(String xpath, Object node) This method evaluates the xpath expression on the supplied node.
protected static Node	getNode(Object node) This method converts the supplied object to a DOM node.
static Node	selectNode(String xpath, Object node) This method obtains the node, identified by the xpath expression, from the supplied node.
static String	serialize(Object node) This method serializes the supplied XML object to a string.
static String	serializeDOMSource(DOMSource domSource) This method serializes the supplied DOM node to a string.
static String	serializeNode(Node node) This method serializes the supplied DOM node to a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XMLHelper

public XMLHelper()

Method Detail

serialize

public static String serialize(Object node)

This method serializes the supplied XML object to a string.

Parameters:

node - The node

Returns:

The string, or null if an error occurred

serializeNode

public static String serializeNode(Node node)

This method serializes the supplied DOM node to a string.

Parameters:

node - The node

Returns:

The string, or null if an error occurred

serializeDOMSource

public static String serializeDOMSource(DOMSource domSource)

This method serializes the supplied DOM node to a string.

Parameters:

domSource - The DOM source

Returns:

The string, or null if an error occurred

deserialize

public static Node deserialize(Object node)

This method serializes the supplied XML object to a string.

Parameters:

node - The node

Returns:

The string, or null if an error occurred

deserializeString

public static Node deserializeString(String doc)

This method deserializes the supplied document.

Parameters:

doc - The XML document

Returns:

The DOM node, or null if an error occurred

evaluate

public static String evaluate(String xpath,
                              Object node)

This method evaluates the xpath expression on the supplied node.

Parameters:

xpath - The xpath expression

node - The node

Returns:

The result, or null if error occurred

selectNode

public static Node selectNode(String xpath,
                              Object node)

This method obtains the node, identified by the xpath expression, from the supplied node.

Parameters:

xpath - The xpath expression

node - The root node

Returns:

The selected node, or null if not found

getNode

protected static Node getNode(Object node)

This method converts the supplied object to a DOM node.

Parameters:

node - The object

Returns:

The node, or null if cannot convert