com.ibm.commerce.xml.utils

Class XMLUtil

java.lang.Object

com.ibm.commerce.xml.utils.XMLUtil

public abstract class XMLUtil
extends java.lang.Object

XML Utility class

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
XMLUtil()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.Object	get(java.util.Hashtable tree, java.lang.String path) Returns nested object based upon xml variable path demarcated by ".".
static java.lang.Object	processNode(org.w3c.dom.Node elem) Create a model entry to represent the various attributes of a DOM node.
static java.lang.Object	processNode(org.w3c.dom.Node node, java.lang.String tabs) Create a model entry to represent the various attributes of a DOM node.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XMLUtil

public XMLUtil()

Method Detail

get

public static java.lang.Object get(java.util.Hashtable tree,
                                   java.lang.String path)

Returns nested object based upon xml variable path demarcated by ".". eg: path = 'store.name' returns the name string from the store hashtable

Parameters:

tree - the xml hashtable representation.

path - the path to retrieve the object.

Returns:

the specified String from the specified hashtable.

processNode

public static java.lang.Object processNode(org.w3c.dom.Node elem)

Create a model entry to represent the various attributes of a DOM node.

PLEASE NOTE: DOM node attributes and its children are all considered attributes of the DOM node in the model entry.

Parameters:

elem - The DOM node to be modelled.

Returns:

object returns from processNode(elem, "")

processNode

public static final java.lang.Object processNode(org.w3c.dom.Node node,
                                                 java.lang.String tabs)

Create a model entry to represent the various attributes of a DOM node.

PLEASE NOTE: DOM node attributes and its children are all considered attributes of the DOM node in the model entry.

Parameters:

node - The DOM node to be modelled.

tabs - Indentation used for debug log format purposes.

Returns:

the value of the node.