edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp.lbj.coref.util.xml
Class SimpleXMLParser

java.lang.Object
  edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp.lbj.coref.util.xml.SimpleXMLParser

public class SimpleXMLParser
extends java.lang.Object

Author:

Eric Bengtson

Constructor Summary

SimpleXMLParser()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	getContentString(org.w3c.dom.Element tag)
static org.w3c.dom.Document	getDocument(java.io.File file)
private static org.w3c.dom.Document	getDocument(java.io.File file, javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder docBuilder)
static org.w3c.dom.Document	getDocument(java.lang.String filename)
private static javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder	getDocumentBuilder() UTILITY METHODS ***
static org.w3c.dom.Element	getElement(org.w3c.dom.Element parent, java.lang.String tagName)
static java.lang.String	getTagContent(org.w3c.dom.Element parent, java.lang.String tagName)
static java.lang.String	getTagContent(org.w3c.dom.Element parent, java.lang.String tagName, java.lang.String defaultResult)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SimpleXMLParser

public SimpleXMLParser()

Method Detail

getDocument

public static org.w3c.dom.Document getDocument(java.lang.String filename)
                                        throws XMLException

Parameters:

filename - The file to parse

Returns:

The Document XML tag -- the root of the document.

Throws:

XMLException

getDocument

public static org.w3c.dom.Document getDocument(java.io.File file)
                                        throws XMLException

Parameters:

file - The file to parse.

Returns:

The Document XML tag -- the root of the document.

Throws:

XMLException

getElement

public static org.w3c.dom.Element getElement(org.w3c.dom.Element parent,
                                             java.lang.String tagName)
                                      throws XMLException

Parameters:

parent - The node containing the desired element tag

tagName - The name of the tag

Returns:

the first target element inside the parent Node.

Throws:

XMLException

getContentString

public static java.lang.String getContentString(org.w3c.dom.Element tag)
                                         throws XMLException

Parameters:

tag - (start) tag that encloses desired text.

Returns:

The contents of the tag.

Throws:

XMLException - If the tag has no children.

getTagContent

public static java.lang.String getTagContent(org.w3c.dom.Element parent,
                                             java.lang.String tagName)
                                      throws XMLException

Parameters:

parent - A node containing the tag enclosing desired text.

tagName - Name of tag containing desired text.

Returns:

The desired text.

Throws:

XMLException

getTagContent

public static java.lang.String getTagContent(org.w3c.dom.Element parent,
                                             java.lang.String tagName,
                                             java.lang.String defaultResult)

Parameters:

parent - A node containing the tag enclosing desired text.

tagName - Name of tag containing desired text.

Returns:

The desired text, or if tag not found, defaultResult.

getDocumentBuilder

private static javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder getDocumentBuilder()
                                                             throws XMLException

UTILITY METHODS ***

Throws:

XMLException

getDocument

private static org.w3c.dom.Document getDocument(java.io.File file,
                                                javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder docBuilder)
                                         throws XMLException

Throws:

XMLException