Class XMLParser
public
class
XMLParser
extends
Object
This class represents the client interface to XML parsing.
Methods
| createDocument() | This method creates a new document, to be manipulated by the DOM API. |
| parse(String) | This method parses a new document from the supplied string, throwing a
DOMParseException if the parse fails. |
| removeWhitespace(Node) | This method removes all Text nodes which are made up of only
white space. |
| supportsCDATASection() | This method determines whether the browser supports CDATASection
as distinct entities from Text nodes. |
Method Detail
createDocument
This method creates a new document, to be manipulated by the DOM API.
Return Value
the newly created document
parse
This method parses a new document from the supplied string, throwing a
DOMParseException if the parse fails.
Parameters
- contents
- the String to be parsed into a
Document
Return Value
the newly created
Document
removeWhitespace
public static void
removeWhitespace(
Node n)
This method removes all
Text nodes which are made up of only
white space.
Parameters
- n
- the node which is to have all of its whitespace descendents
removed.
supportsCDATASection
public static boolean supportsCDATASection()
This method determines whether the browser supports
CDATASection
as distinct entities from
Text nodes.
Return Value
true if the browser supports
CDATASection, otherwise
false.
