org.mortbay.xml
Class XmlConfiguration

java.lang.Object
  org.mortbay.xml.XmlConfiguration

public class XmlConfiguration
extends Object

Configure Objects from XML. This class reads an XML file conforming to the configure.dtd DTD and uses it to configure and object by calling set, put or other methods on the object.

Author:

Greg Wilkins (gregw)

Field Summary

private static XmlParser	__parser
private static Class[]	__primitiveHolders
private static Class[]	__primitives
private XmlParser.Node	_config
private Map	_idMap

Constructor Summary

XmlConfiguration(InputStream configuration)
Constructor.

XmlConfiguration(String configuration)
Constructor.

XmlConfiguration(URL configuration)
Constructor.

Method Summary

private Object	call(Object obj, XmlParser.Node node)
void	configure(Object obj) Configure an object.
private void	configure(Object obj, XmlParser.Node cfg, int i)
private Object	get(Object obj, XmlParser.Node node)
private static void	initParser()
private Object	itemValue(Object obj, Object item)
static void	main(String[] args)
private Object	newArray(Object obj, XmlParser.Node node)
Object	newInstance() Create a new object and configure it.
private Object	newMap(Object obj, XmlParser.Node node)
private Object	newObj(Object obj, XmlParser.Node node)
private Class	nodeClass(XmlParser.Node node)
private void	put(Object obj, XmlParser.Node node)
private Object	refObj(Object obj, XmlParser.Node node)
private void	set(Object obj, XmlParser.Node node)
private Object	value(Object obj, XmlParser.Node node)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

__primitives

private static Class[] __primitives

__primitiveHolders

private static Class[] __primitiveHolders

__parser

private static XmlParser __parser

_config

private XmlParser.Node _config

_idMap

private Map _idMap

Constructor Detail

XmlConfiguration

public XmlConfiguration(URL configuration)
                 throws SAXException,
                        IOException

Constructor. Reads the XML configuration file.

Parameters:

configuration -

Throws:

SAXException

IOException

XmlConfiguration

public XmlConfiguration(String configuration)
                 throws SAXException,
                        IOException

Constructor.

Parameters:

configuration - String of XML configuration commands excluding the normal XML preamble. The String should start with a " Throws:

SAXException

IOException

XmlConfiguration

public XmlConfiguration(InputStream configuration)
                 throws SAXException,
                        IOException

Constructor.

Parameters:

configuration - An input stream containing a complete e.g. configuration file

Throws:

SAXException

IOException

Method Detail

initParser

private static void initParser()
                        throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

configure

public void configure(Object obj)
               throws Exception

Configure an object. If the object is of the approprate class, the XML configuration script is applied to the object.

Parameters:

obj - The object to be configured.

Throws:

Exception

newInstance

public Object newInstance()
                   throws Exception

Create a new object and configure it. A new object is created and configured.

Returns:

The newly created configured object.

Throws:

Exception

nodeClass

private Class nodeClass(XmlParser.Node node)
                 throws ClassNotFoundException

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

configure

private void configure(Object obj,
                       XmlParser.Node cfg,
                       int i)
                throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

set

private void set(Object obj,
                 XmlParser.Node node)
          throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

put

private void put(Object obj,
                 XmlParser.Node node)
          throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

get

private Object get(Object obj,
                   XmlParser.Node node)
            throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

call

private Object call(Object obj,
                    XmlParser.Node node)
             throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

newObj

private Object newObj(Object obj,
                      XmlParser.Node node)
               throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

refObj

private Object refObj(Object obj,
                      XmlParser.Node node)
               throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

newArray

private Object newArray(Object obj,
                        XmlParser.Node node)
                 throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

newMap

private Object newMap(Object obj,
                      XmlParser.Node node)
               throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

value

private Object value(Object obj,
                     XmlParser.Node node)
              throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

itemValue

private Object itemValue(Object obj,
                         Object item)
                  throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

main

public static void main(String[] args)