org.alicebot.server.core.parser
Class XMLParser

java.lang.Object
  org.alicebot.server.core.parser.XMLParser

public class XMLParser
extends java.lang.Object

A simple XML parser.

Author Pedro Colla describes it as a "poor man's XML non-validating parser".

Version:

4.1.4

Author:

Thomas Ringate/Pedro Colla

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	CDATA_END A end of a CDATA block.
static java.lang.String	CDATA_START The beginning of a CDATA block.
static java.lang.String	COMMENT_END The end of an XML comment (!--).
static java.lang.String	COMMENT_START The start of an XML comment (!--).
static java.lang.String	EMPTY_STRING An empty string.
static java.lang.String	MARKER_END An XML marker end (>).
static java.lang.String	MARKER_START An XML marker start (≜).
static java.lang.String	PI_START A question mark (starts a processing instruction).
static java.lang.String	SLASH A slash.
static java.lang.String	SPACE A space.

Constructor Summary

XMLParser()

Method Summary

java.util.LinkedList	load(java.lang.String buffer) Returns the full evaluation of a string containing an XML segment.
java.util.LinkedList	scan(java.util.ListIterator xmlIterator, java.util.LinkedList xmlList, java.util.LinkedList trie) Converts a linear linked list with parsed XML into a trie.
java.util.LinkedList	XMLRead(java.lang.String input, java.util.LinkedList XMLList) Parses an input string containing an XML structure into its XML elements.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

MARKER_START

public static final java.lang.String MARKER_START

An XML marker start (≜).

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COMMENT_START

public static final java.lang.String COMMENT_START

The start of an XML comment (!--).

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COMMENT_END

public static final java.lang.String COMMENT_END

The end of an XML comment (!--).

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PI_START

public static final java.lang.String PI_START

A question mark (starts a processing instruction).

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CDATA_START

public static final java.lang.String CDATA_START

The beginning of a CDATA block.

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CDATA_END

public static final java.lang.String CDATA_END

A end of a CDATA block.

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SLASH

public static final java.lang.String SLASH

A slash.

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MARKER_END

public static final java.lang.String MARKER_END

An XML marker end (>).

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SPACE

public static final java.lang.String SPACE

A space.

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EMPTY_STRING

public static final java.lang.String EMPTY_STRING

An empty string.

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Constructor Detail

XMLParser

public XMLParser()

Method Detail

XMLRead

public java.util.LinkedList XMLRead(java.lang.String input,
                                    java.util.LinkedList XMLList)

Parses an input string containing an XML structure into its XML elements.

Parameters:

input - the input string

XMLList - the list to which to add the parsed XML

Returns:

a linear linked list of the parsed XML

scan

public java.util.LinkedList scan(java.util.ListIterator xmlIterator,
                                 java.util.LinkedList xmlList,
                                 java.util.LinkedList trie)

Converts a linear linked list with parsed XML into a trie.

Parameters:

xmlIterator - an iterator on the XML linear linked list

xmlList - the parsed XML as a linear linked list

trie - the trie to modify and return

Returns:

a trie representation of the parsed XML

load

public java.util.LinkedList load(java.lang.String buffer)

Returns the full evaluation of a string containing an XML segment.

Parameters:

buffer - the XML segment

Returns:

trie representation of the XML