Class XMLElementHandler

    • Field Detail

      • logger

        protected static final Logger logger
        the logger -- should be used for debugging (assuming there are bugs LOL)
    • Constructor Detail

      • XMLElementHandler

        protected XMLElementHandler()
        Creates a new XSIElementHandler object. Intended to limit creation to the sub-packages
    • Method Detail

      • characters

        public void characters​(String text)
                        throws SAXException
        This method throws a SAXNotSupportedException if it is called and not overwritten. When overridding this method, you should be careful to understand that it may be called more than once per element. Therefore it would be advisable to log the text and handle the text's interpretation at a later time (
        Throws:
        SAXException
      • startElement

        public abstract void startElement​(URI namespaceURI,
                                          String localName,
                                          Attributes attr)
                                   throws SAXException
        handles SAX start Element events. This matches the start of the element declaration in the document ... and responds to the event generated by the SAX parser. This is an opportunity to complete some pre-processing.
        Throws:
        SAXException
        See Also:
        SchemaContentHandler#startElement
      • getHandler

        public abstract XMLElementHandler getHandler​(URI namespaceURI,
                                                     String localName,
                                                     Map<String,​Object> hints)
                                              throws SAXException
        This will find an appropriate XMLElementHandler for the specified child if appropriate. This method may return or throw an exception, depending on the severity, if an error occurs. This method should be used to complete a SAX parse of a document for which the Schema is known, and parsed.
        Returns:
        XMLElementHandler, or null
        Throws:
        SAXException
      • getValue

        public abstract Object getValue()
                                 throws SAXException
        This method will get the value of the element depending on it's type.
        Returns:
        Object (may be null)
        Throws:
        SAXException
        See Also:
        Type#getValue
      • getName

        public abstract String getName()
        This returns the name of the element being represented by this handler. This name matches the name specified in the Schema.
        Returns:
        The Name (may not be null)
      • getElement

        public abstract Element getElement()
        This returns the Element specified.
        Returns:
        Element (may not be null)
      • setLogLevel

        public static void setLogLevel​(Level l)
        Sets the logger level for all XMLElementHandlers.