org.codehaus.groovy.runtime

Class XmlGroovyMethods

java.lang.Object

org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.XmlGroovyMethods

public class XmlGroovyMethods
extends Object

This class defines all the new XML-related groovy methods which enhance the normal JDK XML classes when inside the Groovy environment. Static methods are used with the first parameter the destination class.

Author:

Paul King, Jochen Theodorou

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
XmlGroovyMethods()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Iterator<Node>	iterator(NodeList nodeList) Makes NodeList iterable by returning a read-only Iterator which traverses over each Node.
static String	serialize(Element element) Transforms the element to its text equivalent.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XmlGroovyMethods

public XmlGroovyMethods()

Method Detail

iterator

public static Iterator<Node> iterator(NodeList nodeList)

Makes NodeList iterable by returning a read-only Iterator which traverses over each Node.

Parameters:

nodeList - a NodeList

Returns:

an Iterator for a NodeList

Since:

1.0

serialize

public static String serialize(Element element)

Transforms the element to its text equivalent. (The resulting string does not contain a xml declaration. Use XmlUtil.serialize(element) if you need the declaration.)

Parameters:

element - the element to serialize

Returns:

the string representation of the element

Since:

2.1