XmlGroovyMethods (Groovy 2.5.11)

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.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

XmlGroovyMethods()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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