Package org.apache.groovy.xml.extensions

Class XmlExtensions

java.lang.Object

org.apache.groovy.xml.extensions.XmlExtensions

public class XmlExtensions
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
XmlExtensions()

Method Summary

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 Details

XmlExtensions

public XmlExtensions()

Method Details

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