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 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

    • asType

      public static <T> T asType(Node self, Class<T> type)
      Enables node as Type coercion for XML Nodes. Converts the Node to a Map via Node.toMap() and then uses Groovy's standard Map coercion to produce the typed object. Does not require Jackson on the classpath.
      Type Parameters:
      T - the target type
      Parameters:
      self - the Node to convert
      type - the target type
      Returns:
      a typed object
      Since:
      6.0.0