Changeset 8015 for trunk/gli/src/org/greenstone/gatherer/util

Timestamp:

2004-08-20T13:59:02+12:00 (20 years ago)

Author:

mdewsnip

Message:

Moved clear() and setValue() functions from MSMUtils into XMLTools. Moved NS_SEP string from MSMUtils into StaticStrings.

Location:

trunk/gli/src/org/greenstone/gatherer/util

Files:

• StaticStrings.java (modified) (1 diff)
• XMLTools.java (modified) (2 diffs)

trunk/gli/src/org/greenstone/gatherer/util/StaticStrings.java

@@ -37 +37 @@
     static final public char   FORWARDSLASH_CHAR                          = '/';
     static final public char   NEW_LINE_CHAR                              = '\n';
+    static final public char   NS_SEP                                     = '.';
     static final public char   OPENBRACKET_CHAR                           = '[';
     static final public char   PIPE_CHAR                                  = '|';

trunk/gli/src/org/greenstone/gatherer/util/XMLTools.java

@@ -13 +13 @@
 public class XMLTools
 {
+    /** Remove all of the child nodes from a certain node. */
+    static final public void clear(Node node)
+    {
+    while (node.hasChildNodes()) {
+        node.removeChild(node.getFirstChild());
+    }
+    }
+
+
     static public ArrayList getChildElementsByTagName(Element parent_element, String element_name)
     {
@@ -88 +97 @@
 
 
+    /** Set the #text node value of some element.
+     * @param element the Element whose value we wish to set
+     * @param value the new value for the element as a String
+     * Soon to be deprecated!
+     */
+    static final public void setValue(Element element, String value) {
+    // Remove any existing child node(s)
+    clear(element);
+    // Add new text node.
+    if (value != null) {
+        element.appendChild(element.getOwnerDocument().createTextNode(value));
+    }
+    }
+
+
     /** Parse an XML document from a given file */
     static public Document parseXMLFile(File xml_file)