Class XML


  • public final class XML
    extends java.lang.Object
    This provides static methods to convert an XML text into a JSONObject, and to covert a JSONObject into an XML text.

    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      static java.lang.Character AMP
      The Character '&'.
      static java.lang.Character APOS
      The Character '''.
      static java.lang.Character BANG
      The Character '!'.
      static java.lang.Character EQ
      The Character '='.
      static java.lang.Character GT
      The Character '>'.
      static java.lang.Character LT
      The Character '<'.
      static java.lang.Character QUEST
      The Character '?'.
      static java.lang.Character QUOT
      The Character '"'.
      static java.lang.Character SLASH
      The Character '/'.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static java.lang.String escape​(java.lang.String string)
      Replace special characters with XML escapes:
      static JSONObject toJSONObject​(java.lang.String string)
      Convert a well-formed (but not necessarily valid) XML string into a JSONObject.
      static java.lang.String toString​(java.lang.Object o)
      Convert a JSONObject into a well-formed, element-normal XML string.
      static java.lang.String toString​(java.lang.Object o, java.lang.String tagName)
      Convert a JSONObject into a well-formed, element-normal XML string.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Field Detail

      • AMP

        public static final java.lang.Character AMP
        The Character '&'.
      • APOS

        public static final java.lang.Character APOS
        The Character '''.
      • BANG

        public static final java.lang.Character BANG
        The Character '!'.
      • EQ

        public static final java.lang.Character EQ
        The Character '='.
      • GT

        public static final java.lang.Character GT
        The Character '>'.
      • LT

        public static final java.lang.Character LT
        The Character '<'.
      • QUEST

        public static final java.lang.Character QUEST
        The Character '?'.
      • QUOT

        public static final java.lang.Character QUOT
        The Character '"'.
      • SLASH

        public static final java.lang.Character SLASH
        The Character '/'.
    • Method Detail

      • escape

        public static java.lang.String escape​(java.lang.String string)
        Replace special characters with XML escapes:
         & (ampersand) is replaced by &amp;
         < (less than) is replaced by &lt;
         > (greater than) is replaced by &gt;
         " (double quote) is replaced by &quot;
         
        .

        Parameters:
        string - the string to be escaped
        Returns:
        the escaped string
      • toJSONObject

        public static JSONObject toJSONObject​(java.lang.String string)
                                       throws JSONException
        Convert a well-formed (but not necessarily valid) XML string into a JSONObject.

        Some information may be lost in this transformation because JSON is a data format and XML is a document format. XML uses elements, attributes, and content text, while JSON uses unordered collections of name/value pairs and arrays of values. JSON does not does not like to distinguish between elements and attributes.

        Sequences of similar elements are represented as JSONArrays. Content text may be placed in a "content" member. Comments, prologs, DTDs, and <[ [ ]]> are ignored.

        Parameters:
        string - the source string
        Returns:
        a JSONObject containing the structured data from the XML string
        Throws:
        JSONException - if something goes wrong
      • toString

        public static java.lang.String toString​(java.lang.Object o)
                                         throws JSONException
        Convert a JSONObject into a well-formed, element-normal XML string.

        Parameters:
        o - a JSONObject
        Returns:
        a string
        Throws:
        JSONException - if something goes wrong
      • toString

        public static java.lang.String toString​(java.lang.Object o,
                                                java.lang.String tagName)
                                         throws JSONException
        Convert a JSONObject into a well-formed, element-normal XML string.

        Parameters:
        o - a JSONObject
        tagName - the optional name of the enclosing tag
        Returns:
        a string
        Throws:
        JSONException - if something goes wrong