Package uk.blankaspect.common.jsonxml

Class JsonGeneratorXml

java.lang.Object

uk.blankaspect.common.jsonxml.JsonGeneratorXml

public class JsonGeneratorXml
extends Object

This class implements a generator that transforms a tree of values that are represented by XML elements into JSON text. The generator operates in one of several output modes, which control the way in which whitespace is written between the tokens of the JSON text.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	JsonGeneratorXml.Builder	This class implements a builder for a JSON generator.
static class	JsonGeneratorXml.UnrecognisedElementException	This class implements an unchecked exception that is thrown in response to an unrecognised XML element.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static JsonGeneratorXml.Builder	builder()	Creates and returns a new instance of a builder for a JSON generator.
JsonText	generate(Element value)	Generates and returns JSON text for the specified XML element in accordance with the properties of this generator: output mode, new line before left bracket parameter, indent increment, maximum line length.
static JsonText.Token	getToken(Element element)	Returns the JSON token that corresponds to the specified XML element.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

builder

public static JsonGeneratorXml.Builder builder()

Creates and returns a new instance of a builder for a JSON generator.

Returns:

a new instance of a builder for a JSON generator.

getToken

public static JsonText.Token getToken(Element element)

Returns the JSON token that corresponds to the specified XML element.

Parameters:

element - the XML element whose corresponding JSON token is sought.

Returns:

the JSON token that corresponds to element, or null if there is no such token.

generate

public JsonText generate(Element value)

Generates and returns JSON text for the specified XML element in accordance with the properties of this generator:

• output mode,
• new line before left bracket parameter,
• indent increment,
• maximum line length.

Parameters:

value - the XML element for which JSON text will be generated.

Returns:

the JSON text that was generated for value.

Throws:

JsonGeneratorXml.UnrecognisedElementException - if any element in the tree whose root is value does not correspond to a JSON value.