ElementList.java |
/* * The code of this file is in public domain. */ package org.xins.common.xml; import java.util.LinkedList; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.xins.common.text.ParseException; /** * An ElementList is an NodeList with the following improvements: * <ul><li>Implements List which make it iterable with for each loop * <li>Only includes the direct child of the element * <li>Only includes the elements * <li>By default includes all direct child elements * <li>Preserves the order of the child elements * <li>Includes a method to get the sub element when unique * </ul> * * @author <a href="mailto:anthony.goubard@japplis.com">Anthony Goubard</a> * * @since XINS 3.0 */ public class ElementList extends LinkedList<Element> { /** * The local name of the parent element. */ private String parentName; /** * The local name of the child elements or * for all elements */ private String childName; /** * Creates a list with all direct child element of the given element. * * @param element * the parent element, cannot be <code>null</code>. */ public ElementList(Element element) { this(element, "*"); } /** * Creates a list with all direct child element with a specific local name of the given element. * * @param element * the parent element, cannot be <code>null</code>. * @param childName * the local name of the direct child elements that should be added to the list, cannot be <code>null</code>. */ public ElementList(Element element, String childName) { parentName = element.getTagName(); this.childName = childName; Node child = element.getFirstChild(); while (child != null) { String newChildName = child.getLocalName(); if (newChildName == null) { newChildName = child.getNodeName(); } if (child.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE && (childName.endsWith("*") || childName.equals(newChildName))) { add((Element) child); } child = child.getNextSibling(); } } /** * Gets the unique child of this list. * * @return * the sub-element of this element list, never <code>null</code>. * * @throws ParseException * if no child with the specified name was found, * or if more than one child with the specified name was found. */ public Element getUniqueChildElement() throws ParseException { if (isEmpty()) { throw new ParseException("No \"" + childName + "\" child found in the \"" + parentName + "\" element."); } else if (size() > 1) { throw new ParseException("More than one \"" + childName + "\" children found in the \"" + parentName + "\" element."); } return get(0); } /** * Gets the first child of this element. * * @return * the sub-element of this element, or <code>null</code> if no element is found. */ public Element getFirstChildElement() { if (isEmpty()) { return null; } return get(0); } }