Package edu.pdx.cs410J.family

Class XmlDumper

java.lang.Object

edu.pdx.cs410J.family.XmlHelper

edu.pdx.cs410J.family.XmlDumper

All Implemented Interfaces:

Dumper, EntityResolver, ErrorHandler

public class XmlDumper
extends XmlHelper
implements Dumper

This class dumps a family tree to a destination (for example, a file) in XML format. This file is meant to be used by an XmlParser to create a FamilyTree.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class edu.pdx.cs410J.family.XmlHelper

publicID, systemID

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
XmlDumper(File file)	Creates a new XML dumper that dumps to a given file.
XmlDumper(PrintWriter pw)	Creates a new XML dumper that prints to a PrintWriter.
XmlDumper(String fileName)	Creates a new XML dumper that dumps to a file of a given name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	dump(FamilyTree tree)	Dumps the contents of a family tree to the desired destination.
static void	main(String[] args)	Test program.

Methods inherited from class edu.pdx.cs410J.family.XmlHelper

error, extractNotesFrom, extractTextFrom, fatalError, resolveEntity, warning

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

XmlDumper

public XmlDumper(String fileName)
          throws IOException

Creates a new XML dumper that dumps to a file of a given name. If the file does not exist, it is created.

Throws:

IOException

XmlDumper

public XmlDumper(File file)
          throws IOException

Creates a new XML dumper that dumps to a given file.

Throws:

IOException

XmlDumper

public XmlDumper(PrintWriter pw)

Creates a new XML dumper that prints to a PrintWriter. This way, we can dump to destinations other than files.

Method Details

dump

public void dump(FamilyTree tree)

Dumps the contents of a family tree to the desired destination.

Specified by:

dump in interface Dumper

Throws:

FamilyTreeException - An error occurred while dumping the family tree

main

public static void main(String[] args)

Test program. Create a simple family tree and dump it to the specified file or standard out if no file is specified.