ReadXMLDemo.Java
import java.io.*;
import javax.xml.parsers.*;
import org.xml.sax.*;
import org.xml.sax.helpers.*;
public class ReadXmlDemo extends DefaultHandler {
public static void main(String[] arguments) {
if (arguments.length > 0){
ReadXmlDemo read = new ReadXmlDemo(arguments[0]);
} else {
System.out.println("Usage: java ReadXmlDemo filename");
}
}
ReadXmlDemo(String xmlFile) {
File input = new File(xmlFile);
SAXParserFactory factory = SAXParserFactory.newInstance();
factory.setValidating(true);
try {
SAXParser sax = factory.newSAXParser();
sax.parse(input, new XmlHandler() );
} catch (ParserConfigurationException pce) {
System.out.println("Could not create that parser.");
System.out.println(pce.getMessage());
} catch (SAXException saxe) {
System.out.println("Problem with the SAX parser.");
System.out.println(saxe.getMessage());
} catch (IOException ioe) {
System.out.println("Error reading file.");
System.out.println(ioe.getMessage());
}
}
}
class XmlHandler extends DefaultHandler {
static int READING_NAME = 1;
static int READING_SEX = 2;
static int READING_BIRTH = 3;
static int READING_NOTHING = 0;
int currentActivity = READING_NOTHING;
ReadXml xml = new ReadXml();
XmlHandler() {
super();
}
public void startElement(String uri, String localName, String qName, Attributes attributes) {
if (qName.equals("title"))
currentActivity = READING_NAME;
else if (qName.equals("file"))
currentActivity = READING_SEX;
//else if (qName.equals("Birth"))
//currentActivity = READING_BIRTH;
}
public void characters(char[] ch, int start, int length) {
String value = new String(ch, start, length);
if (currentActivity == READING_NAME)
xml.name = value;
if (currentActivity == READING_SEX)
xml.sex = value;
//if (currentActivity == READING_BIRTH)
//xml.birth = value;
}