Package com.sas.metadata.remote

Class XMLUtil

java.lang.Object
com.sas.metadata.remote.XMLUtil
public class XMLUtil extends Object
Contains utility methods for xml processing.
Since:
9.5

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    XMLUtil()
     

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    static String
    createGetMetadataXML(String strType, String strFQID, List<String> simpleAttr, List<String> complexAttr)
    Creates and returns the XML string used for a GetMetadata request.
    static String
    createGetMetadataXML(Map<String,String> objectMap)
    Creates and returns the XML string used for a GetMetadata request.
    static String
    createObjectAttributeXML(Map<String,String> attributes)
    Creates a string of an object's attributes as key/value pairs
    static String
    createObjectXML(String objectType, String objectID, Map<String,String> attrs)
    Creates an xml string for the object including all of its simple attributes.
    static String
    formatXML(String original)
    Format the XML so that we can read it easier.
    static String
    normalize(String s)
    Converts invalid xml characters, such as "<", ">", "\n", "\t" and others, into acceptable &#xxx entities.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

  • Constructor Details

    • XMLUtil

      public XMLUtil()

  • Method Details

    • formatXML

      public static String formatXML(String original)
      Format the XML so that we can read it easier.
      Parameters:
      original - String
      Returns:
      String formated original

    • normalize

      public static String normalize(String s)
      Converts invalid xml characters, such as "<", ">", "\n", "\t" and others, into acceptable &#xxx entities.
      Parameters:
      s - The string to be normalized
      Returns:
      String The normalized string

    • createGetMetadataXML

      public static String createGetMetadataXML(String strType, String strFQID, List<String> simpleAttr, List<String> complexAttr)
      Creates and returns the XML string used for a GetMetadata request.
      Parameters:
      strType - - XML is generated for this type of metadata object.
      strFQID - - Metadata-id, if get is for specific object. May be null or empty.
      simpleAttr - - List of simple attributes requested. May be null or empty.
      complexAttr - - List of complex attributes requested. May be null or empty.
      Returns:
      - String object with generated XML.

    • createGetMetadataXML

      public static String createGetMetadataXML(Map<String,String> objectMap)
      Creates and returns the XML string used for a GetMetadata request. This string does not include simple attributes or associations.
      Parameters:
      objectMap - a map of the objects to retrieve. Keys for the map must be the metadata object ids and the values must be the metadata object type.
      Returns:
      String object with generated XML.

    • createObjectXML

      public static String createObjectXML(String objectType, String objectID, Map<String,String> attrs)
      Creates an xml string for the object including all of its simple attributes. The format of the returned string is: 
         <objectType Attr1="Value" Attr2="Value" ... />
      Parameters:
      objectType - the object's metadata type
      objectID - the object id
      attrs - map of attribute names and values
      Returns:
      xml string

    • createObjectAttributeXML

      public static String createObjectAttributeXML(Map<String,String> attributes)
      Creates a string of an object's attributes as key/value pairs
      Parameters:
      attributes - a map of the object's attributes
      Returns:
      a String that is the attribues and values formated for XML