org.mortbay.xml
Class XmlConfiguration

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--org.mortbay.xml.XmlConfiguration

public class XmlConfiguration

extends java.lang.Object

Configure Objects from XML. This class reads an XML file conforming to the configure.dtd DTD and uses it to configure and object by calling set, put or other methods on the object.

Version:

$Id: XmlConfiguration.java,v 1.11 2003/07/03 07:12:54 gregwilkins Exp $

Author:

Greg Wilkins (gregw)

Constructor Summary

XmlConfiguration(java.lang.String configuration)
Constructor.

XmlConfiguration(java.net.URL configuration)
Constructor.

Method Summary

void	configure(java.lang.Object obj) Configure an object.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] arg)
java.lang.Object	newInstance() Create a new object and configure it.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XmlConfiguration

public XmlConfiguration(java.net.URL configuration)
                 throws org.xml.sax.SAXException,
                        java.io.IOException

Constructor. Reads the XML configuration file.

Parameters:

configuration -

XmlConfiguration

public XmlConfiguration(java.lang.String configuration)
                 throws org.xml.sax.SAXException,
                        java.io.IOException

Constructor.

Parameters:

configuration - String of XML configuration commands excluding the normal XML preamble. The String should start with a "Throws:

org.xml.sax.SAXException

java.io.IOException

Method Detail

configure

public void configure(java.lang.Object obj)
               throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException,
                      java.lang.NoSuchMethodException,
                      java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException,
                      java.lang.IllegalAccessException

Configure an object. If the object is of the approprate class, the XML configuration script is applied to the object.

Parameters:

obj - The object to be configured.

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

java.lang.NoSuchMethodException

java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

java.lang.IllegalAccessException

newInstance

public java.lang.Object newInstance()
                             throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException,
                                    java.lang.NoSuchMethodException,
                                    java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException,
                                    java.lang.InstantiationException,
                                    java.lang.IllegalAccessException

Create a new object and configure it. A new object is created and configured.

Returns:

The newly created configured object.

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

java.lang.NoSuchMethodException

java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

java.lang.InstantiationException

java.lang.IllegalAccessException

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] arg)