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17  
18  package org.apache.commons.configuration2;
19  
20  /**
21   * <p>
22   * A specialized SAX2 XML parser that processes configuration objects.
23   * </p>
24   *
25   * <p>
26   * This class mimics to be a SAX compliant XML parser. It is able to iterate over the keys in a configuration object and
27   * to generate corresponding SAX events. By registering a {@code ContentHandler} at an instance it is possible to
28   * perform XML processing on a configuration object.
29   * </p>
30   */
31  public class BaseConfigurationXMLReader extends ConfigurationXMLReader {
32      /** Stores the actual configuration. */
33      private Configuration config;
34  
35      /**
36       * Creates a new instance of {@code BaseConfigurationXMLReader}.
37       */
38      public BaseConfigurationXMLReader() {
39      }
40  
41      /**
42       * Creates a new instance of {@code BaseConfigurationXMLReader} and sets the configuration object to be parsed.
43       *
44       * @param conf the configuration to be parsed
45       */
46      public BaseConfigurationXMLReader(final Configuration conf) {
47          this();
48          setConfiguration(conf);
49      }
50  
51      /**
52       * Gets the actual configuration to be processed.
53       *
54       * @return the actual configuration
55       */
56      public Configuration getConfiguration() {
57          return config;
58      }
59  
60      /**
61       * Sets the configuration to be processed.
62       *
63       * @param conf the configuration
64       */
65      public void setConfiguration(final Configuration conf) {
66          config = conf;
67      }
68  
69      /**
70       * Gets the configuration to be processed.
71       *
72       * @return the actual configuration
73       */
74      @Override
75      public Configuration getParsedConfiguration() {
76          return getConfiguration();
77      }
78  
79      /**
80       * The main SAX event generation method. This element uses an internal {@code HierarchicalConfigurationConverter} object
81       * to iterate over all keys in the actual configuration and to generate corresponding SAX events.
82       */
83      @Override
84      protected void processKeys() {
85          fireElementStart(getRootName(), null);
86          new SAXConverter().process(getConfiguration());
87          fireElementEnd(getRootName());
88      }
89  
90      /**
91       * An internally used helper class to iterate over all configuration keys ant to generate corresponding SAX events.
92       */
93      final class SAXConverter extends HierarchicalConfigurationConverter {
94          /**
95           * Callback for the start of an element.
96           *
97           * @param name the element name
98           * @param value the element value
99           */
100         @Override
101         protected void elementStart(final String name, final Object value) {
102             fireElementStart(name, null);
103             if (value != null) {
104                 fireCharacters(value.toString());
105             }
106         }
107 
108         /**
109          * Callback for the end of an element.
110          *
111          * @param name the element name
112          */
113         @Override
114         protected void elementEnd(final String name) {
115             fireElementEnd(name);
116         }
117     }
118 }