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Note that it is quite common for "this" 063 // to be the object pushed. 064 AddressBook book = new AddressBook(); 065 d.push( book ); 066 067 // Add rules to the digester that will be triggered while 068 // parsing occurs. 069 addRules( d ); 070 071 // Process the input file. 072 try 073 { 074 java.io.File srcfile = new java.io.File( filename ); 075 d.parse( srcfile ); 076 } 077 catch ( java.io.IOException ioe ) 078 { 079 System.out.println( "Error reading input file:" + ioe.getMessage() ); 080 System.exit( -1 ); 081 } 082 catch ( org.xml.sax.SAXException se ) 083 { 084 System.out.println( "Error parsing input file:" + se.getMessage() ); 085 System.exit( -1 ); 086 } 087 088 // Print out all the contents of the address book, as loaded from 089 // the input file. 090 book.print(); 091 } 092 093 private static void addRules( Digester d ) 094 { 095 096 // -------------------------------------------------- 097 // when we encounter a "person" tag, do the following: 098 099 // create a new instance of class Person, and push that 100 // object onto the digester stack of objects 101 d.addObjectCreate( "address-book/person", Person.class ); 102 103 // map *any* attributes on the tag to appropriate 104 // setter-methods on the top object on the stack (the Person 105 // instance created by the preceeding rule). 106 // 107 // For example: 108 // if attribute "id" exists on the xml tag, and method setId 109 // with one parameter exists on the object that is on top of 110 // the digester object stack, then a call will be made to that 111 // method. The value will be type-converted from string to 112 // whatever type the target method declares (where possible), 113 // using the commons ConvertUtils functionality. 114 // 115 // Attributes on the xml tag for which no setter methods exist 116 // on the top object on the stack are just ignored. 117 d.addSetProperties( "address-book/person" ); 118 119 // call the addPerson method on the second-to-top object on 120 // the stack (the AddressBook object), passing the top object 121 // on the stack (the recently created Person object). 122 d.addSetNext( "address-book/person", "addPerson" ); 123 124 // -------------------------------------------------- 125 // when we encounter a "name" tag, call setName on the top 126 // object on the stack, passing the text contained within the 127 // body of that name element [specifying a zero parameter count 128 // implies one actual parameter, being the body text]. 129 // The top object on the stack will be a person object, because 130 // the pattern address-book/person always triggers the 131 // ObjectCreateRule we added previously. 132 d.addCallMethod( "address-book/person/name", "setName", 0 ); 133 134 // -------------------------------------------------- 135 // when we encounter an "email" tag, call addEmail on the top 136 // object on the stack, passing two parameters: the "type" 137 // attribute, and the text within the tag body. 138 d.addCallMethod( "address-book/person/email", "addEmail", 2 ); 139 d.addCallParam( "address-book/person/email", 0, "type" ); 140 d.addCallParam( "address-book/person/email", 1 ); 141 142 // -------------------------------------------------- 143 // When we encounter an "address" tag, create an instance of class 144 // Address and push it on the digester stack of objects. After 145 // doing that, call addAddress on the second-to-top object on the 146 // digester stack (a "Person" object), passing the top object on 147 // the digester stack (the "Address" object). And also set things 148 // up so that for each child xml element encountered between the start 149 // of the address tag and the end of the address tag, the text 150 // contained in that element is passed to a setXXX method on the 151 // Address object where XXX is the name of the xml element found. 152 d.addObjectCreate( "address-book/person/address", Address.class ); 153 d.addSetNext( "address-book/person/address", "addAddress" ); 154 d.addSetNestedProperties( "address-book/person/address" ); 155 } 156 157 private static void usage() 158 { 159 System.out.println( "Usage: java Main example.xml" ); 160 } 161 162}