components
Class XMLWriter

java.lang.Object
  components.XMLWriter

public class XMLWriter
extends Object

XMLWriter is used to take a gamespace and a file or filename, and write the gamespace information to that file. It then verfies that the information is a validate gb_level schema. It is muttable.

Our output follows this format:

... .... ... ...

Specification Fields :

filname : String //this is the file name of the output xml file

Constructor Summary

XMLWriter()

Method Summary

void	writeMap(Element parent, Map<String,String> m) This takes a map, and an element, and writes every key value pair in map as attributes in that element
void	writeObjects(Element parent, Set<GameObject> objs) Formats objs for writing to xml
void	writeXML(GameSpace g, File f) This overloads writeXML.
void	writeXML(GameSpace g, String name) Given a namespace, and a filename, will write the information g to name in XMLFormat and make sure its a valid gb_level schema.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XMLWriter

public XMLWriter()

Method Detail

writeXML

public void writeXML(GameSpace g,
                     File f)
              throws ParserConfigurationException,
                     SAXException,
                     IOException

This overloads writeXML. It is for convience. Takes File f, and uses its aboslute path to call writeXML(GameSpace,String);

Throws:

IOException

SAXException

ParserConfigurationException

Requires:

g and f != null

writeXML

public void writeXML(GameSpace g,
                     String name)
              throws ParserConfigurationException,
                     SAXException,
                     IOException

Given a namespace, and a filename, will write the information g to name in XMLFormat and make sure its a valid gb_level schema.

Throws:

ParserConfigurationException

SAXException

IOException

Requires:

g and name != null

Modifies:

xmlout, put not in anyway that will effect future uses of this object

writeObjects

public void writeObjects(Element parent,
                         Set<GameObject> objs)

Formats objs for writing to xml

Requires:

this.gameobjects is not null,a dn objs is not null

Modifies:

board

writeMap

public void writeMap(Element parent,
                     Map<String,String> m)

This takes a map, and an element, and writes every key value pair in map as attributes in that element

Requires:

parent and m not equal null