Selecting the best parser method

[KarlNorway]

Hi

I have a xml file looking like this (note all info in Attribute)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>


<Component>
<Type Name="Sensor">
    <Item ItemNo="31"	Name="PCB 1" Value=""  Config="1"></Item>
    <Item ItemNo="33"	Name="PCB Mini" Value="" Config="2"></Item>
  </Type>

  <Type Name="Main">	
    <Item ItemNo="31"	Name="PCB MF Board" Value=""  Config="1"></Item>
    <Item ItemNo="34" 	Name="PCB LF  Board" Value=""  Config="1"></Item>
  </Type>
</Component>

In order to parse and sort the different attributes. What would be the best parser?

I have looked at StAX and DOM but not sure I'm able to read all the attributes?

Im trying to make a little program that uses a combo to diaplay and select the type name nodes and then show all the attributes in a table, where the user can add different items.


Hoping for some help.

[KarlNorway]

Im trying to use the StAX parser but no luck yet.

Here is the code:

if (event.isStartElement()) {
					StartElement startElement = event.asStartElement();
					// If we have a item element we create a new item
					if (startElement.getName().getLocalPart() == (TYPE)) {
						item = new Item();
						// We read the attributes from this tag and add the Type Name 
						// attribute to our object
						Iterator<Attribute> attributes = startElement.getAttributes();
						while (attributes.hasNext()) {
							Attribute attribute = attributes.next();
							if (attribute.getName().toString().equals(TYPE_NAME)) {
								item.setType_Name(attribute.getValue());
							}
						}
					}
					
					if (event.isStartElement()) {
//						StartElement startElement2 = event.asStartElement();
						// If we have a item element we create a new item
						if (event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart() == (ITEM)) {
//						item = new Item();
							// We read the attributes from this tag and add the Item
							// attributes to our object
							Iterator<Attribute> attributes = startElement.getAttributes();
							while (attributes.hasNext()) {
								Attribute attribute = attributes.next();
								if (attribute.getName().toString().equals(ITEMNO)) {
									item.setItemNo(attribute.getValue());
								}
								if (attribute.getName().toString().equals(NAME)) {
									item.setName(attribute.getValue());
								}
								if (attribute.getName().toString().equals(VALUE)) {
									item.setValue(attribute.getValue());
								}
								if (attribute.getName().toString().equals(CONFIG)) {
									item.setConfig(attribute.getValue());
								}

							}
						}

[Tolls]

startElement.getName().getLocalPart() == (TYPE)
and
event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart() == (ITEM)

Looks to me like you're comparing Strings with == rather than equals().

[KarlNorway]

@Tolls:
It didnd help me. Still no output to the console..



I actually read that DOM is the best way since Im going to add and change the XML file.. More comming ;)

[Tolls]

You'll need to stick some debug in there then to see what's going on.

[KarlNorway]

Ok so now I can get the attributes in to the console using this code:

private void printData(){
		
		System.out.println("No of Employees '" + myEmpls.size() + "'.");
		System.out.println("No of Employees '" + MyTypes.size() + "'.");
		
		Iterator it = myEmpls.iterator();
		while(it.hasNext()) {
			System.out.println(it.next().toString());
		}
		Iterator itT = MyTypes.iterator();
		while(itT.hasNext()) {
			System.out.println(itT.next().toString());
		}
	}

Where MyTypes and myEmps are array lists. Can I only "print" out to string array and then use that array to fill out a table?

Here is my guess.

There is one place in code where I have this

//add it to list
				MyTypes.add(eT);

and this

private Item getItem(Element empEl) {
		
		String ItemNo = empEl.getAttribute("ItemNo");
		String Name = empEl.getAttribute("Name");
		String Value = empEl.getAttribute("Value");
		String Config = empEl.getAttribute("Config");
		
		//Create a new Item with the value read from the xml nodes
		Item e = new Item(ItemNo,Name, Value, Config);
		
		return e;
	}

Im guessing by changing some of it so that the MyTypes.add(eT); is removed and by changing this

Item e = new Item(ItemNo,Name, Value, Config);
         //  TO
String itemArr [] = {ItemNo, Name, Value, Config};

and displaying like this

System.out.println(itemArr[]);

It will work.