org.apache.ddlutils.io

Class ColumnXmlWriter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.ddlutils.io.ModelXmlWriter

org.apache.ddlutils.io.ColumnXmlWriter

public class ColumnXmlWriter
extends ModelXmlWriter

Helper class for writing columns to XML.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ColumnXmlWriter(Column column, String value) Creates a new column writer.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	writeAttribute(DataWriter writer) Writes the column data as an attribute of the parent element if possible.
boolean	writeSubElement(DataWriter writer) Writes any sub elements necessary for the column.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.ddlutils.io.ModelXmlWriter

writeText

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ColumnXmlWriter

public ColumnXmlWriter(Column column,
               String value)

Creates a new column writer.

Parameters:

column - The column, cannot be null

value - The value, cannot be null

Method Detail

writeAttribute

public boolean writeAttribute(DataWriter writer)

Writes the column data as an attribute of the parent element if possible. Does nothing if the column name or value cannot be used in an attribute.

Parameters:

writer - The writer to write to

Returns:

true if something was written

writeSubElement

public boolean writeSubElement(DataWriter writer)

Writes any sub elements necessary for the column. If no sub elements are required, then this method does nothing.

Parameters:

writer - The writer to write to

Returns:

true if something was written