Have fun with JDOM!

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/*
 * PlayWithJDom.java
 * @author javaneze@gmail.com
 */

package jforjava;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.jdom.Document;
import org.jdom.Element;
import org.jdom.JDOMException;
import org.jdom.input.SAXBuilder;
import org.jdom.output.DOMOutputter;
import org.jdom.output.XMLOutputter;

public class PlayWithJDom {

XMLOutputter printer = null;

public PlayWithJDom() {
        //lets create an XML Printer!
        printer = new XMLOutputter();
    }

/**
     * Parsing an XML file and then
     * playing with some basic JDOM functionality!
     * @param anXmlDocFile
     */
    public void parseAndPlay(File anXmlDocFile){
        //create a parser
        SAXBuilder parser = new SAXBuilder();
        try {
            //get the dom-document
            Document doc = parser.build(anXmlDocFile);

// illustrate some jdom tree walk and print sample
            System.out.println(doc.getRootElement().getName());
            Element firstChild = (Element)doc.getRootElement().getChildren().get(0);
            System.out.println(">> "+firstChild.getName()+":"+ firstChild.getAttribute("type").getValue());
            System.out.println(">>>>" +firstChild.getText());

//easily print
            this.printJDom(doc);

// do you want an classic DOM? no prob!
            DOMOutputter out = new DOMOutputter();
            org.w3c.dom.Document domDoc= out.output(doc);
            System.out.println(domDoc.getImplementation().toString());

//lets print in the console the JDomTree
            this.printJDom(doc);

//lets make some changes!
            Element child =(Element) doc.getRootElement().getChildren().get(0);
            child.setName("NewNAME");
            child.setText("Water Mellon");

//lets print in the console the altered JDomTree
            this.printJDom(doc);

} catch (JDOMException ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

/**
     * Using the XMLOuputer prints in the Console
     * the JDOM tree!
     * @param aJDOMdoc A JDOM Document
     * @throws java.io.IOException
     */
    public void printJDom(Document aJDOMdoc) throws IOException{
        System.out.println("<------------XML DOCUMENT------------>");
        this.printer.output(aJDOMdoc, System.out);
    }

/**
     * Main Method - Program Start!
     * @param args
     */
    public static void main(String[] args){
        PlayWithJDom play = new PlayWithJDom();
        play.parseAndPlay(new File(args[0]));
    }
}

• —–USE THIS SAMPLE XML IF YOU WISH———————

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<food>
<name type="fruit">Avocado Dip</name>
<mfr>Sunnydale</mfr>
<serving units="g">29</serving>
<calories total="110" fat="100"/>
<total-fat>11</total-fat>
<saturated-fat>3</saturated-fat>
<cholesterol>5</cholesterol>
<sodium>210</sodium>
<carb>2</carb>
<fiber>0</fiber>
<protein>1</protein>
<vitamins>
<a>0</a>
<c>0</c>
</vitamins>
<minerals>
<ca>0</ca>
<fe>0</fe>
</minerals>
</food>

J-Greetings

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