Class PlistReader

Object
PlistReader
All Implemented Interfaces:
Iterator<PlistTag>
public class PlistReader extends Object implements Iterator<PlistTag>
Iterator over tags in plist-string.
Author:
Christoph Hauert

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    (package private) PlistTag
    buffered
    Buffered tag to return on the next next() call.
    (package private) static final String
    DOCTYPE_TAG
    Tag identifying DOCTYPE declaration.
    (package private) boolean
    done
    true if done reading the plist-string.
    (package private) boolean
    isVirgin
    true if no processing has occurred yet.
    (package private) String
    line
    Remainder of plist-string.
    (package private) int
    read
    Number of lines read in plist-string.
    (package private) String
    root
    Name of root tag as specified in DOCTYPE declaration
    (package private) PlistTag
    tag
    Next tag.
    (package private) static final String
    XML_TAG
    Tag identifying start of XML declaration.

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    PlistReader(String string)
    Create reader for plist-string.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    int
    getLine()
    Return line number of last line read.
    boolean
    hasNext()
     
    PlistTag
    next()
     
    protected void
    parseHeader()
    Parse (and discard) header of plist-string.
    (package private) void
    pushTag(PlistTag aTag)
    Push a tag to the stream and return it on the next next() call.
    private void
    skipComments()
    Utility method to skip comments in plist-string.

    Methods inherited from class Object

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

    Methods inherited from interface Iterator

    forEachRemaining, remove

  • Field Details

    • DOCTYPE_TAG

      static final String DOCTYPE_TAG
      Tag identifying DOCTYPE declaration.
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    • XML_TAG

      static final String XML_TAG
      Tag identifying start of XML declaration.
      See Also:

    • read

      int read
      Number of lines read in plist-string.

    • line

      String line
      Remainder of plist-string.

    • root

      String root
      Name of root tag as specified in DOCTYPE declaration

    • done

      boolean done
      true if done reading the plist-string.

    • tag

      PlistTag tag
      Next tag.

    • buffered

      PlistTag buffered
      Buffered tag to return on the next next() call.

    • isVirgin

      boolean isVirgin
      true if no processing has occurred yet. In particular this means that the header has not yet been parsed.
      See Also:

  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • parseHeader

      protected void parseHeader()
      Parse (and discard) header of plist-string. Performs only very rudimentary sanity checks.

    • hasNext

      public boolean hasNext()
      Specified by:
      hasNext in interface Iterator<PlistTag>

    • next

      public PlistTag next()
      Specified by:
      next in interface Iterator<PlistTag>

    • skipComments

      private void skipComments()
      Utility method to skip comments in plist-string.

    • getLine

      public int getLine()
      Return line number of last line read. This is mainly useful to provide some context in case an error or inconsistency is encountered.
      Returns:
      last line read

    • pushTag

      void pushTag(PlistTag aTag)
      Push a tag to the stream and return it on the next next() call.
      Parameters:
      aTag - the tag to push back