Java Utililty Methods XML CData

List of utility methods to do XML CData

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Description

The list of methods to do XML CData are organized into topic(s).

Method

ElementcreateNewCDATAElement(Node elem, String tag, String value)
create New CDATA Element 
Document doc = elem.getOwnerDocument();
Element res = doc.createElement(tag);
CDATASection cdata = doc.createCDATASection(value);
res.appendChild(cdata);
elem.appendChild(res);
return res;
StringgetCharacterData(Element el)
Gets the character data corresponding to the given DOM element. 
Text text = getChildTextNode(el);
return text == null ? null : text.getData();
StringgetCharacterDataFromElement(Element e)
get Character Data From Element 
org.w3c.dom.Node child = e.getFirstChild();
if (child instanceof CharacterData) {
    CharacterData cd = (CharacterData) child;
    return cd.getData();
return "?";
StringgetCharacterDataFromElement(Element e)
get Character Data From Element 
if (e != null) {
    Node child = e.getFirstChild();
    if (child instanceof CharacterData) {
        CharacterData cd = (CharacterData) child;
        return cd.getData();
return "?";
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StringgetCharacterDataFromElement(Element e)
get Character Data From Element 
Node child = e.getFirstChild();
if (child instanceof CharacterData) {
    CharacterData cd = (CharacterData) child;
    return cd.getData();
} else {
    return "?";
StringgetCharacterDataFromElementWithKey(final Element element, final String key)
get Character Data From Element With Key 
String result = null;
if (element != null) {
    final NodeList jobNodeList = element.getElementsByTagName(key);
    final Node node = jobNodeList.item(0);
    if (node != null) {
        final CharacterData characterData = (CharacterData) jobNodeList.item(0).getChildNodes().item(0);
        if (characterData != null) {
            result = characterData.getNodeValue();
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booleanisCDataOrText(int nodeType)
is C Data Or Text 
return Node.CDATA_SECTION_NODE == nodeType || Node.TEXT_NODE == nodeType;
StringparseCdataSection(Node cdataParentNode)
parse Cdata Section 
if (cdataParentNode == null)
    return "";
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
NodeList cdataParentNodeChildren = cdataParentNode.getChildNodes();
if (cdataParentNodeChildren != null && cdataParentNodeChildren.getLength() > 0) {
    for (int i = 0; i < cdataParentNodeChildren.getLength(); i++) {
        Node cdataNode = cdataParentNodeChildren.item(i);
        if (CDATA_SECTION.equalsIgnoreCase(cdataNode.getNodeName()))
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voidremoveEmptyCDATASections(Node node)
Remove empty CDATA sections from the given node and all of its descendants. 
Node child = node.getFirstChild();
while (child != null) {
    Node next = child.getNextSibling();
    switch (child.getNodeType()) {
    case Node.CDATA_SECTION_NODE:
        if (child.getNodeValue().length() == 0) {
            child.getParentNode().removeChild(child);
        break;
    case Node.ELEMENT_NODE:
        removeEmptyCDATASections(child);
    child = next;
voidsetTextValue(Node node, String value, boolean cdata)
set Text Value 
if (node != null) {
    if (node.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
        for (Node child = node.getFirstChild(); child != null; child = child.getNextSibling()) {
            if (child.getNodeType() == Node.TEXT_NODE && !cdata) {
                ((Text) child).setNodeValue(value);
                return;
            if (child.getNodeType() == Node.CDATA_SECTION_NODE && cdata) {
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