org.jivesoftware.smackx.workgroup.util

Class MetaDataUtils

java.lang.Object

org.jivesoftware.smackx.workgroup.util.MetaDataUtils

public class MetaDataUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Utility class for meta-data parsing and writing.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MetaDataUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.util.List<java.lang.String>>	parseMetaData(org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser parser) Parses any available meta-data and returns it as a Map of String name/value pairs.
static java.lang.String	serializeMetaData(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.util.List<java.lang.String>> metaData) Serializes a Map of String name/value pairs into the meta-data XML format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MetaDataUtils

public MetaDataUtils()

Method Detail

parseMetaData

public static java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.util.List<java.lang.String>> parseMetaData(org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser parser)
                                                                                      throws org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException,
                                                                                             java.io.IOException

Parses any available meta-data and returns it as a Map of String name/value pairs. The parser must be positioned at an opening meta-data tag, or the an empty map will be returned.

Parameters:

parser - the XML parser positioned at an opening meta-data tag.

Returns:

the meta-data.

Throws:

org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException - if an error occurs while parsing the XML.

java.io.IOException - if an error occurs while parsing the XML.

serializeMetaData

public static java.lang.String serializeMetaData(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.util.List<java.lang.String>> metaData)

Serializes a Map of String name/value pairs into the meta-data XML format.

Parameters:

metaData - the Map of meta-data as Map<String,List<String>>

Returns:

the meta-data values in XML form.