DOMUtils (Apache Ant API)
Date: 2018-07-10

org.apache.tools.ant.util

## Class DOMUtils

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.util.DOMUtils

-     public class DOMUtils
      extends java.lang.Object

  Some utility methods for common tasks when building DOM trees in memory.

  In this documentation `<a>` means an `Element` instance with name `a`.

  Since:
    Ant 1.6.3

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `DOMUtils()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static void` | `appendCDATA(org.w3c.dom.Element parent, java.lang.String content)` Adds a nested CDATA section.
    `static void` | `appendCDATAElement(org.w3c.dom.Element parent, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String content)` Adds a nested CDATA section in a new child element.
    `static void` | `appendText(org.w3c.dom.Element parent, java.lang.String content)` Adds nested text.
    `static void` | `appendTextElement(org.w3c.dom.Element parent, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String content)` Adds nested text in a new child element.
    `static org.w3c.dom.Element` | `createChildElement(org.w3c.dom.Element parent, java.lang.String name)` Creates a named Element and appends it to the given element, returns it.
    `static org.w3c.dom.Document` | `newDocument()` Get a new Document instance,

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### DOMUtils

          public DOMUtils()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### newDocument

          public static org.w3c.dom.Document newDocument()

      Get a new Document instance,
      Returns:
        the document.
      Since:
        Ant 1.6.3

    - #### createChildElement

          public static org.w3c.dom.Element createChildElement(org.w3c.dom.Element parent,
                                                               java.lang.String name)

      Creates a named Element and appends it to the given element, returns it.

      This means

          createChildElement(<a>, "b")

      creates

           <a>
             <b/>
           </a>

      and returns `<b>`.
      Parameters:
        `parent` - element that will receive the new element as child.
        `name` - name of the new element.
      Returns:
        the new element.
      Since:
        Ant 1.6.3

    - #### appendText

          public static void appendText(org.w3c.dom.Element parent,
                                        java.lang.String content)

      Adds nested text.

      This means

          appendText(<a>, "b")

      creates

           <a>b</a>

      Parameters:
        `parent` - element that will receive the new element as child.
        `content` - text content.
      Since:
        Ant 1.6.3

    - #### appendCDATA

          public static void appendCDATA(org.w3c.dom.Element parent,
                                         java.lang.String content)

      Adds a nested CDATA section.

      This means

          appendCDATA(<a>, "b")

      creates

           <a><[!CDATA[b]]></a>

      Parameters:
        `parent` - element that will receive the new element as child.
        `content` - text content.
      Since:
        Ant 1.6.3

    - #### appendTextElement

          public static void appendTextElement(org.w3c.dom.Element parent,
                                               java.lang.String name,
                                               java.lang.String content)

      Adds nested text in a new child element.

      This means

          appendTextElement(<a>, "b", "c")

      creates

           <a>
             <b>c</b>
           </a>

      Parameters:
        `parent` - element that will receive the new element as child.
        `name` - of the child element.
        `content` - text content.
      Since:
        Ant 1.6.3

    - #### appendCDATAElement

          public static void appendCDATAElement(org.w3c.dom.Element parent,
                                                java.lang.String name,
                                                java.lang.String content)

      Adds a nested CDATA section in a new child element.

      This means

          appendCDATAElement(<a>, "b", "c")

      creates

           <a>
             <b><![CDATA[c]]></b>
           </a>

      Parameters:
        `parent` - element that will receive the new element as child.
        `name` - of the child element.
        `content` - text content.
      Since:
        Ant 1.6.3