public interface XMLEventReader
extends Iterator<Object>
This is the top level interface for parsing XML Events. It provides
the ability to peek at the next event and returns configuration
information through the property interface.
Check the next XMLEvent without reading it from the stream.
Returns null if the stream is at EOF or has no more XMLEvents.
A call to peek() will be equal to the next return of next().
Reads the content of a text-only element. Precondition:
the current event is START_ELEMENT. Postcondition:
The current event is the corresponding END_ELEMENT.
Returns:
the text of the element
Throws:
XMLStreamException - if the current event is not a START_ELEMENT
or if a non text element is encountered
Skips any insignificant space events until a START_ELEMENT or
END_ELEMENT is reached. If anything other than space characters are
encountered, an exception is thrown. This method should
be used when processing element-only content because
the parser is not able to recognize ignorable whitespace if
the DTD is missing or not interpreted.
Returns:
a START_ELEMENT or END_ELEMENT
Throws:
XMLStreamException - if anything other than space characters are encountered