XMLUtil (LOCI Javadocs 0-SNAPSHOT API)

```
public final class XMLUtil
extends Object
```
XMLUtil contains useful functions for manipulating DOMs.

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`protected static DocumentBuilder`	`docBuilder` Document builder for creating DOMs.

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static Element`	`createChild(Element el, String name)` Appends a child element with the given name to the specified DOM element.
`static Document`	`createDocument(String rootName)` Creates a new DOM.
`static Text`	`createText(Element el, String info)` Appends a text node with the given information to the specified DOM element.
`static Element[]`	`getChildren(Element el, String name)` Retrieves the given DOM element's child elements with the specified name.
`static Element`	`getFirstChild(Element el, String name)` Retrieves the given DOM element's first child element with the specified name.
`static String`	`getText(Element el)` Gets the text information associated with the given DOM element.
`static Document`	`parseXML(File file)` Parses a DOM from the given XML file on disk.
`static Document`	`parseXML(InputStream is)` Parses a DOM from the given XML input stream.
`static Document`	`parseXML(String xml)` Parses a DOM from the given XML string.
`static String`	`writeXML(Document doc)` Writes the given DOM to a string.
`static void`	`writeXML(File file, Document doc)` Writes the given DOM to the specified file on disk.
`static void`	`writeXML(OutputStream os, Document doc)` Writes the given DOM to the specified output stream.

public static Document createDocument(String rootName)

Creates a new DOM.

parseXML
```
public static Document parseXML(File file)
```
Parses a DOM from the given XML file on disk.

public static Document parseXML(String xml)

Parses a DOM from the given XML string.

public static Document parseXML(InputStream is)

Parses a DOM from the given XML input stream.

public static void writeXML(File file,
                            Document doc)

Writes the given DOM to the specified file on disk.

public static void writeXML(OutputStream os,
                            Document doc)

Writes the given DOM to the specified output stream.

public static Element createChild(Element el,
                                  String name)

Appends a child element with the given name to the specified DOM element.

public static Text createText(Element el,
                              String info)

Appends a text node with the given information to the specified DOM element.

public static Element[] getChildren(Element el,
                                    String name)

Retrieves the given DOM element's child elements with the specified name. If name is null, all children are retrieved.

getText
```
public static String getText(Element el)
```
Gets the text information associated with the given DOM element.

Class XMLUtil