XML

java.lang.Object
- org.json.XML

```
public class XML
extends Object
```
This provides static methods to convert an XML text into a JSONObject, and to covert a JSONObject into an XML text.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static Character`	`AMP` The Character '&'.
`static Character`	`APOS` The Character '''.
`static Character`	`BANG` The Character '!'.
`static Character`	`EQ` The Character '='.
`static Character`	`GT` The Character
`static Character`	`LT` The Character '<'.
`static String`	`NULL_ATTR` Null attribute name
`static Character`	`QUEST` The Character '?'.
`static Character`	`QUOT` The Character '"'.
`static Character`	`SLASH` The Character '/'.
`static String`	`TYPE_ATTR`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

XML()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`XML()`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static String`	`escape(String string)` Replace special characters with XML escapes:
`static void`	`noSpace(String string)` Throw an exception if the string contains whitespace.
`static Object`	`stringToValue(String string)` This method is the same as `JSONObject.stringToValue(String)`.
`static Object`	`stringToValue(String string, XMLXsiTypeConverter<?> typeConverter)` This method tries to convert the given string value to the target object
`static JSONObject`	`toJSONObject(Reader reader)` Convert a well-formed (but not necessarily valid) XML into a JSONObject.
`static JSONObject`	`toJSONObject(Reader reader, boolean keepStrings)` Convert a well-formed (but not necessarily valid) XML into a JSONObject.
`static JSONObject`	`toJSONObject(Reader reader, XMLParserConfiguration config)` Convert a well-formed (but not necessarily valid) XML into a JSONObject.
`static JSONObject`	`toJSONObject(String string)` Convert a well-formed (but not necessarily valid) XML string into a JSONObject.
`static JSONObject`	`toJSONObject(String string, boolean keepStrings)` Convert a well-formed (but not necessarily valid) XML string into a JSONObject.
`static JSONObject`	`toJSONObject(String string, XMLParserConfiguration config)` Convert a well-formed (but not necessarily valid) XML string into a JSONObject.
`static String`	`toString(Object object)` Convert a JSONObject into a well-formed, element-normal XML string.
`static String`	`toString(Object object, String tagName)` Convert a JSONObject into a well-formed, element-normal XML string.
`static String`	`toString(Object object, String tagName, XMLParserConfiguration config)` Convert a JSONObject into a well-formed, element-normal XML string.
`static String`	`unescape(String string)` Removes XML escapes from the string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - AMP
```
public static final Character AMP
```
    The Character '&'.
  - APOS
```
public static final Character APOS
```
    The Character '''.
  - BANG
```
public static final Character BANG
```
    The Character '!'.
  - EQ
```
public static final Character EQ
```
    The Character '='.
  - GT
```
public static final Character GT
```
    The Character
```
 '>'. 
```
  - LT
```
public static final Character LT
```
    The Character '<'.
  - QUEST
```
public static final Character QUEST
```
    The Character '?'.
  - QUOT
```
public static final Character QUOT
```
    The Character '"'.
  - SLASH
```
public static final Character SLASH
```
    The Character '/'.
  - NULL_ATTR
```
public static final String NULL_ATTR
```
    Null attribute name
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_ATTR
```
public static final String TYPE_ATTR
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - XML
```
public XML()
```
- Method Detail
  - escape
```
public static String escape(String string)
```
    Replace special characters with XML escapes:
```
 
 &amp; (ampersand) is replaced by &amp;amp;
 &lt; (less than) is replaced by &amp;lt;
 &gt; (greater than) is replaced by &amp;gt;
 &quot; (double quote) is replaced by &amp;quot;
 &apos; (single quote / apostrophe) is replaced by &amp;apos;
 
```
    Parameters:
    
    string - The string to be escaped.
    
    Returns:
    
    The escaped string.
  - unescape
```
public static String unescape(String string)
```
    Removes XML escapes from the string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    string - string to remove escapes from
    
    Returns:
    
    string with converted entities
  - noSpace
```
public static void noSpace(String string)
                    throws JSONException
```
    Throw an exception if the string contains whitespace. Whitespace is not allowed in tagNames and attributes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    string - A string.
    
    Throws:
    
    JSONException - Thrown if the string contains whitespace or is empty.
  - stringToValue
```
public static Object stringToValue(String string,
                                   XMLXsiTypeConverter<?> typeConverter)
```
    This method tries to convert the given string value to the target object
    
    Parameters:
    
    string - String to convert
    
    typeConverter - value converter to convert string to integer, boolean e.t.c
    
    Returns:
    
    JSON value of this string or the string
  - stringToValue
```
public static Object stringToValue(String string)
```
    This method is the same as JSONObject.stringToValue(String).
    
    Parameters:
    
    string - String to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    JSON value of this string or the string
  - toJSONObject
```
public static JSONObject toJSONObject(String string)
                               throws JSONException
```
    Convert a well-formed (but not necessarily valid) XML string into a JSONObject. Some information may be lost in this transformation because JSON is a data format and XML is a document format. XML uses elements, attributes, and content text, while JSON uses unordered collections of name/value pairs and arrays of values. JSON does not does not like to distinguish between elements and attributes. Sequences of similar elements are represented as JSONArrays. Content text may be placed in a "content" member. Comments, prologs, DTDs, and
```
 
 &lt;[ [ ]]>
```
    are ignored.
    Parameters:
    
    string - The source string.
    
    Returns:
    
    A JSONObject containing the structured data from the XML string.
    
    Throws:
    
    JSONException - Thrown if there is an errors while parsing the string
  - toJSONObject
```
public static JSONObject toJSONObject(Reader reader)
                               throws JSONException
```
    Convert a well-formed (but not necessarily valid) XML into a JSONObject. Some information may be lost in this transformation because JSON is a data format and XML is a document format. XML uses elements, attributes, and content text, while JSON uses unordered collections of name/value pairs and arrays of values. JSON does not does not like to distinguish between elements and attributes. Sequences of similar elements are represented as JSONArrays. Content text may be placed in a "content" member. Comments, prologs, DTDs, and
```
 
 &lt;[ [ ]]>
```
    are ignored.
    Parameters:
    
    reader - The XML source reader.
    
    Returns:
    
    A JSONObject containing the structured data from the XML string.
    
    Throws:
    
    JSONException - Thrown if there is an errors while parsing the string
  - toJSONObject
```
public static JSONObject toJSONObject(Reader reader,
                                      boolean keepStrings)
                               throws JSONException
```
    Convert a well-formed (but not necessarily valid) XML into a JSONObject. Some information may be lost in this transformation because JSON is a data format and XML is a document format. XML uses elements, attributes, and content text, while JSON uses unordered collections of name/value pairs and arrays of values. JSON does not does not like to distinguish between elements and attributes. Sequences of similar elements are represented as JSONArrays. Content text may be placed in a "content" member. Comments, prologs, DTDs, and
```
 &lt;[ [ ]]>
```
    are ignored. All values are converted as strings, for 1, 01, 29.0 will not be coerced to numbers but will instead be the exact value as seen in the XML document.
    Parameters:
    
    reader - The XML source reader.
    
    keepStrings - If true, then values will not be coerced into boolean or numeric values and will instead be left as strings
    
    Returns:
    
    A JSONObject containing the structured data from the XML string.
    
    Throws:
    
    JSONException - Thrown if there is an errors while parsing the string
  - toJSONObject
```
public static JSONObject toJSONObject(Reader reader,
                                      XMLParserConfiguration config)
                               throws JSONException
```
    Convert a well-formed (but not necessarily valid) XML into a JSONObject. Some information may be lost in this transformation because JSON is a data format and XML is a document format. XML uses elements, attributes, and content text, while JSON uses unordered collections of name/value pairs and arrays of values. JSON does not does not like to distinguish between elements and attributes. Sequences of similar elements are represented as JSONArrays. Content text may be placed in a "content" member. Comments, prologs, DTDs, and
```
 &lt;[ [ ]]>
```
    are ignored. All values are converted as strings, for 1, 01, 29.0 will not be coerced to numbers but will instead be the exact value as seen in the XML document.
    Parameters:
    
    reader - The XML source reader.
    
    config - Configuration options for the parser
    
    Returns:
    
    A JSONObject containing the structured data from the XML string.
    
    Throws:
    
    JSONException - Thrown if there is an errors while parsing the string
  - toJSONObject
```
public static JSONObject toJSONObject(String string,
                                      boolean keepStrings)
                               throws JSONException
```
    Convert a well-formed (but not necessarily valid) XML string into a JSONObject. Some information may be lost in this transformation because JSON is a data format and XML is a document format. XML uses elements, attributes, and content text, while JSON uses unordered collections of name/value pairs and arrays of values. JSON does not does not like to distinguish between elements and attributes. Sequences of similar elements are represented as JSONArrays. Content text may be placed in a "content" member. Comments, prologs, DTDs, and
```
 
 &lt;[ [ ]]>
```
    are ignored. All values are converted as strings, for 1, 01, 29.0 will not be coerced to numbers but will instead be the exact value as seen in the XML document.
    Parameters:
    
    string - The source string.
    
    keepStrings - If true, then values will not be coerced into boolean or numeric values and will instead be left as strings
    
    Returns:
    
    A JSONObject containing the structured data from the XML string.
    
    Throws:
    
    JSONException - Thrown if there is an errors while parsing the string
  - toJSONObject
```
public static JSONObject toJSONObject(String string,
                                      XMLParserConfiguration config)
                               throws JSONException
```
    Convert a well-formed (but not necessarily valid) XML string into a JSONObject. Some information may be lost in this transformation because JSON is a data format and XML is a document format. XML uses elements, attributes, and content text, while JSON uses unordered collections of name/value pairs and arrays of values. JSON does not does not like to distinguish between elements and attributes. Sequences of similar elements are represented as JSONArrays. Content text may be placed in a "content" member. Comments, prologs, DTDs, and
```
 
 &lt;[ [ ]]>
```
    are ignored. All values are converted as strings, for 1, 01, 29.0 will not be coerced to numbers but will instead be the exact value as seen in the XML document.
    Parameters:
    
    string - The source string.
    
    config - Configuration options for the parser.
    
    Returns:
    
    A JSONObject containing the structured data from the XML string.
    
    Throws:
    
    JSONException - Thrown if there is an errors while parsing the string
  - toString
```
public static String toString(Object object)
                       throws JSONException
```
    Convert a JSONObject into a well-formed, element-normal XML string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - A JSONObject.
    
    Returns:
    
    A string.
    
    Throws:
    
    JSONException - Thrown if there is an error parsing the string
  - toString
```
public static String toString(Object object,
                              String tagName)
```
    Convert a JSONObject into a well-formed, element-normal XML string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - A JSONObject.
    
    tagName - The optional name of the enclosing tag.
    
    Returns:
    
    A string.
    
    Throws:
    
    JSONException - Thrown if there is an error parsing the string
  - toString
```
public static String toString(Object object,
                              String tagName,
                              XMLParserConfiguration config)
                       throws JSONException
```
    Convert a JSONObject into a well-formed, element-normal XML string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - A JSONObject.
    
    tagName - The optional name of the enclosing tag.
    
    config - Configuration that can control output to XML.
    
    Returns:
    
    A string.
    
    Throws:
    
    JSONException - Thrown if there is an error parsing the string

Class XML

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

AMP

APOS

BANG

EQ

GT

LT

QUEST

QUOT

SLASH

NULL_ATTR

TYPE_ATTR

Constructor Detail

XML

Method Detail

escape

unescape

noSpace

stringToValue

stringToValue

toJSONObject

toJSONObject

toJSONObject

toJSONObject

toJSONObject

toJSONObject

toString

toString

toString