StreamSource (Java Platform SE 8 ) (original) (raw)

• java.lang.Object

• • javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamSource

• All Implemented Interfaces:
  Source

public class StreamSource
extends Object
implements Source
Acts as an holder for a transformation Source in the form of a stream of XML markup.
Note: Due to their internal use of either a Reader or InputStream instance,StreamSource instances may only be used once.

• • Field Summary

  Fields

  Modifier and Type	Field	Description
  static String	FEATURE	If TransformerFactory.getFeature(java.lang.String) returns true when passed this value as an argument, the Transformer supports Source input of this type.

  • Constructor Summary

  Constructors

  Constructor	Description
  StreamSource()	Zero-argument default constructor.
  StreamSource(File f)	Construct a StreamSource from a File.
  StreamSource(InputStream inputStream)	Construct a StreamSource from a byte stream.
  StreamSource(InputStream inputStream,String systemId)	Construct a StreamSource from a byte stream.
  StreamSource(Reader reader)	Construct a StreamSource from a character reader.
  StreamSource(Reader reader,String systemId)	Construct a StreamSource from a character reader.
  StreamSource(String systemId)	Construct a StreamSource from a URL.

  • Method Summary

  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  InputStream	getInputStream()	Get the byte stream that was set with setByteStream.
  String	getPublicId()	Get the public identifier that was set with setPublicId.
  Reader	getReader()	Get the character stream that was set with setReader.
  String	getSystemId()	Get the system identifier that was set with setSystemId.
  void	setInputStream(InputStream inputStream)	Set the byte stream to be used as input.
  void	setPublicId(String publicId)	Set the public identifier for this Source.
  void	setReader(Reader reader)	Set the input to be a character reader.
  void	setSystemId(File f)	Set the system ID from a File reference.
  void	setSystemId(String systemId)	Set the system identifier for this Source.

     * ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.[Object](../../../../java/lang/Object.html "class in java.lang")  
     `[clone](../../../../java/lang/Object.html#clone--), [equals](../../../../java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-), [finalize](../../../../java/lang/Object.html#finalize--), [getClass](../../../../java/lang/Object.html#getClass--), [hashCode](../../../../java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--), [notify](../../../../java/lang/Object.html#notify--), [notifyAll](../../../../java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--), [toString](../../../../java/lang/Object.html#toString--), [wait](../../../../java/lang/Object.html#wait--), [wait](../../../../java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-), [wait](../../../../java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)`

• • Field Detail

     * #### FEATURE  
     public static final [String](../../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") FEATURE  
     See Also:  
     [Constant Field Values](../../../../constant-values.html#javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamSource.FEATURE)  

  • Constructor Detail

    * #### StreamSource  
    public StreamSource()  
    See Also:  
    [Transformer.transform(Source xmlSource, Result outputTarget)](../../../../javax/xml/transform/Transformer.html#transform-javax.xml.transform.Source-javax.xml.transform.Result-)  
    * #### StreamSource  
    public StreamSource([InputStream](../../../../java/io/InputStream.html "class in java.io") inputStream)  
    Construct a StreamSource from a byte stream. Normally, a stream should be used rather than a reader, so the XML parser can resolve character encoding specified by the XML declaration.  
    If this constructor is used to process a stylesheet, normally setSystemId should also be called, so that relative URI references can be resolved.  
    Parameters:  
    `inputStream` \- A valid InputStream reference to an XML stream.  
    * #### StreamSource  
    public StreamSource([InputStream](../../../../java/io/InputStream.html "class in java.io") inputStream,  
                        [String](../../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") systemId)  
    Construct a StreamSource from a byte stream. Normally, a stream should be used rather than a reader, so that the XML parser can resolve character encoding specified by the XML declaration.  
    This constructor allows the systemID to be set in addition to the input stream, which allows relative URIs to be processed.  
    Parameters:  
    `inputStream` \- A valid InputStream reference to an XML stream.  
    `systemId` \- Must be a String that conforms to the URI syntax.  
    * #### StreamSource  
    public StreamSource([Reader](../../../../java/io/Reader.html "class in java.io") reader)  
    Construct a StreamSource from a character reader. Normally, a stream should be used rather than a reader, so that the XML parser can resolve character encoding specified by the XML declaration. However, in many cases the encoding of the input stream is already resolved, as in the case of reading XML from a StringReader.  
    Parameters:  
    `reader` \- A valid Reader reference to an XML character stream.  
    * #### StreamSource  
    public StreamSource([Reader](../../../../java/io/Reader.html "class in java.io") reader,  
                        [String](../../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") systemId)  
    Construct a StreamSource from a character reader. Normally, a stream should be used rather than a reader, so that the XML parser may resolve character encoding specified by the XML declaration. However, in many cases the encoding of the input stream is already resolved, as in the case of reading XML from a StringReader.  
    Parameters:  
    `reader` \- A valid Reader reference to an XML character stream.  
    `systemId` \- Must be a String that conforms to the URI syntax.  
    * #### StreamSource  
    public StreamSource([String](../../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") systemId)  
    Construct a StreamSource from a URL.  
    Parameters:  
    `systemId` \- Must be a String that conforms to the URI syntax.  
    * #### StreamSource  
    public StreamSource([File](../../../../java/io/File.html "class in java.io") f)  
    Construct a StreamSource from a File.  
    Parameters:  
    `f` \- Must a non-null File reference.  

  • Method Detail

    * #### setInputStream  
    public void setInputStream([InputStream](../../../../java/io/InputStream.html "class in java.io") inputStream)  
    Set the byte stream to be used as input. Normally, a stream should be used rather than a reader, so that the XML parser can resolve character encoding specified by the XML declaration.  
    If this Source object is used to process a stylesheet, normally setSystemId should also be called, so that relative URL references can be resolved.  
    Parameters:  
    `inputStream` \- A valid InputStream reference to an XML stream.  
    * #### getInputStream  
    public [InputStream](../../../../java/io/InputStream.html "class in java.io") getInputStream()  
    Get the byte stream that was set with setByteStream.  
    Returns:  
    The byte stream that was set with setByteStream, or null if setByteStream or the ByteStream constructor was not called.  
    * #### setReader  
    public void setReader([Reader](../../../../java/io/Reader.html "class in java.io") reader)  
    Set the input to be a character reader. Normally, a stream should be used rather than a reader, so that the XML parser can resolve character encoding specified by the XML declaration. However, in many cases the encoding of the input stream is already resolved, as in the case of reading XML from a StringReader.  
    Parameters:  
    `reader` \- A valid Reader reference to an XML CharacterStream.  
    * #### getReader  
    public [Reader](../../../../java/io/Reader.html "class in java.io") getReader()  
    Get the character stream that was set with setReader.  
    Returns:  
    The character stream that was set with setReader, or null if setReader or the Reader constructor was not called.  
    * #### setPublicId  
    public void setPublicId([String](../../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") publicId)  
    Set the public identifier for this Source.  
    The public identifier is always optional: if the application writer includes one, it will be provided as part of the location information.  
    Parameters:  
    `publicId` \- The public identifier as a string.  
    * #### getPublicId  
    public [String](../../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") getPublicId()  
    Get the public identifier that was set with setPublicId.  
    Returns:  
    The public identifier that was set with setPublicId, or null if setPublicId was not called.  
    * #### setSystemId  
    public void setSystemId([String](../../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") systemId)  
    Set the system identifier for this Source.  
    The system identifier is optional if there is a byte stream or a character stream, but it is still useful to provide one, since the application can use it to resolve relative URIs and can include it in error messages and warnings (the parser will attempt to open a connection to the URI only if there is no byte stream or character stream specified).  
    Specified by:  
    `[setSystemId](../../../../javax/xml/transform/Source.html#setSystemId-java.lang.String-)` in interface `[Source](../../../../javax/xml/transform/Source.html "interface in javax.xml.transform")`  
    Parameters:  
    `systemId` \- The system identifier as a URL string.  
    * #### getSystemId  
    public [String](../../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") getSystemId()  
    Get the system identifier that was set with setSystemId.  
    Specified by:  
    `[getSystemId](../../../../javax/xml/transform/Source.html#getSystemId--)` in interface `[Source](../../../../javax/xml/transform/Source.html "interface in javax.xml.transform")`  
    Returns:  
    The system identifier that was set with setSystemId, or null if setSystemId was not called.  
    * #### setSystemId  
    public void setSystemId([File](../../../../java/io/File.html "class in java.io") f)  
    Set the system ID from a File reference.  
    Parameters:  
    `f` \- Must a non-null File reference.

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