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
`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