Java

Auto-Trim XML Content when Loading

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This example explains the "autoTrim" argument that is passed to a method such as LoadXml2. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Xml;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Xml xml = new Xml();

        // If autoTrim is true, then the content inside an leaf element is trimmed.
        // For example:
        boolean autoTrim = true;
        xml.loadXml2("<abc><xyz>  123   </xyz></abc>", autoTrim);
        System.out.println(xml.getXml());

        // Output is:
        // (notice the SPACE chars before and after "xyz" are trimmed)

        // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
        // <abc>
        //     <xyz>123</xyz>
        // </abc>

        // If autoTrim is false, then the content inside leaf elements are not trimmed.
        autoTrim = false;
        xml.loadXml2("<abc><xyz>  123   </xyz></abc>", autoTrim);
        System.out.println(xml.getXml());

        // Output is:

        // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
        // <abc>
        //     <xyz>  123   </xyz>
        // </abc>

        // --------------------------------------------------------------------
        // The EmitCompact property controls whether XML is emitted indented (pretty-printed)
        // or compact.  For example:

        // Auto-trim + emit compact:
        autoTrim = true;
        xml.loadXml2("<abc><xyz>  123   </xyz></abc>", autoTrim);
        xml.setEmitCompact(true);
        System.out.println(xml.getXml());

        // Output is:

        // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
        // <abc><xyz>123</xyz></abc>

        // No Auto-trim + emit compact:
        autoTrim = false;
        xml.loadXml2("<abc><xyz>  123   </xyz></abc>", autoTrim);
        xml.setEmitCompact(true);
        System.out.println(xml.getXml());

        // Output is:

        // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
        // <abc><xyz>  123   </xyz></abc>
    }
}