http://commons.apache.org/digester/: The Digester package lets you configure an XML to Java object mapping module which triggers certain actions called rules whenever a particular pattern of nested XML elements is recognized. (The Apache Software Foundation)
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/* $Id: Substitutor.java 992060 2010-09-02 19:09:47Z simonetripodi $
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package org.apache.commons.digester;

import org.xml.sax.Attributes;


(Logical) Interface for substitution strategies.
(It happens to be implemented as a Java abstract class to allow
future additions to be made without breaking backwards compatibility.)



 Usage: When Digester.setSubstitutor is set, Digester
calls the methods in this interface to create substitute values which will
be passed into the Rule implementations.
Of course, it is perfectly acceptable for implementations not to make 
substitutions and simply return the inputs.



Different strategies are supported for attributes and body text.


Since:1.6
/**
 * <p>(Logical) Interface for substitution strategies.
 * (It happens to be implemented as a Java abstract class to allow
 * future additions to be made without breaking backwards compatibility.)
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * Usage: When {@link Digester#setSubstitutor} is set, <code>Digester</code>
 * calls the methods in this interface to create substitute values which will
 * be passed into the Rule implementations.
 * Of course, it is perfectly acceptable for implementations not to make 
 * substitutions and simply return the inputs.
 * </p>
 * <p>Different strategies are supported for attributes and body text.</p>
 *
 * @since 1.6 
 */
public abstract class Substitutor {
    
    
Substitutes the attributes (before they are passed to the 
Rule implementations's).


Digester will only call this method a second time 
once the original Attributes instance can be safely reused. 
The implementation is therefore free to reuse the same Attributes instance
for all calls.


Params:
  • attributes – the Attributes passed into Digester by the SAX parser, 
not null (but may be empty)
Returns:Attributes to be passed to the Rule implementations. 
This method may pass back the Attributes passed in.
Not null but possibly empty.
/**
     * <p>Substitutes the attributes (before they are passed to the 
     * <code>Rule</code> implementations's).</p>
     *
     * <p><code>Digester</code> will only call this method a second time 
     * once the original <code>Attributes</code> instance can be safely reused. 
     * The implementation is therefore free to reuse the same <code>Attributes</code> instance
     * for all calls.</p>
     *
     * @param attributes the <code>Attributes</code> passed into <code>Digester</code> by the SAX parser, 
     * not null (but may be empty)
     * @return <code>Attributes</code> to be passed to the <code>Rule</code> implementations. 
     * This method may pass back the Attributes passed in.
     * Not null but possibly empty.
     */
    public abstract Attributes substitute(Attributes attributes);
    
    
Substitutes for the body text.
This method may substitute values into the body text of the
elements that Digester parses.

Params:
  • bodyText – the body text (as passed to Digester)
Returns:the body text to be passed to the Rule implementations
/**
     * Substitutes for the body text.
     * This method may substitute values into the body text of the
     * elements that Digester parses.
     *
     * @param bodyText the body text (as passed to <code>Digester</code>)
     * @return the body text to be passed to the <code>Rule</code> implementations
     */
    public abstract String substitute(String bodyText);
}