Java XML Element to String getStringOptionsList(final Element configuration, final String optionPrefix, final String option)

Description

get String Options List

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String[] getStringOptionsList(final Element configuration, final String optionPrefix,
            final String option) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   ww w.  j a v  a2s .co m
 * Copyright 2001-2008 Aqris Software AS. All rights reserved.
 * 
 * This program is dual-licensed under both the Common Development
 * and Distribution License ("CDDL") and the GNU General Public
 * License ("GPL"). You may elect to use one or the other of these
 * licenses.
 */

import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import java.util.Arrays;

public class Main {
    public static String[] getStringOptionsList(final Element configuration, final String optionPrefix,
            final String option) {
        String[] optionsList = new String[0];

        Element optionsElement = null;
        try {
            optionsElement = (Element) configuration.getElementsByTagName(optionPrefix).item(0);
        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
            return optionsList;
        }

        String[] skiped = null;
        try {
            skiped = optionsElement.getAttribute(option).split(";");
        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
        }

        int badValues = 0;
        if (skiped != null) {
            for (int i = 0; i < skiped.length; i++) {
                if (skiped[i].trim().length() == 0) {
                    skiped[i] = null;
                    badValues++;
                }
            }

            optionsList = new String[skiped.length - badValues];
            for (int i = 0, j = 0; i < skiped.length; i++) {
                if (skiped[i] != null) {
                    optionsList[j++] = skiped[i];
                }
            }
        }

        Arrays.sort(optionsList);

        return optionsList;
    }
}

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