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constructor is invisible? - jdom - format class

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mdx - 13 Nov 2005 21:00 GMT

Hi all

I am trying to ouput some XML. I read the XMLOutputter
API(http://www.jdom.org/docs/apidocs/org/jdom/output/XMLOutputter.html),
and the contructor indicated that I can pass in a Format object.

So, I try to do this

        Format XMLOutFormat = new Format();
        XMLOutFormat.setIndent(" ");
        XMLOutFormat.setLineSeparator("\n");

        outputter = new XMLOutputter(XMLOutFormat);

However, the compiler says "the constructor Format()" is not visible.
How do I instantiate a Format object then? Please advise.

Thanks.

Howard

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zero - 13 Nov 2005 21:19 GMT

mdx <j8shen@gmail.com> wrote in news:OPNdf.233$KP5.41061
@news20.bellglobal.com:

> Hi all
>
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> Format XMLOutFormat = new Format();

First off, you don't want to use XMLOutFormat as variable name. Variable
names should not start with a capital letter, to avoid confusion. Class
names start with a capital.

> XMLOutFormat.setIndent(" ");
> XMLOutFormat.setLineSeparator("\n");
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>
> Howard

Format does not have a public constructor, so you need one of the
"factory" methods getCompactFormat(), getPrettyFormat() or getRawFormat
().

For example:

Format format = Format.getRawFormat();
format.setIndent(" ");
format.setLineSeparator("\n");
XMLOutPutter xmlOut = new XMLOutPutter(format);

Note that the setIndent and setLineSeparator return a Format object as
well, so you can use the compact notation:

Format.getRawFormat().setIndent(" ").setLineSeparator("\n");

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mdx - 13 Nov 2005 21:27 GMT

appreciate the help!..

Howard

> mdx <j8shen@gmail.com> wrote in news:OPNdf.233$KP5.41061
> @news20.bellglobal.com:
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> Format.getRawFormat().setIndent(" ").setLineSeparator("\n");

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