ch.randelshofer.quaqua.util

Class BinaryPListParser

java.lang.Object

ch.randelshofer.quaqua.util.BinaryPListParser

public class BinaryPListParser
extends java.lang.Object

Reads a binary PList file and returns it as a NanoXML XMLElement.

The NanoXML XMLElement returned by this reader is equivalent to the XMLElement returned, if a PList file in XML format is parsed with NanoXML.

Description about property list taken from Apple's online documentation:

"A property list is a data representation used by Mac OS X Cocoa and Core Foundation as a convenient way to store, organize, and access standard object types. Frequently called a plist, a property list is an object of one of several certain Cocoa or Core Foundation types, including arrays, dictionaries, strings, binary data, numbers, dates, and Boolean values. If the object is a container (an array or dictionary), all objects contained within it must also be supported property list objects. (Arrays and dictionaries can contain objects not supported by the architecture, but are then not property lists, and cannot be saved and restored with the various property list methods.)"

Version:

$Id: BinaryPListParser.java 462 2014-03-22 09:23:12Z wrandelshofer $

Author:

Werner Randelshofer

See Also:

XMLElement

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BinaryPListParser() Creates a new instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
XMLElement	parse(java.io.File file) Parses a binary PList file and turns it into a XMLElement.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BinaryPListParser

public BinaryPListParser()

Creates a new instance.

Method Detail

parse

public XMLElement parse(java.io.File file)
                 throws java.io.IOException

Parses a binary PList file and turns it into a XMLElement. The XMLElement is equivalent with a XML PList file parsed using NanoXML.

Parameters:

file - A file containing a binary PList.

Returns:

Returns the parsed XMLElement.

Throws:

java.io.IOException