Yes, this is the approach that I'd use, too. - Dennis
Dennis M. Sosnoski SOA and Web Services in Java Training and Consulting http://www.sosnoski.com - http://www.sosnoski.co.nz Seattle, WA +1-425-939-0576 - Wellington, NZ +64-4-298-6117 Varghese C V wrote: > I think this is a good idea. > > cheers > Varghese C V > > netb0y wrote: > >> The solution I've come up with is to subclass Reader to patch my invalid xml >> files. I create a mapping for <data_list> (even though my files only contain >> <data> elements) and when unmarshalling I pass an instance of the following >> DataReader class to unmarshallDocument(). Is this is a good or bad idea? >> >> import java.io.Reader; >> import java.io.InputStreamReader; >> import java.io.IOException; >> import java.io.StringReader; >> >> public class DataReader extends Reader { >> private final StringReader START_READER = new >> StringReader("<data_list>"); >> private final StringReader END_READER = new StringReader("</data_list>"); >> private InputStreamReader isr; >> >> public TrackingDataReader(InputStreamReader isr) { >> this.isr = isr; >> } >> >> public int read(char[] cbuf, int off, int len) throws IOException { >> int retval = START_READER.read(cbuf, off, len); >> if (retval == -1) { >> retval = isr.read(cbuf, off, len); >> } >> if (retval == -1) { >> retval = END_READER.read(cbuf, off, len); >> } >> return retval; >> } >> >> public void close() throws IOException { >> } >> } >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: netb0y <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: jibxusers <jibx-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2007 1:13:53 AM >> Subject: [jibx-users] No Root Element >> >> >> I am working with xml files that do not have a root element. Basically I >> have files that look like the following: >> >> ----------------start-file---------------- >> <data> >> >> <something></something> >> >> </data> >> <data> >> >> <something></something> >> >> </data> >> <data> >> >> <something></something> >> >> </data> >> >> -----------------end-file----------------- >> >> I've been trying to unmarshall all the <data> objects from this type of file >> but have not figured out how to do it. Is it possibly to unmarshall a file >> like this? The unmarshallDocument(reader) method successfully returns the >> first <data> object within the file. How can I get the rest of the <data> >> objects? >> >> Thanks, >> Chris >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> Need Mail bonding? >> Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. >> http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your >> opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash >> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >> _______________________________________________ >> jibx-users mailing list >> jibx-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jibx-users >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels >> in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. >> http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your >> opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash >> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >> _______________________________________________ >> jibx-users mailing list >> jibx-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jibx-users >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > jibx-users mailing list > jibx-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jibx-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ jibx-users mailing list jibx-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jibx-users