DOMUtils (Apache Ant API)
Date: 2013-12-23

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## org.apache.tools.ant.util
Class DOMUtils

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.util.DOMUtils

    public class DOMUtils

extends java.lang.Object

Some utility methods for common tasks when building DOM trees in memory.

In this documentation `<a>` means an `Element` instance with name `a`.

Since:
  Ant 1.6.3

Constructor Summary
`DOMUtils()`

Method Summary
`static void` | `appendCDATA(org.w3c.dom.Element parent, java.lang.String content)` Adds a nested CDATA section.
`static void` | `appendCDATAElement(org.w3c.dom.Element parent, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String content)` Adds a nested CDATA section in a new child element.
`static void` | `appendText(org.w3c.dom.Element parent, java.lang.String content)` Adds nested text.
`static void` | `appendTextElement(org.w3c.dom.Element parent, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String content)` Adds nested text in a new child element.
`static org.w3c.dom.Element` | `createChildElement(org.w3c.dom.Element parent, java.lang.String name)` Creates a named Element and appends it to the given element, returns it.
`static org.w3c.dom.Document` | `newDocument()` Get a new Document instance,

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### DOMUtils

    public DOMUtils()

Method Detail

### newDocument

    public static org.w3c.dom.Document newDocument()

  Get a new Document instance,

  Returns:
    the document.
  Since:
    Ant 1.6.3

### createChildElement

    public static org.w3c.dom.Element createChildElement(org.w3c.dom.Element parent,
                                                         java.lang.String name)

  Creates a named Element and appends it to the given element, returns it.

  This means

      createChildElement(<a>, "b")

  creates

       <a>
         <b/>
       </a>

  and returns `<b>`.

  Parameters:
    `parent` - element that will receive the new element as child.
    `name` - name of the new element.
  Returns:
    the new element.
  Since:
    Ant 1.6.3

### appendText

    public static void appendText(org.w3c.dom.Element parent,
                                  java.lang.String content)

  Adds nested text.

  This means

      appendText(<a>, "b")

  creates

       <a>b</a>

  Parameters:
    `parent` - element that will receive the new element as child.
    `content` - text content.
  Since:
    Ant 1.6.3

### appendCDATA

    public static void appendCDATA(org.w3c.dom.Element parent,
                                   java.lang.String content)

  Adds a nested CDATA section.

  This means

      appendCDATA(<a>, "b")

  creates

       <a><[!CDATA[b]]></a>

  Parameters:
    `parent` - element that will receive the new element as child.
    `content` - text content.
  Since:
    Ant 1.6.3

### appendTextElement

    public static void appendTextElement(org.w3c.dom.Element parent,
                                         java.lang.String name,
                                         java.lang.String content)

  Adds nested text in a new child element.

  This means

      appendTextElement(<a>, "b", "c")

  creates

       <a>
         <b>c</b>
       </a>

  Parameters:
    `parent` - element that will receive the new element as child.
    `name` - of the child element.
    `content` - text content.
  Since:
    Ant 1.6.3

### appendCDATAElement

    public static void appendCDATAElement(org.w3c.dom.Element parent,
                                          java.lang.String name,
                                          java.lang.String content)

  Adds a nested CDATA section in a new child element.

  This means

      appendCDATAElement(<a>, "b", "c")

  creates

       <a>
         <b><![CDATA[c]]></b>
       </a>

  Parameters:
    `parent` - element that will receive the new element as child.
    `name` - of the child element.
    `content` - text content.
  Since:
    Ant 1.6.3

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