gizmoball.xmlparser
Class XMLParser

java.lang.Object
  gizmoball.xmlparser.XMLParser

public class XMLParser
extends java.lang.Object

XMLParser is a factory class used to generate XML files from the current gizmoball game or load a new game from a given XML file

Method Summary

static WorldModel	readXMLFile(java.io.FileInputStream f) Through a file chooser called through the GUI, this method loads XML files corresponding to gizmoball and returns a WorldModel corresponding to that file
static void	writeXMLFile(WorldModel wm, java.io.FileOutputStream f) Creates the XML file from saving a game

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

readXMLFile

public static WorldModel readXMLFile(java.io.FileInputStream f)

Through a file chooser called through the GUI, this method loads XML files corresponding to gizmoball and returns a WorldModel corresponding to that file

Requires:

f is a valid gizmoball XML file

Returns:

a WorldModel corresponding to f

writeXMLFile

public static void writeXMLFile(WorldModel wm,
                                java.io.FileOutputStream f)

Creates the XML file from saving a game

Requires:

wm is the current WorldModel containing all the information that is needed for saving f is a valid file to which the information should be saved to

Effects:

f contains the XML representation of wm