java.lang.Object
- org.dom4j.io.STAXEventWriter

```
public class STAXEventWriter
extends Object
```
Writes DOM4J Nodes to a StAX event stream. In addition the createXXX methods are provided to directly create STAX events from DOM4J nodes.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`STAXEventWriter()`
`STAXEventWriter(File file)`	Constructs a `STAXEventWriter` that writes events to the provided file.
`STAXEventWriter(OutputStream stream)`	Constructs a `STAXEventWriter` that writes events to the provided stream.
`STAXEventWriter(Writer writer)`	Constructs a `STAXEventWriter` that writes events to the provided character stream.
`STAXEventWriter(XMLEventConsumer consumer)`	Constructs a `STAXEventWriter` that writes events to the provided event stream.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Attribute`	`createAttribute(Attribute attr)`	Constructs a STAX `Attribute`event from a DOM4J `Attribute`.
`Characters`	`createCharacters(CDATA cdata)`	Constructs a STAX `Characters`event from a DOM4J `CDATA`.
`Characters`	`createCharacters(Text text)`	Constructs a STAX `Characters`event from a DOM4J `Text`.
`Comment`	`createComment(Comment comment)`	Constructs a STAX `Comment`event from a DOM4J `Comment`.
`DTD`	`createDTD(DocumentType docType)`	Constructs a STAX `DTD`event from a DOM4J `DocumentType`.
`EndDocument`	`createEndDocument(Document doc)`	Constructs a STAX `EndDocument`event from a DOM4J `Document`.
`EndElement`	`createEndElement(Element elem)`	Constructs a STAX `EndElement`event from a DOM4J `Element`.
`Namespace`	`createNamespace(Namespace ns)`	Constructs a STAX `Namespace`event from a DOM4J `Namespace`.
`ProcessingInstruction`	`createProcessingInstruction(ProcessingInstruction pi)`	Constructs a STAX `ProcessingInstruction` event from a DOM4J `ProcessingInstruction`.
`QName`	`createQName(QName qname)`	Constructs a STAX `QName`from a DOM4J `QName`.
`StartDocument`	`createStartDocument(Document doc)`	Constructs a STAX `StartDocument`event from a DOM4J `Document`.
`StartElement`	`createStartElement(Element elem)`	Constructs a STAX `StartElement`event from a DOM4J `Element`.
`XMLEventConsumer`	`getConsumer()`	Returns a reference to the underlying event consumer to which events are written.
`XMLEventFactory`	`getEventFactory()`	Returns a reference to the event factory used to construct STAX events.
`void`	`setConsumer(XMLEventConsumer consumer)`	Sets the underlying event consumer to which events are written.
`void`	`setEventFactory(XMLEventFactory eventFactory)`	Sets the event factory used to construct STAX events.
`void`	`writeAttribute(Attribute attr)`	Writes a DOM4J `Attribute`to the stream.
`void`	`writeCDATA(CDATA cdata)`	Writes a DOM4J `CDATA`to the event stream.
`void`	`writeChildNodes(Branch branch)`	Writes each child node within the provided `Branch`instance.
`void`	`writeComment(Comment comment)`	Writes a DOM4J `Comment`to the stream.
`void`	`writeDocument(Document doc)`	Writes a DOM4J `Document`node, and all its contents, to the stream.
`void`	`writeDocumentType(DocumentType docType)`	Writes a DOM4J `DocumentType`to the stream.
`void`	`writeElement(Element elem)`	Writes a DOM4J `Element`node and its children to the stream.
`void`	`writeEntity(Entity entity)`	Writes a DOM4J `Entity`to the stream.
`void`	`writeNamespace(Namespace ns)`	Writes a DOM4J `Namespace`to the stream.
`void`	`writeNode(Node n)`	Writes a DOM4J `Node`to the stream.
`void`	`writeProcessingInstruction(ProcessingInstruction pi)`	Writes a DOM4J `ProcessingInstruction`to the stream.
`void`	`writeText(Text text)`	Writes a DOM4J `Text`to the stream.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - STAXEventWriter
```
public STAXEventWriter()
```
  - STAXEventWriter
```
public STAXEventWriter(File file)
                throws XMLStreamException,
                       IOException
```
    Constructs a STAXEventWriter that writes events to the provided file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - The file to which events will be written.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLStreamException - If an error occurs creating an event writer from the file.
    
    IOException - If an error occurs openin the file for writing.
  - STAXEventWriter
```
public STAXEventWriter(Writer writer)
                throws XMLStreamException
```
    Constructs a STAXEventWriter that writes events to the provided character stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    writer - The character stream to which events will be written.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLStreamException - If an error occurs constructing an event writer from the character stream.
  - STAXEventWriter
```
public STAXEventWriter(OutputStream stream)
                throws XMLStreamException
```
    Constructs a STAXEventWriter that writes events to the provided stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    stream - The output stream to which events will be written.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLStreamException - If an error occurs constructing an event writer from the stream.
  - STAXEventWriter
```
public STAXEventWriter(XMLEventConsumer consumer)
```
    Constructs a STAXEventWriter that writes events to the provided event stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    consumer - The event stream to which events will be written.
- Method Detail
  - getConsumer
```
public XMLEventConsumer getConsumer()
```
    Returns a reference to the underlying event consumer to which events are written.
    
    Returns:
    
    The underlying event consumer to which events are written.
  - setConsumer
```
public void setConsumer(XMLEventConsumer consumer)
```
    Sets the underlying event consumer to which events are written.
    
    Parameters:
    
    consumer - The event consumer to which events should be written.
  - getEventFactory
```
public XMLEventFactory getEventFactory()
```
    Returns a reference to the event factory used to construct STAX events.
    
    Returns:
    
    The event factory used to construct STAX events.
  - setEventFactory
```
public void setEventFactory(XMLEventFactory eventFactory)
```
    Sets the event factory used to construct STAX events.
    
    Parameters:
    
    eventFactory - The new event factory.
  - writeNode
```
public void writeNode(Node n)
               throws XMLStreamException
```
    Writes a DOM4J Nodeto the stream. This method is simply a gateway to the overloaded methods such as writeElement(Element).
    
    Parameters:
    
    n - The DOM4J Nodeto write to the stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLStreamException - If an error occurs writing to the stream.
  - writeChildNodes
```
public void writeChildNodes(Branch branch)
                     throws XMLStreamException
```
    Writes each child node within the provided Branchinstance. This method simply iterates through the Branch's nodes and calls writeNode(Node).
    
    Parameters:
    
    branch - The node whose children will be written to the stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLStreamException - If an error occurs writing to the stream.
  - writeElement
```
public void writeElement(Element elem)
                  throws XMLStreamException
```
    Writes a DOM4J Elementnode and its children to the stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    elem - The Elementnode to write to the stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLStreamException - If an error occurs writing to the stream.
  - createStartElement
```
public StartElement createStartElement(Element elem)
```
    Constructs a STAX StartElementevent from a DOM4J Element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    elem - The Elementfrom which to construct the event.
    
    Returns:
    
    The newly constructed StartElementevent.
  - createEndElement
```
public EndElement createEndElement(Element elem)
```
    Constructs a STAX EndElementevent from a DOM4J Element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    elem - The Elementfrom which to construct the event.
    
    Returns:
    
    The newly constructed EndElementevent.
  - writeAttribute
```
public void writeAttribute(Attribute attr)
                    throws XMLStreamException
```
    Writes a DOM4J Attributeto the stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attr - The Attributeto write to the stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLStreamException - If an error occurs writing to the stream.
  - createAttribute
```
public Attribute createAttribute(Attribute attr)
```
    Constructs a STAX Attributeevent from a DOM4J Attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attr - The Attributefrom which to construct the event.
    
    Returns:
    
    The newly constructed Attribute event.
  - writeNamespace
```
public void writeNamespace(Namespace ns)
                    throws XMLStreamException
```
    Writes a DOM4J Namespaceto the stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    ns - The Namespaceto write to the stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLStreamException - If an error occurs writing to the stream.
  - createNamespace
```
public Namespace createNamespace(Namespace ns)
```
    Constructs a STAX Namespaceevent from a DOM4J Namespace.
    
    Parameters:
    
    ns - The Namespacefrom which to construct the event.
    
    Returns:
    
    The constructed Namespaceevent.
  - writeText
```
public void writeText(Text text)
               throws XMLStreamException
```
    Writes a DOM4J Textto the stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - The Textto write to the stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLStreamException - If an error occurs writing to the stream.
  - createCharacters
```
public Characters createCharacters(Text text)
```
    Constructs a STAX Charactersevent from a DOM4J Text.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - The Textfrom which to construct the event.
    
    Returns:
    
    The constructed Charactersevent.
  - writeCDATA
```
public void writeCDATA(CDATA cdata)
                throws XMLStreamException
```
    Writes a DOM4J CDATAto the event stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    cdata - The CDATAto write to the stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLStreamException - If an error occurs writing to the stream.
  - createCharacters
```
public Characters createCharacters(CDATA cdata)
```
    Constructs a STAX Charactersevent from a DOM4J CDATA.
    
    Parameters:
    
    cdata - The CDATAfrom which to construct the event.
    
    Returns:
    
    The newly constructed Charactersevent.
  - writeComment
```
public void writeComment(Comment comment)
                  throws XMLStreamException
```
    Writes a DOM4J Commentto the stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    comment - The Commentto write to the stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLStreamException - If an error occurs writing to the stream.
  - createComment
```
public Comment createComment(Comment comment)
```
    Constructs a STAX Commentevent from a DOM4J Comment.
    
    Parameters:
    
    comment - The Commentfrom which to construct the event.
    
    Returns:
    
    The constructed Commentevent.
  - writeProcessingInstruction
```
public void writeProcessingInstruction(ProcessingInstruction pi)
                                throws XMLStreamException
```
    Writes a DOM4J ProcessingInstructionto the stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pi - The ProcessingInstructionto write to the stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLStreamException - If an error occurs writing to the stream.
  - createProcessingInstruction
```
public ProcessingInstruction createProcessingInstruction(ProcessingInstruction pi)
```
    Constructs a STAX ProcessingInstruction event from a DOM4J ProcessingInstruction.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pi - The ProcessingInstructionfrom which to construct the event.
    
    Returns:
    
    The constructed ProcessingInstruction event.
  - writeEntity
```
public void writeEntity(Entity entity)
                 throws XMLStreamException
```
    Writes a DOM4J Entityto the stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    entity - The Entityto write to the stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLStreamException - If an error occurs writing to the stream.
  - writeDocumentType
```
public void writeDocumentType(DocumentType docType)
                       throws XMLStreamException
```
    Writes a DOM4J DocumentTypeto the stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    docType - The DocumentTypeto write to the stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLStreamException - If an error occurs writing to the stream.
  - createDTD
```
public DTD createDTD(DocumentType docType)
```
    Constructs a STAX DTDevent from a DOM4J DocumentType.
    
    Parameters:
    
    docType - The DocumentTypefrom which to construct the event.
    
    Returns:
    
    The constructed DTDevent.
    
    Throws:
    
    RuntimeException - DOCUMENT ME!
  - writeDocument
```
public void writeDocument(Document doc)
                   throws XMLStreamException
```
    Writes a DOM4J Documentnode, and all its contents, to the stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    doc - The Documentto write to the stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLStreamException - If an error occurs writing to the stream.
  - createStartDocument
```
public StartDocument createStartDocument(Document doc)
```
    Constructs a STAX StartDocumentevent from a DOM4J Document.
    
    Parameters:
    
    doc - The Documentfrom which to construct the event.
    
    Returns:
    
    The constructed StartDocumentevent.
  - createEndDocument
```
public EndDocument createEndDocument(Document doc)
```
    Constructs a STAX EndDocumentevent from a DOM4J Document.
    
    Parameters:
    
    doc - The Documentfrom which to construct the event.
    
    Returns:
    
    The constructed EndDocumentevent.
  - createQName
```
public QName createQName(QName qname)
```
    Constructs a STAX QNamefrom a DOM4J QName.
    
    Parameters:
    
    qname - The QNamefrom which to construct the STAX QName.
    
    Returns:
    
    The constructed QName.

Class STAXEventWriter

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

STAXEventWriter

STAXEventWriter

STAXEventWriter

STAXEventWriter

STAXEventWriter

Method Detail

getConsumer

setConsumer

getEventFactory

setEventFactory

writeNode

writeChildNodes

writeElement

createStartElement

createEndElement

writeAttribute

createAttribute

writeNamespace

createNamespace

writeText

createCharacters

writeCDATA

createCharacters

writeComment

createComment

writeProcessingInstruction

createProcessingInstruction

writeEntity

writeDocumentType

createDTD

writeDocument

createStartDocument

createEndDocument

createQName