org.apache.xmlgraphics.xmp

## Class XMPHandler

- java.lang.Object
- - org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler
  - - org.apache.xmlgraphics.xmp.XMPHandler

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    org.xml.sax.ContentHandler, org.xml.sax.DTDHandler, org.xml.sax.EntityResolver, org.xml.sax.ErrorHandler

      public class XMPHandler
      extends org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler

  Passive XMP parser implemented as a SAX DefaultHandler. After the XML document has been parsed the Metadata object can be retrieved.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `XMPHandler()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `characters(char[] ch, int start, int length)`
    `void` | `endElement(java.lang.String uri, java.lang.String localName, java.lang.String qName)`
    `Metadata` | `getMetadata()`
    `void` | `startElement(java.lang.String uri, java.lang.String localName, java.lang.String qName, org.xml.sax.Attributes attributes)`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler

      `endDocument, endPrefixMapping, error, fatalError, ignorableWhitespace, notationDecl, processingInstruction, resolveEntity, setDocumentLocator, skippedEntity, startDocument, startPrefixMapping, unparsedEntityDecl, warning`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### XMPHandler

          public XMPHandler()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getMetadata

          public Metadata getMetadata()

      Returns:
        the parsed metadata, available after the parsing.

    - #### startElement

          public void startElement(java.lang.String uri,
                                   java.lang.String localName,
                                   java.lang.String qName,
                                   org.xml.sax.Attributes attributes)
                            throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

      Specified by:
        `startElement` in interface `org.xml.sax.ContentHandler`
      Overrides:
        `startElement` in class `org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler`
      Throws:
        `org.xml.sax.SAXException`

    - #### endElement

          public void endElement(java.lang.String uri,
                                 java.lang.String localName,
                                 java.lang.String qName)
                          throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

      Specified by:
        `endElement` in interface `org.xml.sax.ContentHandler`
      Overrides:
        `endElement` in class `org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler`
      Throws:
        `org.xml.sax.SAXException`

    - #### characters

          public void characters(char[] ch,
                                 int start,
                                 int length)
                          throws org.xml.sax.SAXException

      Specified by:
        `characters` in interface `org.xml.sax.ContentHandler`
      Overrides:
        `characters` in class `org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler`
      Throws:
        `org.xml.sax.SAXException`

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