Package groovy.xml

## Class SAXBuilder

- java.lang.Object
- - groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
  - - groovy.util.BuilderSupport
    - - groovy.xml.SAXBuilder

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `GroovyObject`

      public class SAXBuilder
      extends BuilderSupport

  A builder for generating W3C SAX events. Use similar to MarkupBuilder.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `SAXBuilder​(ContentHandler handler)` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected Object` | `createNode​(Object name)` |
    `protected Object` | `createNode​(Object name, Object value)` |
    `protected Object` | `createNode​(Object name, Map attributes)` |
    `protected Object` | `createNode​(Object name, Map attributeMap, Object text)` |
    `protected void` | `doStartElement​(Object name, Attributes attributes)` |
    `protected void` | `handleException​(SAXException e)` |
    `protected void` | `nodeCompleted​(Object parent, Object name)` | A hook to allow nodes to be processed once they have had all of their children applied.
    `protected void` | `setParent​(Object parent, Object child)` |

    - ### Methods inherited from class groovy.util.BuilderSupport

      `doInvokeMethod, getCurrent, getName, invokeMethod, invokeMethod, postNodeCompletion, setClosureDelegate, setCurrent`

    - ### Methods inherited from class groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport

      `getMetaClass, setMetaClass`

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

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

    - ### Methods inherited from interface groovy.lang.GroovyObject

      `getProperty, setProperty`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### SAXBuilder

          public SAXBuilder​(ContentHandler handler)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### setParent

          protected void setParent​(Object parent,
                                   Object child)

      Specified by:
        `setParent` in class `BuilderSupport`

    - #### createNode

          protected Object createNode​(Object name)

      Specified by:
        `createNode` in class `BuilderSupport`

    - #### createNode

          protected Object createNode​(Object name,
                                      Object value)

      Specified by:
        `createNode` in class `BuilderSupport`

    - #### createNode

          protected Object createNode​(Object name,
                                      Map attributeMap,
                                      Object text)

      Specified by:
        `createNode` in class `BuilderSupport`

    - #### doStartElement

          protected void doStartElement​(Object name,
                                        Attributes attributes)

    - #### nodeCompleted

          protected void nodeCompleted​(Object parent,
                                       Object name)

      Description copied from class: `BuilderSupport`
      A hook to allow nodes to be processed once they have had all of their children applied.
      Overrides:
        `nodeCompleted` in class `BuilderSupport`
      Parameters:
        `parent` - the parent of the node being processed
        `name` - the current node being processed

    - #### handleException

          protected void handleException​(SAXException e)

    - #### createNode

          protected Object createNode​(Object name,
                                      Map attributes)

      Specified by:
        `createNode` in class `BuilderSupport`