[jdom-interest] Re: jdom 1.0 XMLOutputter -- problems

[Frances]

Edelson, Justin wrote:
> Instead of System.out, pass an OutputStream or Writer to
> outputter.output()
> 
> If you're going to use a Writer, be sure to read the warning in the
> JavaDocs about the encoding:
> http://jdom.org/docs/apidocs/org/jdom/output/XMLOutputter.html

this worked, thanks!!  :)
(not sure yet whether will need to use OutputStream or Writer (tried 
both, both worked), don't quite get encoding issue yet, but getting 
there..)  thanks again..

Frances


> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:jdom-interest-bounces at jdom.org] On Behalf Of Frances
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:46 AM
> To: jdom-interest at jdom.org
> Subject: [jdom-interest] Re: jdom 1.0 XMLOutputter -- problems
> 
> Elliotte Harold wrote:
> 
>>Frances wrote:
>>
>>
>>>all examples I see to create XML files, like for example here..
>>>
>>>http://www.cafeconleche.org/books/xmljava/chapters/ch14s03.html
>>>
>>>say they are creating XML files, but they're only creating what goes 
>>>INSIDE xml file, not actual XML file..    it says on this page:
>>>
>>
>>You need to read the next page. All will be revealed, though a certain
> 
> 
>>level of familiarity with Java I/O is assumed.
>>
>>FYI, that page never says it's creating an XML *file*, only an XML 
>>*document*. They are not the same thing, and the difference is crucial
> 
> 
>>here.
>>
> 
> 
> thank you very much, I did go to next page (had done so previously 
> also..) so, based on code found at above pg and next pg, I now have the 
> following:
> 
> 	Document doc = new Document();
> 	Element root = new Element("GREETING");
> 	root.setText("Hello JDOM!");
> 	doc.setRootElement(root);
> 	XMLOutputter outputter = new XMLOutputter();
> 	outputter.output(doc, System.out);
> 
>          //  (plus try-catch code..)
> 
> this compiles and runs fine; however, it prints XML output in command 
> line..  still haven't found how to create an actual XML file (say, 
> info.xml) how would I do this?  (yes, I AM familiar with Java I/O.. I 
> have created files with it..)  thank you very much..
> 
> Frances
> 
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