org.apache.xmlgraphics.xmp
Class XMPPacketParser

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.xmlgraphics.xmp.XMPPacketParser

public final class XMPPacketParser
extends Object

This class is a parser for XMP packets. By default, it tries to locate the first XMP packet it finds and parses it.

Important: Before you use this class to look for an XMP packet in some random file, please read the chapter on "Scanning Files for XMP Packets" in the XMP specification!

Method Summary

static Metadata

parse(InputStream in) Locates an XMP packet in a stream, parses it and returns the XMP metadata.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

parse

public static Metadata parse(InputStream in)
                      throws IOException,
                             TransformerException

Locates an XMP packet in a stream, parses it and returns the XMP metadata. If no XMP packet is found until the stream ends, null is returned. Note: This method only finds the first XMP packet in a stream. And it cannot determine whether it has found the right XMP packet if there are multiple packets.

Parameters:

in - the InputStream to search

Returns:

the parsed XMP metadata or null if no XMP packet is found

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs

TransformerException - if an error occurs while parsing the XMP packet