org.apache.xmlgraphics.xmp

## Class XMPHandler

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

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    ContentHandler, DTDHandler, EntityResolver, ErrorHandler

      public class XMPHandler
      extends 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

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `characters(char[] ch, int start, int length)`
    `void` | `endElement(String uri, String localName, String qName)`
    `Metadata` | `getMetadata()`
    `void` | `startElement(String uri, String localName, String qName, 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(String uri,
                          String localName,
                          String qName,
                          Attributes attributes)
                            throws SAXException

      Specified by:
        `startElement` in interface `ContentHandler`
      Overrides:
        `startElement` in class `DefaultHandler`
      Throws:
        `SAXException`

    - #### endElement

          public void endElement(String uri,
                        String localName,
                        String qName)
                          throws SAXException

      Specified by:
        `endElement` in interface `ContentHandler`
      Overrides:
        `endElement` in class `DefaultHandler`
      Throws:
        `SAXException`

    - #### characters

          public void characters(char[] ch,
                        int start,
                        int length)
                          throws SAXException

      Specified by:
        `characters` in interface `ContentHandler`
      Overrides:
        `characters` in class `DefaultHandler`
      Throws:
        `SAXException`

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