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027 * ---------------------
028 * ListWriteHandler.java
029 * ---------------------
030 * (C)opyright 2003-2005, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
031 *
032 * Original Author:  Thomas Morgner;
033 * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
034 *
035 * $Id: ListWriteHandler.java,v 1.4 2005/10/18 13:35:21 mungady Exp $
036 *
037 * Changes
038 * -------
039 * 22-Nov-2003 : Initial version
040 *
041 */
042
043package org.jfree.xml.writer.coretypes;
044
045import java.io.IOException;
046import java.util.Iterator;
047import java.util.List;
048
049import org.jfree.xml.writer.AbstractXmlWriteHandler;
050import org.jfree.xml.writer.XMLWriter;
051import org.jfree.xml.writer.XMLWriterException;
052import org.jfree.xml.writer.XMLWriterSupport;
053
054/**
055 * A handler for writing a {@link List} object.
056 */
057public class ListWriteHandler extends AbstractXmlWriteHandler {
058
059    /**
060     * Performs the writing of a {@link List} object.
061     *
062     * @param tagName  the tag name.
063     * @param object  the {@link List} object.
064     * @param writer  the writer.
065     * @param mPlexAttribute  ??.
066     * @param mPlexValue  ??.
067     * 
068     * @throws IOException if there is an I/O error.
069     * @throws XMLWriterException if there is a writer error.
070     */
071    public void write(final String tagName, final Object object, final XMLWriter writer,
072                      final String mPlexAttribute, final String mPlexValue)
073        throws IOException, XMLWriterException {
074
075        writer.writeTag(tagName, mPlexAttribute, mPlexValue, XMLWriterSupport.OPEN);
076
077        final List list = (List) object;
078        final Iterator it = list.iterator();
079        while (it.hasNext()) {
080            final Object value = it.next();
081            if (value == null) {
082                writer.writeTag("null", XMLWriterSupport.CLOSE);
083            }
084            else {
085                getRootHandler().write("object", value, Object.class, writer);
086            }
087        }
088
089        writer.writeCloseTag(tagName);
090    }
091    
092}