CDataFilter.java

/*
 * Copyright 2016 Christoph Böhme
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 the "License";
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package org.culturegraph.mf.metamorph.xml;

import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
import org.xml.sax.XMLReader;

/**
 * Filters out CDATA events.
 *
 * Note that the actual contents of the CDATA section is
 * not filtered. This filter removes only the events
 * marking the start and end of CDATA sections. Their
 * contents are still passed as {@code characters} events.
 * This filter only hides the fact that the character data
 * comes from a CDATA section.
 *
 * @author Christoph Böhme
 *
 */
final class CDataFilter extends LexicalHandlerXmlFilter {

	CDataFilter(final XMLReader parent) {
		super(parent);
	}

	@Override
	public void startCDATA() throws SAXException {
		// Do not forward CDATA section events
	}

	@Override
	public void endCDATA() throws SAXException {
		// Do not forward CDATA section events
	}

}