DataSourceXml

Overview

DataSourceXml is a specialized DataSource for importing data from XML-Files. This class is used to manipulate existing DataSourceXml objects. To create a new DataSource use TFORMer Designer or Project.addDataSource.

The main properties to characterize a DataSourceXml are:

• The XML filename
• An optional XSLT file for transforming the XML file into a suitable TFORMer compatible format

Modifying an Existing XML DataSource

Sample source code for modifying an existing DataSourceXml:

  // Retrieve the global Project
  // DataSources are defined in a Project or a global Project
  Project project = repository.getGlobalProject ();

  // Retrieve the DataSource by name
  // Since we know the type of the DataSource, we can cast it to DataSourceXml
  DataSourceXml dataSource = (DataSourceXml)project.getDataSource("XML");

  // Modify some DataSource properties
  dataSource.setXsltFilename(""); // clear XSLT filename