Java StAX Parser – Cursor API Write Example

In this tutorial we are going to see about how to write XML document using Java StAX parser Cursor API.
Player.java

package com.javatutorialcorner.stax;

public class Player {
 private int rank;
 private String name;
 private String team;
 private int matches;
 private int runs;
 private int ratings;
 
 public int getRank() {
  return rank;
 }
 public void setRank(int rank) {
  this.rank = rank;
 }
 public String getName() {
  return name;
 }
 public void setName(String name) {
  this.name = name;
 }
 public String getTeam() {
  return team;
 }
 public void setTeam(String team) {
  this.team = team;
 }
 public int getMatches() {
  return matches;
 }
 public void setMatches(int matches) {
  this.matches = matches;
 }
 public int getRuns() {
  return runs;
 }
 public void setRuns(int runs) {
  this.runs = runs;
 }
 public int getRatings() {
  return ratings;
 }
 public void setRatings(int ratings) {
  this.ratings = ratings;
 }

 

}

StAXCursorWriteExample.java

package com.javatutorialcorner.stax;

import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import javax.xml.stream.XMLOutputFactory;
import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException;
import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamWriter;

public class StAXCursorWriteExample {

 public static void main(String[] args) {
  String filePath = "C:/jtc/cricket1.xml";
  Map<String,Player> elementsMap = new HashMap<String,Player>();
  Player player1 = new Player();
  player1.setName("AB de Villiers");
  player1.setRank(1);
  player1.setRatings(898);
  player1.setMatches(184);
  player1.setRuns(7777);
  elementsMap.put("player1", player1);
  
  Player player2 = new Player();
  player2.setName("Hashim Amla");
  player2.setRank(2);
  player2.setRatings(849);
  player2.setMatches(112);
  player2.setRuns(5654);
  elementsMap.put("player2", player2);
  
  Player player3 = new Player();
  player3.setName("Kumar Sangakkara");
  player3.setRank(3);
  player3.setRatings(849);
  player3.setMatches(401);
  player3.setRuns(13961);
  elementsMap.put("player3", player3);
  
  Player player4 = new Player();
  player4.setName("Virat Kohli");
  player4.setRank(4);
  player4.setRatings(847);
  player4.setMatches(154);
  player4.setRuns(6451);
  elementsMap.put("player4", player4);
  
  writeXML(filePath,elementsMap);
 }

 private static void writeXML(String filePath, Map<String,Player> elementsMap) {
  XMLOutputFactory xmlOutputFactory = XMLOutputFactory.newInstance();
  try {
   XMLStreamWriter xmlStreamWriter = xmlOutputFactory.createXMLStreamWriter(new FileOutputStream(filePath), "UTF-8");
   xmlStreamWriter.writeStartDocument("UTF-8", "1.0");
            xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters("\n");
            xmlStreamWriter.writeStartElement("Players");
            for(Map.Entry<String,Player> entry : elementsMap.entrySet()){
             Player player =  entry.getValue();
                xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters("\n\t");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeStartElement("Player");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeAttribute("rank", String.valueOf(player.getRank()));
             xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters("\n\t\t");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeStartElement("Name");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters(player.getName());
             xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters("\n\t\t");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeEndElement();
             xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters("\n\t\t");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeStartElement("Team");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters(player.getTeam());
             xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters("\n\t\t");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeEndElement();
             xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters("\n\t\t");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeStartElement("Rating");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters(String.valueOf(player.getRatings()));
             xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters("\n\t\t");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeEndElement();
             xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters("\n\t\t");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeStartElement("Matches");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters(String.valueOf(player.getMatches()));
             xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters("\n\t\t");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeEndElement();
             xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters("\n\t\t");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeStartElement("Runs");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters(String.valueOf(player.getRuns()));
             xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters("\n\t\t");
             xmlStreamWriter.writeEndElement();
             xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters("\n\t");
                xmlStreamWriter.writeEndElement();
            }
            xmlStreamWriter.writeCharacters("\n");
            xmlStreamWriter.writeEndDocument();
            xmlStreamWriter.flush();
            xmlStreamWriter.close();
  } catch (FileNotFoundException | XMLStreamException e) {
   e.printStackTrace();
  }
  
 }

}

Output

Here is output XML file

Cricket1.xml

 
  AB de Villiers
  
  
  
  898
  
  184
  
  7777
  
 
 
  Hashim Amla
  
  
  
  849
  
  112
  
  5654
  
 
 
  Kumar Sangakkara
  
  
  
  849
  
  401
  
  13961
  
 
 
  Virat Kohli
  
  
  
  847
  
  154
  
  6451
  
 

Java StAX xml 3/08/2015 04:31:00 am