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

<players>
 <player rank="1">
  <name>AB de Villiers
  </name>
  <team>
  </team>
  <rating>898
  </rating>
  <matches>184
  </matches>
  <runs>7777
  </runs>
 </player>
 <player rank="2">
  <name>Hashim Amla
  </name>
  <team>
  </team>
  <rating>849
  </rating>
  <matches>112
  </matches>
  <runs>5654
  </runs>
 </player>
 <player rank="3">
  <name>Kumar Sangakkara
  </name>
  <team>
  </team>
  <rating>849
  </rating>
  <matches>401
  </matches>
  <runs>13961
  </runs>
 </player>
 <player rank="4">
  <name>Virat Kohli
  </name>
  <team>
  </team>
  <rating>847
  </rating>
  <matches>154
  </matches>
  <runs>6451
  </runs>
 </player></players>