Parse XML using java and store data in HashMap recursively

Download XmlParser.java class

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package xmlparser;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;
import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;

import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;

/**
 *
 * @author Pritom K Mondal
 * @published 12th September 2013 08:04 PM
 */
public class XmlParser {
    private String xmlString = "";
    private File xmlFile = null;
    private Document doc = null;

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String xmlString = "YOUR XML STRING HERE IF YOU WANT PARSE DATA FROM STRING";
        File file = new File("xml1.xml");
        XmlParser xmlParser = new XmlParser(xmlString);
        xmlParser = new XmlParser(file);
        
        Map xmlMap = xmlParser.parseXML();
        print(xmlMap, 0);
    }
    
    public XmlParser(String xmlString) {
        this.xmlString = xmlString;
    }
    
    public XmlParser(File xmlFile) {
        this.xmlFile = xmlFile;
    }

    public Map parseXML() {
        try {
            DocumentBuilderFactory dbFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
            DocumentBuilder dBuilder = dbFactory.newDocumentBuilder();

            if (this.xmlFile != null) {
                doc = dBuilder.parse(this.xmlFile);
            }
            else {
                doc = dBuilder.parse( new ByteArrayInputStream(xmlString.getBytes()) );
            }

            doc.getDocumentElement().normalize();

            NodeList resultNode = doc.getChildNodes();

            HashMap result = new HashMap();
            XmlParser.MyNodeList tempNodeList = new XmlParser.MyNodeList();

            String emptyNodeName = null, emptyNodeValue = null;

            for(int index = 0; index < resultNode.getLength(); index ++) {
                Node tempNode = resultNode.item(index);
                if (tempNode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
                    tempNodeList.addNode(tempNode);
                }
                emptyNodeName = tempNode.getNodeName();
                emptyNodeValue = tempNode.getNodeValue();
            }

            if (tempNodeList.getLength() == 0 && emptyNodeName != null
                    && emptyNodeValue != null) {
                result.put(emptyNodeName, emptyNodeValue);
                return result;
            }

            this.parseXMLNode(tempNodeList, result);
            return result;
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
            return null;
        }
    }

    private void parseXMLNode(NodeList nList, HashMap result) {
        for (int temp = 0; temp < nList.getLength(); temp++) {
            Node nNode = nList.item(temp);
            if (nNode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
                    && nNode.hasChildNodes()
                    && nNode.getFirstChild() != null
                    && (nNode.getFirstChild().getNextSibling() != null
                    || nNode.getFirstChild().hasChildNodes())) {
                NodeList childNodes = nNode.getChildNodes();
                XmlParser.MyNodeList tempNodeList = new XmlParser.MyNodeList();
                for(int index = 0; index < childNodes.getLength(); index ++) {
                    Node tempNode = childNodes.item(index);
                    if (tempNode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
                        tempNodeList.addNode(tempNode);
                    }
                }
                HashMap dataHashMap = new HashMap();
                if (result.containsKey(nNode.getNodeName()) && result.get(nNode.getNodeName()) instanceof List) {
                    List mapExisting = (List) result.get(nNode.getNodeName());
                    mapExisting.add(dataHashMap);
                } else if(result.containsKey(nNode.getNodeName())) {
                    List counterList = new ArrayList();
                    counterList.add(result.get(nNode.getNodeName()));
                    counterList.add(dataHashMap);
                    result.put(nNode.getNodeName(), counterList);
                } else {
                    result.put(nNode.getNodeName(), dataHashMap);
                }
                if (nNode.getAttributes().getLength() > 0) {
                    Map attributeMap = new HashMap();
                    for(int attributeCounter = 0;
                        attributeCounter < nNode.getAttributes().getLength();
                        attributeCounter++) {
                        attributeMap.put(
                                nNode.getAttributes().item(attributeCounter).getNodeName(),
                                nNode.getAttributes().item(attributeCounter).getNodeValue()
                        );
                    }
                    dataHashMap.put("<<attributes>>", attributeMap);
                }
                this.parseXMLNode(tempNodeList, dataHashMap);
            } else if (nNode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
                    && nNode.hasChildNodes() && nNode.getFirstChild() != null
                    && nNode.getFirstChild().getNextSibling() == null) {
                this.putValue(result, nNode);
            } else if(nNode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
                this.putValue(result, nNode);
            }
        }
    }

    private void putValue(HashMap result, Node nNode) {
        HashMap attributeMap = new HashMap();
        Object nodeValue = null;
        if(nNode.getFirstChild() != null) {
            nodeValue = nNode.getFirstChild().getNodeValue();
            if(nodeValue != null) {
                nodeValue = nodeValue.toString().trim();
            }
        }
        HashMap nodeMap = new HashMap();
        nodeMap.put("<<value>>", nodeValue);
        Object putNode = nodeValue;
        if (nNode.getAttributes().getLength() > 0) {
            for(int attributeCounter = 0;
                attributeCounter < nNode.getAttributes().getLength();
                attributeCounter++) {
                attributeMap.put(
                        nNode.getAttributes().item(attributeCounter).getNodeName(),
                        nNode.getAttributes().item(attributeCounter).getNodeValue()
                );
            }
            nodeMap.put("<<attributes>>", attributeMap);
            putNode = nodeMap;
        }
        if (result.containsKey(nNode.getNodeName()) && result.get(nNode.getNodeName()) instanceof List) {
            List mapExisting = (List) result.get(nNode.getNodeName());
            mapExisting.add(putNode);
        } else if(result.containsKey(nNode.getNodeName())) {
            List counterList = new ArrayList();
            counterList.add(result.get(nNode.getNodeName()));
            counterList.add(putNode);
            result.put(nNode.getNodeName(), counterList);
        } else {
            result.put(nNode.getNodeName(), putNode);
        }
    }

    class MyNodeList implements NodeList {
        List<Node> nodes = new ArrayList<Node>();
        int length = 0;
        public MyNodeList() {}

        public void addNode(Node node) {
            nodes.add(node);
            length++;
        }

        @Override
        public Node item(int index) {
            try {
                return nodes.get(index);
            } catch (Exception ex) {
                ex.printStackTrace();
            }
            return null;
        }

        @Override
        public int getLength() {
            return length;
        }
    }
    
    private static void print(Map map, Integer tab) {
        Iterator it = map.entrySet().iterator();
        while (it.hasNext()) {
            Map.Entry pairs = (Map.Entry) it.next();
            String key = pairs.getKey().toString();
            Object value = pairs.getValue();
            if (value instanceof Map) {
                System.out.println(getTab(tab) + key + " ==> [");
                print((Map) value, tab + 1);
                System.out.println(getTab(tab) + "]");
            }
            else if (value instanceof List) {
                System.out.println(getTab(tab) + key + " ==> [");
                print((List) value, tab + 1);
                System.out.println(getTab(tab) + "]");
            }
            else {
                System.out.println(getTab(tab) + key + " ==> " + value);
            }
        }
    }

    private static void print(List list, Integer tab) {
        for (Integer index = 0; index < list.size(); index++) {
            Object value = list.get(index);
            if (value instanceof Map) {
                System.out.println(getTab(tab) + index.toString() + ": {");
                print((Map) value, tab + 1);
                System.out.println(getTab(tab) + "}");
            }
            else if (value instanceof List) {
                print((List) value, tab + 1);
            }
            else {
                System.out.println(getTab(tab) + index.toString() + ": " + value);
            }
        }
    }

    public static String getTab(Integer tab) {
        String string = "";
        for (Integer index = 0; index < tab; index++) {
            string += "    ";
        }
        return string;
    }
}

Xml file as follows...

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<lib:library xmlns:lib="http://eric.van-der-vlist.com/ns/library" xmlns:hr="http://eric.van-der-vlist.com/ns/person">
    <lib:book id="b0836217462" available="true" checkingandfind='true'>
        <lib:isbn>0836217462</lib:isbn>
        <lib:title xml:lang="en">Being a Dog Is a Full-Time Job</lib:title>
        <hr:author id="CMS">
            <hr:name>Charles M Schulz</hr:name>
            <hr:born>1922-11-26</hr:born>
            <hr:dead>2000-02-12</hr:dead>
        </hr:author>
        <lib:character id="PP">
            <hr:name>Peppermint Patty</hr:name>
            <hr:born>1966-08-22</hr:born>
            <lib:qualification>bold, brash and tomboyish</lib:qualification>
        </lib:character>
        <lib:character id="Snoopy">
            <hr:name>Snoopy</hr:name>
            <hr:born>1950-10-04</hr:born>
            <lib:qualification>extroverted beagle</lib:qualification>
        </lib:character>
        <lib:character id="Schroeder">
            <hr:name>Schroeder</hr:name>
            <hr:born>1951-05-30</hr:born>
            <lib:qualification>brought classical music to the Peanuts strip</lib:qualification>
        </lib:character>
        <lib:character id="Lucy">
            <hr:name>Lucy</hr:name>
            <hr:born>1952-03-03</hr:born>
            <lib:qualification>bossy, crabby and selfish</lib:qualification>
        </lib:character>
    </lib:book>
    <Purchase>
        <PurchaseId>AAAAA</PurchaseId>
        <PurchaseType>ONLINE</PurchaseType>
    </Purchase>
    <Purchase>
        <PurchaseId>BBBBB</PurchaseId>
        <PurchaseType>OFFLINE</PurchaseType>
    </Purchase>
    <Purchase paid='True'>
        <Purchase>
            <Purchase2 nc='true'>List 1</Purchase2>
            <Purchase2>List 2</Purchase2>
        </Purchase>
    </Purchase>
</lib:library>

Output be as follows...

lib:library ==> [
    lib:book ==> [
        lib:isbn ==> 0836217462
        <<attributes>> ==> [
            id ==> b0836217462
            checkingandfind ==> true
            available ==> true
        ]
        lib:title ==> [
            <<attributes>> ==> [
                xml:lang ==> en
            ]
            <<value>> ==> Being a Dog Is a Full-Time Job
        ]
        lib:character ==> [
            0: {
                <<attributes>> ==> [
                    id ==> PP
                ]
                lib:qualification ==> bold, brash and tomboyish
                hr:name ==> Peppermint Patty
                hr:born ==> 1966-08-22
            }
            1: {
                <<attributes>> ==> [
                    id ==> Snoopy
                ]
                lib:qualification ==> extroverted beagle
                hr:name ==> Snoopy
                hr:born ==> 1950-10-04
            }
            2: {
                <<attributes>> ==> [
                    id ==> Schroeder
                ]
                lib:qualification ==> brought classical music to the Peanuts strip
                hr:name ==> Schroeder
                hr:born ==> 1951-05-30
            }
            3: {
                <<attributes>> ==> [
                    id ==> Lucy
                ]
                lib:qualification ==> bossy, crabby and selfish
                hr:name ==> Lucy
                hr:born ==> 1952-03-03
            }
        ]
        hr:author ==> [
            <<attributes>> ==> [
                id ==> CMS
            ]
            hr:dead ==> 2000-02-12
            hr:name ==> Charles M Schulz
            hr:born ==> 1922-11-26
        ]
    ]
    <<attributes>> ==> [
        xmlns:hr ==> http://eric.van-der-vlist.com/ns/person
        xmlns:lib ==> http://eric.van-der-vlist.com/ns/library
    ]
    Purchase ==> [
        0: {
            PurchaseId ==> AAAAA
            PurchaseType ==> ONLINE
        }
        1: {
            PurchaseId ==> BBBBB
            PurchaseType ==> OFFLINE
        }
        2: {
            <<attributes>> ==> [
                paid ==> True
            ]
            Purchase ==> [
                Purchase2 ==> [
                    0: {
                        <<attributes>> ==> [
                            nc ==> true
                        ]
                        <<value>> ==> List 1
                    }
                    1: List 2
                ]
            ]
        }
    ]
]