Java by API/javax.xml.stream/EventFilter

implements EventFilter

   <source lang="java">
 

import java.io.File; import java.io.FileInputStream; import javax.xml.stream.EventFilter; import javax.xml.stream.StreamFilter; import javax.xml.stream.XMLInputFactory; import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamConstants; import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException; import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader; import javax.xml.stream.events.XMLEvent; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   XMLInputFactory inputFactory = XMLInputFactory.newInstance();
   XMLStreamReader reader = inputFactory.createXMLStreamReader(new FileInputStream(new File("test.xml")));
   System.out.println(countEvents(reader));
   reader = inputFactory.createXMLStreamReader(new FileInputStream(new File("test.xml")));
   StreamFilter filter = new ElementOnlyFilter();
   reader = inputFactory.createFilteredReader(reader, filter);
   System.out.println(countEvents(reader));
 }
 private static int countEvents(XMLStreamReader reader) throws XMLStreamException {
   int counter = 1;
   while (reader.hasNext()) {
     reader.next();
     counter++;
   }
   return counter;
 }

} class ElementOnlyFilter implements EventFilter, StreamFilter {

 public boolean accept(XMLEvent event) {
   return accept(event.getEventType());
 }
 public boolean accept(XMLStreamReader reader) {
   return accept(reader.getEventType());
 }
 private boolean accept(int eventType) {
   return eventType == XMLStreamConstants.START_ELEMENT
       || eventType == XMLStreamConstants.END_ELEMENT;
 }

}

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