Parse (cdm-core 5.5.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- ucar.nc2.util.xml.Parse

```
public class Parse
extends Object
```
Miscellaneous XML parsing methods created Jul 3, 2007

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Parse()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static String`	`cleanCharacterData(String text)`	Make sure that text is XML safe
`static org.jdom2.Element`	`readRootElement(String location)`	Read an XML Document from a URL and return the root element.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Parse
```
public Parse()
```
- Method Detail
  - readRootElement
```
public static org.jdom2.Element readRootElement(String location)
                                         throws IOException
```
    Read an XML Document from a URL and return the root element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    location - the URL location
    
    Returns:
    
    the root element of the Document
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - on read error
  - cleanCharacterData
```
public static String cleanCharacterData(String text)
```
    Make sure that text is XML safe
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - check this
    
    Returns:
    
    original text if ok, else with bad characters removed