org.apache.oodt.commons.util

Class XMLRPC

java.lang.Object

org.apache.oodt.commons.util.XMLRPC

public class XMLRPC
extends Object

XML-RPC utilities. This class provides several XML-RPC utilities.

Author:

Kelly

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static byte[]	createMethodCall(String name, Collection params) Build an XML-RPC method call.
static Object	parseResponse(byte[] response) Parse an XML-RPC method response.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

createMethodCall

public static byte[] createMethodCall(String name,
                                      Collection params)
                               throws DOMException

Build an XML-RPC method call. This may throw IllegalArgumentException if the params contains an object that's incompatible with XML-RPC.

Parameters:

name - Name of the method to call.

params - Parameters to pass to the call.

Returns:

An XML string encapsulationg the call.

Throws:

DOMException - If we can't construct the call.

parseResponse

public static Object parseResponse(byte[] response)
                            throws XMLRPCFault

Parse an XML-RPC method response.

Parameters:

response - The response data.

Returns:

The value contained in the response.

Throws:

XMLRPCFault - If the response contained a fault.