Can't find attributes using StAX - attributes

Question

I have a simple XML file:
`<?xml: version = "1.0" ?>
<Company>
<Employee category = "technical">
<FirstName>John</FirstName>
<LastName>Doe</LastName>
<ContactNo>123456789</ContactNo>
</Employee>
<Employee category = "non-technical">
<FirstName>Jane</FirstName>
<LastName>Doe</LastName>
<ContactNo>1234567898</ContactNo>
</Employee>
</Company>`
Now, I have to parse the XML using StAX, but I can't get the attributes.
My code is:
`public static void main(String[] args) throws XMLStreamException, FileNotFoundException {
XMLInputFactory xmlif = XMLInputFactory.newFactory();
Reader reader = new FileReader("Company.txt");
XMLStreamReader xmlsr = xmlif.createXMLStreamReader(reader);
while (xmlsr.hasNext()) {
switch (xmlsr.next()) {
case XMLStreamReader.START_ELEMENT:
System.out.println("START_ELEMENT");
System.out.println("Qname:" + xmlsr.getName());
break;
case XMLStreamReader.END_ELEMENT:
System.out.println("END_ELEMENT");
System.out.println("Qname:" + xmlsr.getName());
}
}
}`
When I start to read the element I have to check if it has an attribute in it using a simple IF function. if it has an attribute, I will use :
for (int i = 0; i < xmlsr.getAttributeCount(); i++) {
String attributeName = xmlsr.getAttributeLocalName(i);
String attributeValue = xmlsr.getAttributeValue(i);
System.out.println("Attribute value for " + attributeName + " = " + attributeValue);
}
But, I do not know where exactly to put the IF function and how to check it.
Please, can someone insert the code of the IF function.
Thank you...

Answer 1

It's been a while, so I hope you got the answer by yourself :D
But in case you didn't, the attributes are stored in the START_ELEMENT. This means that the correct place to add your Attribute printing code is in the case XMLStreamReader.START_ELEMENT as you can see below.
public static void main(String[] args) throws XMLStreamException, FileNotFoundException {
XMLInputFactory xmlif = XMLInputFactory.newFactory();
Reader reader = new FileReader("Company.txt");
XMLStreamReader xmlsr = xmlif.createXMLStreamReader(reader);
while (xmlsr.hasNext()) {
switch (xmlsr.next()) {
case XMLStreamReader.START_ELEMENT:
System.out.println("START_ELEMENT");
System.out.println("Qname:" + xmlsr.getName());
int numberOfAttributes = xmlsr.getAttributeCount();
if (numberOfAttributes > 0) {
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfAttributes; i++) {
String attributeName = xmlsr.getAttributeLocalName(i);
String attributeValue = xmlsr.getAttributeValue(i);
System.out.println("Attribute value for " + attributeName + " = " + attributeValue);
}
}
break;
case XMLStreamReader.END_ELEMENT:
System.out.println("END_ELEMENT");
System.out.println("Qname:" + xmlsr.getName());
break;
}
}
}