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026     * 
027     * ---------------------
028     * ListWriteHandler.java
029     * ---------------------
030     * (C)opyright 2003-2005, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
031     *
032     * Original Author:  Thomas Morgner;
033     * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
034     *
035     * $Id: ListWriteHandler.java,v 1.4 2005/10/18 13:35:21 mungady Exp $
036     *
037     * Changes
038     * -------
039     * 22-Nov-2003 : Initial version
040     *
041     */
042    
043    package org.jfree.xml.writer.coretypes;
044    
045    import java.io.IOException;
046    import java.util.Iterator;
047    import java.util.List;
048    
049    import org.jfree.xml.writer.AbstractXmlWriteHandler;
050    import org.jfree.xml.writer.XMLWriter;
051    import org.jfree.xml.writer.XMLWriterException;
052    import org.jfree.xml.writer.XMLWriterSupport;
053    
054    /**
055     * A handler for writing a {@link List} object.
056     */
057    public class ListWriteHandler extends AbstractXmlWriteHandler {
058    
059        /**
060         * Performs the writing of a {@link List} object.
061         *
062         * @param tagName  the tag name.
063         * @param object  the {@link List} object.
064         * @param writer  the writer.
065         * @param mPlexAttribute  ??.
066         * @param mPlexValue  ??.
067         * 
068         * @throws IOException if there is an I/O error.
069         * @throws XMLWriterException if there is a writer error.
070         */
071        public void write(final String tagName, final Object object, final XMLWriter writer,
072                          final String mPlexAttribute, final String mPlexValue)
073            throws IOException, XMLWriterException {
074    
075            writer.writeTag(tagName, mPlexAttribute, mPlexValue, XMLWriterSupport.OPEN);
076    
077            final List list = (List) object;
078            final Iterator it = list.iterator();
079            while (it.hasNext()) {
080                final Object value = it.next();
081                if (value == null) {
082                    writer.writeTag("null", XMLWriterSupport.CLOSE);
083                }
084                else {
085                    getRootHandler().write("object", value, Object.class, writer);
086                }
087            }
088    
089            writer.writeCloseTag(tagName);
090        }
091        
092    }