Directory structure to XML.

harshm · January 10th, 2006, 11:35 AM

A windows folder structure has to be represented in an xml through a java program. For ex if the folder structure is:
a
|-b
|-1.html
,
the output should be
<a>
<file>1.html</file>
<b>
</b>
</a>
Any approach you would recommend?

joefawcett · January 15th, 2006, 12:19 PM

A recursive loop throughthe file system creating a node for each foldr or file.
You will find the resulting XML much easier to work with if it something like:

Code:

<fileSystem>
  <drive name="c:">
    <item type="folder" name="folder1">
      <item type="file" name="file1"/>
      <item type="file" name="file2"/>
      <item type="folder" name="folder2"/>
      <item type="folder" name="folder3">
        <item type="file" name="file3"/>
      </item>
    </item>
  </drive>
</fileSystem>

This will be much easier to search than the example you showed.
You may also want to store the path to each item as an attribute, depending on how you intend to use the results.

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Joe (Microsoft MVP - XML)

rrgonzalez · March 8th, 2013, 04:55 PM

i need to create a folders structure for an installer project, i have been thinking and i told the better way is as follows:

Code:

<root>
   <folder name = "Folder1 (level 1)">
      <folder name = "Folder2 (level 2)"></folder>
   </folder>
   <folder name = "Folder3 (level 1)">
   </folder>
</root>

this way it is possible to represent the structure hierarchically.
what do you think? is there a better way? i'll appreciate any help.