Using XML with Legacy Business Applications

FlatTargetConverter Class (Extends TargetConverter)

Overview

The FlatTargetConverter again is very similar to the CSVTargetConverter. However, like the FlatSourceConverter, we use a recursive algorithm to process the logical record groups in input documents. We use the base TargetConverter's processGroup method, described in this subsection.

Attributes:

• None

Methods:

• Constructor

• processDocument

• processGroup (base class method)

Methods

Constructor

The constructor method for our FlatTargetConverter object sets up that object and the FlatRecordWriter object.

Logic for the FlatTargetConverter Constructor Method

Arguments: Output Stream Flat Output file File Description Document Name Call base class constructor, passing File Description Document Name ...