--- projects/cms/source/host/java/XMLFormatter.java	2000/12/07 18:25:53	1.2
+++ projects/cms/source/host/java/XMLFormatter.java	2002/05/21 16:47:12	1.8
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+/* 
+ * i-scream central monitoring system
+ * http://www.i-scream.org.uk
+ * Copyright (C) 2000-2002 i-scream
+ * 
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
 //---PACKAGE DECLARATION---
 
 //---IMPORTS---
@@ -5,13 +25,14 @@ import java.util.*;
 
 /**
  * Formats data into valid XML
- * By calling either addElement() or addNest() you can use this
- * class to create valid xml. When all elements have been added 
- * calling returnXML() will return a string containing the xml.
+ * By calling either addElement() or addNest() you can use 
+ * this class to create valid xml. When all elements have 
+ * been added calling returnXML() will return a string 
+ * containing the xml.
  * 
  *
- * @author  $Author: ab11 $
- * @version $Id: XMLFormatter.java,v 1.2 2000/12/07 18:25:53 ab11 Exp $
+ * @author  $Author: tdb $
+ * @version $Id: XMLFormatter.java,v 1.8 2002/05/21 16:47:12 tdb Exp $
  */
 class XMLFormatter {
 
@@ -20,7 +41,7 @@ class XMLFormatter {
     /**
      * The current CVS revision of this class
      */
-    public final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.2 $";
+    public final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.8 $";
 
 //---STATIC METHODS---
 
@@ -31,10 +52,22 @@ class XMLFormatter {
     * Takes in one arguement which can contain any valid non xml character ( "<",">" )
     * an example for rootInfo would be "Host"
     */
-    public XMLFormatter(String rootInfo){
+    public XMLFormatter(String rootInfo, String attributes){
 
         myStack = new Stack();
         xmlData = new String();
+        xmlData = "<"+rootInfo+" "+attributes+">";
+        hostInfo = rootInfo;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Public Constructor for the class
+    * Takes in one arguement which can contain any valid non xml character ( "<",">" )
+    * an example for rootInfo would be "Host"
+    */
+    public XMLFormatter(String rootInfo){
+        myStack = new Stack();
+        xmlData = new String();
         xmlData = "<"+rootInfo+">";
         hostInfo = rootInfo;
     }
@@ -49,8 +82,18 @@ class XMLFormatter {
         hostInfo = null;
     }        
 
-
 //---PUBLIC METHODS---
+
+   /**
+   * addEement, adds an element to the XML string with attributes
+   * 
+   */
+   public void addElement(String name, String attributes, String value){
+        // check that the strings contain valid data first
+        if (( name.length() != 0 ) && ( value.length() != 0 )){
+            xmlData += "<"+name+" "+attributes+">"+value+"</"+name+">";
+        }
+    }
 
    /**
    * addEement, adds an element to the XML string