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## java.beans
Class XMLDecoder

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--java.beans.XMLDecoder

public class XMLDecoder
extends Object

The `XMLDecoder` class is used to read XML documents created using the `XMLEncoder` and is used just like the `ObjectInputStream`. For example, one can use the following fragment to read the first object defined in an XML document written by the `XMLEncoder` class:

           XMLDecoder d = new XMLDecoder(
                              new BufferedInputStream(
                                  new FileInputStream("Test.xml")));
           Object result = d.readObject();
           d.close();

Since:
  1.4
See Also:
  `XMLEncoder`, `ObjectInputStream`

Constructor Summary
`XMLDecoder(InputStream in)` Creates a new input stream for reading archives created by the `XMLEncoder` class.
`XMLDecoder(InputStream in, Object owner)` Creates a new input stream for reading archives created by the `XMLEncoder` class.
`XMLDecoder(InputStream in, Object owner, ExceptionListener exceptionListener)` Creates a new input stream for reading archives created by the `XMLEncoder` class.

Method Summary
`void` | `close()` This method closes the input stream associated with this stream.
`ExceptionListener` | `getExceptionListener()` Gets the exception handler for this stream.
`Object` | `getOwner()` Gets the owner of this decoder.
`Object` | `readObject()` Reads the next object from the underlying input stream.
`void` | `setExceptionListener(ExceptionListener exceptionListener)` Sets the exception handler for this stream to `exceptionListener`.
`void` | `setOwner(Object owner)` Sets the owner of this decoder to `owner`.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### XMLDecoder

    public XMLDecoder(InputStream in)

  Creates a new input stream for reading archives created by the `XMLEncoder` class.

Parameters:
  `in` - The underlying stream.
See Also:
  `XMLEncoder.XMLEncoder(OutputStream)`

### XMLDecoder

    public XMLDecoder(InputStream in,
                      Object owner)

  Creates a new input stream for reading archives created by the `XMLEncoder` class.

Parameters:
  `in` - The underlying stream.
  `owner` - The owner of this stream.

### XMLDecoder

    public XMLDecoder(InputStream in,
                      Object owner,
                      ExceptionListener exceptionListener)

  Creates a new input stream for reading archives created by the `XMLEncoder` class.

Parameters:
  `in` - the underlying stream.
  `owner` - the owner of this stream.

Method Detail

### close

    public void close()

  This method closes the input stream associated with this stream.

### setExceptionListener

    public void setExceptionListener(ExceptionListener exceptionListener)

  Sets the exception handler for this stream to `exceptionListener`. The exception handler is notified when this stream catches recoverable exceptions.

  Parameters:
    `exceptionListener` - The exception handler for this stream.
  See Also:
    `getExceptionListener()`

### getExceptionListener

    public ExceptionListener getExceptionListener()

  Gets the exception handler for this stream.

  Returns:
    The exception handler for this stream.
  See Also:
    `setExceptionListener(java.beans.ExceptionListener)`

### readObject

    public Object readObject()

  Reads the next object from the underlying input stream.

  Returns:
    the next object read
  Throws:
    `ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException` - if the stream contains no objects (or no more objects)
  See Also:
    `XMLEncoder.writeObject(java.lang.Object)`

### setOwner

    public void setOwner(Object owner)

  Sets the owner of this decoder to `owner`.

  Parameters:
    `owner` - The owner of this decoder.
  See Also:
    `getOwner()`

### getOwner

    public Object getOwner()

  Gets the owner of this decoder.

  Returns:
    The owner of this decoder.
  See Also:
    `setOwner(java.lang.Object)`

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