/**
* This method parses the data from the BBC XML link, via the SAX Parser and XMLHandler class.
*
* @see XMLHandler
*/
private void getNews() {
try {
URL xmlUrl = new URL("http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/uk/rss.xml");
SAXParserFactory mySAXParserFactory = SAXParserFactory.newInstance();
SAXParser mySAXParser = mySAXParserFactory.newSAXParser();
XMLReader myXMLReader = mySAXParser.getXMLReader();
XMLHandler myXMLHandler = new XMLHandler();
myXMLReader.setContentHandler(myXMLHandler);
InputSource myInputSource = new InputSource(xmlUrl.openStream());
myXMLReader.parse(myInputSource);
myXMLFeed = myXMLHandler.getFeed();
}
// catch a bunch of exceptions
catch (MalformedURLException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (ParserConfigurationException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (SAXException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
