XMPPacketParser (org.apache.xmlgraphics:xmlgraphics-commons 2.7 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.xmlgraphics.xmp.XMPPacketParser

```
public final class XMPPacketParser
extends Object
```
This class is a parser for XMP packets. By default, it tries to locate the first XMP packet it finds and parses it.
Important: Before you use this class to look for an XMP packet in some random file, please read the chapter on "Scanning Files for XMP Packets" in the XMP specification!

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Metadata`	`parse(InputStream in)`	Locates an XMP packet in a stream, parses it and returns the XMP metadata.

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

- Method Detail
  - parse
```
public static Metadata parse(InputStream in)
                      throws IOException,
                             TransformerException
```
    Locates an XMP packet in a stream, parses it and returns the XMP metadata. If no XMP packet is found until the stream ends, null is returned. Note: This method only finds the first XMP packet in a stream. And it cannot determine whether it has found the right XMP packet if there are multiple packets.
    
    Parameters:
    
    in - the InputStream to search
    
    Returns:
    
    the parsed XMP metadata or null if no XMP packet is found
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
    
    TransformerException - if an error occurs while parsing the XMP packet