XmlRendererANF (Web API 2021)

java.lang.Object
- com.microstrategy.web.blocks.renderers.AbstractRenderer
- - com.microstrategy.web.blocks.renderers.XmlRenderer
  - - com.microstrategy.web.blocks.renderers.XmlRendererANF

All Implemented Interfaces:

Renderer
```
public class XmlRendererANF
extends XmlRenderer
```
This class is the renderer that converts a Block tree into XML Attribute Normal Form. It uses the XmlRendererBlockVisitorANF class to perform the actual traversal of the Block tree.

Since:

MicroStrategy Web 9.0.1

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class com.microstrategy.web.blocks.renderers.AbstractRenderer
  contentEncoders

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

XmlRendererANF()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected java.util.Comparator<BlockProperty>`	`getBlockPropertyComparator()`	Returns a comparator used to sort the block properties.
`protected com.microstrategy.web.blocks.renderers.XmlRendererBlockVisitor`	`getBlockVisitor(BlockContext context)`	The XMLRendererANF will return a block visitor of ANF type.

Methods inherited from class com.microstrategy.web.blocks.renderers.XmlRenderer
generateMarkup

Methods inherited from class com.microstrategy.web.blocks.renderers.AbstractRenderer
setEncoderChain

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

- Constructor Detail
  - XmlRendererANF
```
public XmlRendererANF()
```
- Method Detail
  - getBlockVisitor
```
protected com.microstrategy.web.blocks.renderers.XmlRendererBlockVisitor getBlockVisitor(BlockContext context)
```
    The XMLRendererANF will return a block visitor of ANF type. The ANF type block visitor will output the XML in the Attribute Normal Form.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getBlockVisitor in class XmlRenderer
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - the BlockContext object.
    
    Returns:
    
    the XmlRendererBlockVisitorANF object
  - getBlockPropertyComparator
```
protected java.util.Comparator<BlockProperty> getBlockPropertyComparator()
```
    Returns a comparator used to sort the block properties. The comparator will sort the scalar properties before the composite ones. For the XMLRenderer to output the XML in ANF form it needs to sort the block properties so that all scalar properties are traversed and added as attributes before the composite ones are added as child.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getBlockPropertyComparator in class XmlRenderer
    
    Returns:
    
    XmlRendererANF.BlockPropertyComparator