MetaDataUtils (Smack 4.4.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.jivesoftware.smackx.workgroup.util.MetaDataUtils

```
public class MetaDataUtils
extends Object
```
Utility class for meta-data parsing and writing.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

MetaDataUtils()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Map<String,List<String>>`	`parseMetaData(XmlPullParser parser)`	Parses any available meta-data and returns it as a Map of String name/value pairs.
`static String`	`serializeMetaData(Map<String,List<String>> metaData)`	Serializes a Map of String name/value pairs into the meta-data XML format.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - MetaDataUtils
```
public MetaDataUtils()
```
- Method Detail
  - parseMetaData
```
public static Map<String,List<String>> parseMetaData(XmlPullParser parser)
                                                    throws XmlPullParserException,
                                                           IOException
```
    Parses any available meta-data and returns it as a Map of String name/value pairs. The parser must be positioned at an opening meta-data tag, or the an empty map will be returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parser - the XML parser positioned at an opening meta-data tag.
    
    Returns:
    
    the meta-data.
    
    Throws:
    
    XmlPullParserException - if an error occurs while parsing the XML.
    
    IOException - if an error occurs while parsing the XML.
  - serializeMetaData
```
public static String serializeMetaData(Map<String,List<String>> metaData)
```
    Serializes a Map of String name/value pairs into the meta-data XML format.
    
    Parameters:
    
    metaData - the Map of meta-data as Map<String, List<String>>
    
    Returns:
    
    the meta-data values in XML form.