def read_xml(self):
"""
read metadata from xml and set all the found properties.
:return: the root element of the xml
:rtype: ElementTree.Element
"""
if self.xml_uri is None:
root = self._read_xml_db()
else:
root = self._read_xml_file()
if root is not None:
for name, path in self._standard_properties.iteritems():
value = read_property_from_xml(root, path)
if value is not None:
# this calls the default setters
setattr(self, name, value)
return root
def read_xml(self):
"""
read metadata from xml and set all the found properties.
:return: the root element of the xml
:rtype: ElementTree.Element
"""
if self.xml_uri is None:
root = self._read_xml_db()
else:
root = self._read_xml_file()
if root is not None:
for name, path in list(self._standard_properties.items()):
value = read_property_from_xml(root, path)
if value is not None:
# this calls the default setters
setattr(self, name, value)
return root