Generic XML builder for ematrix

Builds XML using recursive methods for list having map,table or list data

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;



public class XMLBuilder {

 
 /**
     * Public Method to return the response in requested format
     * @param context
     * @param paramList
     * @param sFormatType
     * @return
     * @throws Exception
     */
    public Object getFormattedResponse(HashMap paramMap) throws Exception {
     if(paramMap != null) {
        String sFormat = (String) paramMap.get("format");
        System.out.println("getFormattedResponse:: Format from Request::"+sFormat);
        if(sFormat!= null && sFormat.equalsIgnoreCase("XML")) {
         Object retObject = paramMap.get("returnObject");
         return getXMLResponse(retObject);
        }
     } else {
      System.out.println("getFormattedResponse:: Returning NULL as ParamMap is empty");
     }
     return null;
    }

    /**
     * Method to return XML format
     * @param context
     * @param paramList
     * @return XML String
     */
 private Object getXMLResponse( Object paramObj) {
  if (paramObj != null && paramObj.getClass().equals(ArrayList.class)) {
   ArrayList paramList = (ArrayList) paramObj;
   StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
   sb.append("<mwsList type="TopList">");
   for (Object object : paramList) {
    if(object == null) {
     System.out.println("Object is null ..");
    }else if (object.getClass().equals(HashMap.class)) {
     sb.append(getMapdata(object));
    } else if (object.getClass().equals(Hashtable.class)) {
     sb.append(getTabledata(object));
    }else if (object.getClass().equals(ArrayList.class)) {
     sb.append(getArrayListdata(object));
    } else if(object.getClass().equals(String.class)) {
     sb.append("<mwsItem><mwsField><mwsKey></mwsKey><mwsVal>");
     sb.append(object);
     sb.append("</mwsVal></mwsField></mwsItem>");
    } else {
     System.out.println("getXMLResponse:: Data Structure Class Not Handled -- "+object.getClass().getName());
    }
    
   }
   sb.append("</mwsList>");
   System.out.println("getXMLResponse :: Returning String = "+sb.toString());
   return sb.toString();
  } else {
   System.out.println("getXMLResponse :: Returning Object = "+paramObj);
   return paramObj;
  }

 }

 /**
 * Method to get data from List 
 */
 private Object getArrayListdata(Object object) {
  List lst = (List) object;
  
  Iterator it = lst.iterator();
  StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
  int index =0;
  sb.append("<mwsList>");
  while(it.hasNext()) {
   sb.append("<mwsItem>");
   System.out.println("getArrayListdata:: Processing - "+it.next());
   Object val =  lst.get(index);
   sb.append("<mwsField>");
   sb.append("<mwsKey>");
   sb.append("");
   sb.append("</mwsKey>");
   sb.append("<mwsVal>");
   if(val != null && val.getClass().equals(String.class)) {
    sb.append(val);
   } else if(val != null && val.getClass().equals(HashMap.class)) {
    sb.append(getMapdata(val));
   } else if(val != null && val.getClass().equals(ArrayList.class)) {
    sb.append(getArrayListdata(val));
   }else if(val != null && val.getClass().equals(Hashtable.class)) {
    sb.append(getTabledata(val));
   }
   sb.append("</mwsVal>");
   sb.append("</mwsField>");
   index++;
   sb.append("</mwsItem>");
  }
  sb.append("</mwsList>");
  return sb.toString();
 }

 /**
 * Method to check for Map class and get the data from it
 */
 private String getMapdata(Object object) {
  Map map = (Map) object;
  Set set = map.keySet();
  Iterator it = set.iterator();
  StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
  String sKey = "";
  String sVal = "";
  sb.append("<mwsItem>");
  while(it.hasNext()) {
   sKey = (String) it.next();
   Object val =  map.get(sKey);
   sb.append("<mwsField>");
   sb.append("<mwsKey>");
   sb.append(sKey);
   sb.append("</mwsKey>");
   sb.append("<mwsVal>");
   if(val != null && val.getClass().equals(String.class)) {
    sb.append(val);
   } else if(val != null && val.getClass().equals(HashMap.class)) {
    sb.append(getMapdata(val));
   } else if(val != null && val.getClass().equals(ArrayList.class)) {
    sb.append(getArrayListdata(val));
   }else if(val != null && val.getClass().equals(Hashtable.class)) {
    sb.append(getTabledata(val));
   }
   sb.append("</mwsVal>");
   sb.append("</mwsField>");
   
  }
  sb.append("</mwsItem>");
  return sb.toString();
 }
 /**
 * Method to get the data from HashTable
 */
 private String getTabledata(Object object) {
  Hashtable map = (Hashtable) object;
  Set set = map.keySet();
  Iterator it = set.iterator();
  StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
  String sKey = "";
  String sVal = "";
  sb.append("<mwsItem>");
  while(it.hasNext()) {
   sKey = (String) it.next();
   Object val =  map.get(sKey);
   sb.append("<mwsField>");
   sb.append("<mwsKey>");
   sb.append(sKey);
   sb.append("</mwsKey>");
   sb.append("<mwsVal>");
   if(val != null && val.getClass().equals(String.class)) {
    sb.append(val);
   } else if(val != null && val.getClass().equals(HashMap.class)) {
    sb.append(getMapdata(val));
   } else if(val != null && val.getClass().equals(ArrayList.class)) {
    sb.append(getArrayListdata(val));
   }else if(val != null && val.getClass().equals(Hashtable.class)) {
    sb.append(getTabledata(val));
   }
   sb.append("</mwsVal>");
   sb.append("</mwsField>");
   
  }
  sb.append("</mwsItem>");
  return sb.toString();
 }
}