Practical XML for Java Programs

When dealing with XML, you need a convenient representation of the XML data in memory. This article offers Java programmers a solution to achieve this goal: an easy-to-use package for handling XML data in Java.

by Vlad Patryshev

July 25, 2003

he true raison d'être for XML is to replace ASCII. The only difference is that with XML you work more with hierarchy and less with flat data, switching from this:


project=My First Project
module.count=2
module.1=Hammers
module.1.file.count=3
module.1.file.1=MyHammer.java
module.1.file.2=MyMainHammer.java
module.1.file.3=MyHammerHelper.java
module.2=Nails
module.2.file.count=2
module.2.file.1=MyNail.java
module.2.file.2=MyScrew.class

to this:


<project id="My First Project">
<module id="Hammers">
<file id="ArmandHammer.java"/>
<file id="Hammer.java"/>
<file id="SledgeHammer.java"/>
</module>
<module id="Nails">
<file id="RoofNail.java" type="source"/>
<file id="DeckNail.class" type="binary"/>
</module>
</project>

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