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Re: Simplest (not fastest) Java XML API for small files?

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On 12/08/2014 04:38 PM, Qu0ll wrote:
> I have to say I am a little overwhelmed with the number of different XML
> APIs available for Java; some built-in to the Java platform and of
> course multiple 3rd-party options.
>
> What I am trying to do now is find the simplest XML API that allows me
> to load small XML documents, edit them (i.e. change a few attributes
> etc.) and then save them again.  That's all.  The XML files are just
> configuration files and will be no larger than a few KB at most.
>
> The key for me is simplicity of use of the API.  I have seen some APIs
> where you have to go searching through nodes, sub-nodes and attributes
> and ignoring nulls or irrelevant attributes etc. when what I really want
> to be able to do is given node 'A', give me the value of attribute 'abc'
> and then let me traverse the document down through the children of 'A'.
> Then when I have finished, just save the whole XML document.
>
> Any suggestions?  I'd prefer to keep in the JDK if possible just to
> avoid any further dependencies but that is not critical.
>
In the jdk what do you have dom, sax, stax, jaxb ???
A search for java configuration file parser library brings up
some stuff Commons Configuration among them.
StAX seems simplest to me. Depends on what you want to do.

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Simplest (not fastest) Java XML API for small files? "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-12-09 08:38 +1100
  Re: Simplest (not fastest) Java XML API for small files? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-12-08 18:03 -0500
    Re: Simplest (not fastest) Java XML API for small files? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-21 10:06 -0500
  Re: Simplest (not fastest) Java XML API for small files? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-12-08 18:12 -0500
  Re: Simplest (not fastest) Java XML API for small files? Aroh Sunday <asmelitus@gmail.com> - 2014-12-23 05:24 -0800
  Re: Simplest (not fastest) Java XML API for small files? kimball.robinson@gmail.com - 2015-01-22 09:10 -0800

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