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| From | Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> |
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| Subject | Re: Simplest (not fastest) Java XML API for small files? |
| Date | Mon, 08 Dec 2014 18:03:53 -0500 |
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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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