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| From | Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: Simplest (not fastest) Java XML API for small files? |
| Date | 2015-01-21 10:06 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <m9ofe3$d4t$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <m655s3$m2e$1@speranza.aioe.org> <m65aq6$9mf$1@dont-email.me> |
On 12/08/2014 06:03 PM, Jeff Higgins wrote: > 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. > > > I just ran across this configuration management tool. I think it looks very sensible. I will attempt to replace configuration management in a current project with this. OWNER Java™ properties reinvented. <http://owner.aeonbits.org/> Get rid of the boilerplate code in properties based configuration. Simple Powerful Flexible I am not associated with the OWNER project.
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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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