Chapter 11. Java and the XML DOM
This chapter is all about using XML with Java to create standalone programs. In fact, I'll even create a few browsers in this chapter. Here, the programs we write will be based on the XML DOM, and I'll use the XML for Java (XML4J) packages from IBM alphaWorks (http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/xml4j). This is the famous XML parser that adheres to the W3C standards and has implemented the W3C DOM level 1 (and part of level 2). It's the most widely used standalone XML Java parser available. As of this writing, the current version is 3.0.1, and it's based on the Apache Xerces XML Parser Version 1.0.3.
The alphaWorks site proudly announces:
XML Parser for Java is a validating XML parser written in 100% pure Java. ...
Get Inside XML now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
