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Parsing XML
XML parsing is the fundamental step in processing XML. XML parsers read the XML document, identify each meaningful object in the document, and then pass the objects to XML applications. XML parsers also provide services such as DTD or XML schema validations.
This chapter explores the XML parsing techniques. Inside the Oracle database, we will discuss parsing XML documents using XMLType functions and the DBMS_XMLDOM PL/SQL package. Outside the Oracle database, the discussion focuses on the XML parsers in Oracle XDK Java. There are three such parsers: DOM (Document Object Model), SAX (Simple API for XML), and JAXP (Java ...
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