Chapter 2. Parsing XML
"Short for eXtensible Markup Language, XML can convert data into an understandable format for disparate systems, in much the same way that Morse code is used by disparate telegraph operators to transmit their messages in an easily understood format."
—Patrick T. Coleman, "The Morse Code of Data—XML," SunExpert Magazine, Feb. 1999
IN THIS CHAPTER
This chapter will deliver a detailed tour of and tutorial on Java XML parsers. We will begin with the theory behind parsers and various parsing strategies implemented in the current crop of parsers. After gaining an understanding of these broad concepts and categories, we will examine the key APIs ...
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