Java and XML: Solutions to Real-World Problems

by Brett McLaughlin, Justin Edelson

Java and XML, 3rd Edition , shows you how to cut through all the hype about XML and put it to work. It teaches you how to use the APIs, tools, and tricks of XML to build real-world applications. The result is a new approach to managing information that touches everything from configuration files to web sites. After two chapters on XML basics, including XPath, XSL, DTDs, and XML Schema, the rest of the book focuses on using XML from your Java applications. This third edition of Java and XML covers all major Java XML processing libraries, including full coverage of the SAX, DOM, StAX, JDOM, and dom4j APIs as well as the latest version of the Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) and Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB). The chapters on web technology have been entirely rewritten to focus on the today's most relevant topics: syndicating content with RSS and creating Web 2.0 applications. You'll learn how to create, read, and modify RSS feeds for syndicated content and use XML to power the next generation of websites with Ajax and Adobe Flash. Topics include: If you are developing with Java and need to use XML, or think that you will be in the future; if you're involved in the new peer-to-peer movement, messaging, or web services; or if you're developing software for electronic commerce, Java and XML will be an indispensable companion.

Genres: Programming, Technical, Reference, Computers, Technology, Nonfiction, Computer Science

479 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a temporary developer for Stanford I am finding about the joys and perils on online research. Though most of my time is spent at a computer researching solutions for problems as I find them, I have (against the advice of the 2 programmers I spent most of my time with) started to read through this book. It is weighty, but the mere act reading a book fills me with a more solid surety in my ability than information gleaned from anonymous forums and user sites. It also works as a nice anti-RSI laptop-stand. :-D.
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To err is human--and to blame it on a computer is even more so.
- Robert Orben

[Eve · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is aimed at an intermediate/advanced level programmer who wants to get into java XML libraries. It's a practical guide by example. I found it useful, especially the chapter on JDOM, and the quick introduction chapter to web applications using XML--I would have liked that chapter to be expanded a bit more. The tools they mention throughout the book to help deal with XML were also extremely useful.

[Maurizio Codogno · Rating 2 out of 5]

Avevo preso questo libro perché speravo mi desse qualche dritta in più su come usare XML in pratica, ma all'atto pratico mi sono accorto che si limitava a fare vedere come usare le API dei vari sistemi come SAX, DOM o JDOM. Tanto valeva prendersi i manuali online, allora :-(

[Kit]

i don't know crap about java so this book is confusing as hell. i'd stay away if you are a java newb.

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was the editor for this book, not the author. But Brett did an excellent job. This edition is out of date; if you're interested in XML and Java, get the third edition.

[Timothy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book, but like a previous reviewer, I'd recommend the third(?) edition.

[dersteppenwolf · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este libro lo usé hace ya bastante tiempo.
Explica los conceptos básicos de XML y el procesamiento de dicho formato con el lenguaje de Programación Java.
Recomendado para programadores novatos.