Java and XML

by Brett McLaughlin

XML has been the biggest buzzword on the Internet community for the past year. But how do you cut through all the hype and actually put it to work? Java revolutionized the programming world by providing a platform-independent programming language. XML takes the revolution a step further with a platform-independent language for interchanging data. Java and XML share many features that are ideal for building web-based enterprise applications, such as platform-independence, extensibility, reusability, and global language (Unicode) support, and both are based on industry standards. Together Java and XML allow enterprises to simplify and lower costs of information sharing and data exchange. Java and XML shows how to put the two together, building real-world applications in which both the code and the data are truly portable.This book This is the first book to cover the most recent versions of the DOM specification (DOM 2), the SAX API (SAX 2) and Sun's Java API for XML.

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

498 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.