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Processing XML with Java: A Guide to SAX, DOM, JDOM, JAXP, and TrAX

Format: Paperback
Author: Elliotte Rusty Harold
ReleaseDate: 05 November, 2002
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Rating:

Excellent!!!
Highly example driven with clear explanations, the author makes using XML in your Java programs a breeze. If only every technical book was written this well! Anyone who is working with Java and XML should have a copy of this book. Even better, the author has a style that makes the book fun to read as you feel like you are learning all sorts of secrets from an XML insider.

The book starts with a quick introduction to XML and then gets into how to create XML documents in your programs. The first four chapters cover everything you need to know about creating XML whether it is for XML-RPC, SOAP, or simply to store in a file. The next section covers parsing XML documents. SAX and DOM are compared and then the next eight chapters discuss these two methods of parsing documents, explaining how to use them, comparing them, and helping you determine how to decide which technique to use for which situation. The section on DOM explains not just how to parse documents using DOM but also how to create new documents. The final chapters of the book cover JDOM, XPATH, and XSLT.

Did I mention that this book is full of examples? The author doesn't rely on simply explaining how something works or how to use a technology (even though his explanations are excellent), he has examples to demonstrate everything he discusses. Each example builds upon the previous example and makes learning the techniques easy and enjoyable.

An excellent choice
It is easy to read and understand. I really like reading this book. The author does a good job of describing the XML technologies related to JAVA. This book has a lot of code to analyze. This book is a must have for the experienced developer who wants to do JAVA with XML. I have a message for the experienced developer: THE CODE WILL CHALLENGE YOU; IT CHALLENGED ME!!!

Michael.

A huge amount of topics and API
The author covers in details a huge amount of topics and API, so many that you couldn't ask for more. This is definitely a valuable resource for anybody dealing with XML and Java, written by one of the best tech writers in town.
Be advised that some basic understanding of XML and intermediate Java skills are required to get the best out of this book.