XML and XPath

[x@a.c]

Couple of quick questions regarding Java and XML

Is it possible to parse XML from a string instead of from a file?

Using javascript I could explicitly call a node using
xmlNode.selectS ingleNode("/node1/node[@attribute='wha tever']");
Are there such functions available with Jave?

Cheers

Xav

[FISH]

Re: XML and XPath

"x@a.c" <e@23.cooo> wrote in message news:<4046b7d1$ 0$5870$afc38c87 @news.optusnet. com.au>...[color=blue]
> Couple of quick questions regarding Java and XML
>
> Is it possible to parse XML from a string instead of from a file?[/color]

I believe InputStream is one of the accepted data sources. Check out the
java.io Javadocs for options on how to wire strings up as input streams.

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> Using javascript I could explicitly call a node using
> xmlNode.selectS ingleNode("/node1/node[@attribute='wha tever']");
> Are there such functions available with Jave?[/color]

Jaxen appears to be a popular XPath engine for Java (http://jaxen.org/),
but I've not used it, so cannot comment on its quality or suitability.


-FISH- ><>

[x@a.c]

Re: XML and XPath


"FISH" <joeking@mersey mail.com> wrote in message[color=blue]
>
> Jaxen appears to be a popular XPath engine for Java (http://jaxen.org/),
> but I've not used it, so cannot comment on its quality or suitability.[/color]

Thanks for that, good stuff.

Jaxen seems really good but I have only used it with simple stuff so far.
I was surprised that these transformations aren't covered in the javax.xml
or org.xml libraries though.

Cheers

Xav