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XML in Java (was creating a DOM object by XPATH ...)

Posted by Aron Roberts on April 30, 2001 at 2:01 PM

Mario wrote:

>lt; I want to create a DOM Object by a Xpath description, e.g.
>lt;
>lt; Xpath looks like: GCIG/CIR/Seller/text()
>lt; from a second programm a value is returned
>lt; e.g "Mario" (String)
>lt;
>lt; the result should be:
>lt;
>lt; <GCIG>
>lt; <CIR>
>lt; <Seller>Mario</Seller>
>lt; </CIR>
>lt; <GCIG>
>lt;
>lt; has anyone a class or example for me?

You might try Electric XML, which is a free set of Java classes for manipulating XML. It comes complete with its own integral XML parser. To the extent we've worked with it, it has been easier than using any of the alternative Java APIs for XML, such as JDOM, JAXP, or the various DOM or SAX APIs.

http://www.themindelectric.com/