Create an XML document using JAXP and XML fragments.

WilliamYou · October 29th, 2012, 11:47 AM

Hi all.

I hope this is the correct place to ask this question, but if not then a pointer in the right direction would be good.

Does anyone have a link to a resource that will show me how to create an XML document using JAXP? In my ideal world I want to create the 'master' document from various fragments of XML. The element and attribute values for these fragments will be taken from input entered by the User via the Application's UI.

So, for a document with say four sections I would have as resources four empty templates that I populate with the User's input then using these four populated templates create an new complete XML document and include the schema and other references as needed.

Thanks.

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William

mhkay · October 29th, 2012, 01:11 PM

JAXP is an umbrella term for the Java APIs for a large number of XML technologies. Which did you have in mind? XSLT?

WilliamYou · October 29th, 2012, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mhkay

Which did you have in mind? XSLT?

Ah well there's the rub, I don't know as I don't know what the best approach is. All I want to do after the User has completed the input form is to load a fragment of XML :

Code:

<foo attrA="" attrB="" attrC="" ...>
    <bar attrA="" attrB="" />
</foo>

via an appropriate method, set the foo element's attributes then the bar element and keep it as an XdmNode(?) for inclusion in the 'master' document. After the user has completed all of the input forms and I've extracted all of the various sections' inputs from the user I create my 'master' XML document my adding the XdmNodes to a single document.

Does this make any more sense?

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William