by Bruno Pedro – This article compares two methods of transforming XML in PHP: PEAR’s XML_Transformer package and the W3C XML transformation language XSLT. I will first describe the PEAR project and its philosophy, with a focus on its XML transformation techniques. I will then give a brief introduct
Tag: JSON / JAVA / XML
Merge XML Documents
by Kathleen Dollard – Take advantage of the XMLDocument object to combine data files from multiple sources.
Developing Voice XML Applications Using Microsoft.NET
by Hitesh Seth – In this fourth article in the “Spotlight on VoiceXML” series we return to our hands-on approach for developing VoiceXML applications. In Part 1 we cover the basic fundamentals of the new Microsoft .NET Framework and its components. In Part 2 we’ll apply .NET technologies, particular
At last, UDDI moves into the spotlight
By Eric B. Parizo – To date, Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) has been outshined by other Web services specifications, but thanks to a recent endorsement by OASIS and a growing need to make specific Web services easy to find, the XML-based standard is poised for a comeback.
Well-structured XML Goes Cosmopolitan
Everyone knows that among its many uses, XML can store the same data in multiple languages and dish it out like a U.N. translator when the computers of the world come calling. What everyone doesn’t know is how best to structure that polyglot of data. There’s more than one way.
Relaxer 1.0 Release Candidate 2 available
Relaxer is a Java class generator that operates on a XML document defined by a RELAX grammer.By using Relaxer, no tedious DOM programming is required to make a XML aware program. Relaxer creates a set of Java classes that form an object hierarchy that is logically equivalent to a DOM
CSS 3 Selectors
by Russell Dyer – Although the promise of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) has been wondrous, the progress has been wanting. As with all W3C standards, there is the lengthy discussion process conducted by the related working group, then the problem of implementation by web browser vendors, and finally t
Java to XML and Back Again
by Peter Varhol – For those who need a solution for Java and XML conversion, Jato can be applied across a wide variety of documents and code.
Using XML as a data source for a Crystal Report
by J.V.Ravichandran – A Crystal Report’s datasource can be a database or a XML data file. This article shows you how to use a XML data file (.xml) as a data source for your Crystal Report.
Shortening XSLT Stylesheets
by Manfred Knobloch – XSLT is often considered to be too verbose. As stylesheet code grows, it tends to be unreadable. This is not a fate stylesheet authors have to accept. There are some strategies to keep your XSLT code short. This article proposes some ways of shorten stylesheets without loss of
