(Mario La Menza) This article introduces the use of XML-based objects for data transport in multi-tier Java ME applications. I first explain how the DTO design pattern is commonly implemented in multi-tier Java ME architectures. I then explain the shortcomings of using Java beans as DTOs and propose
Tag: JSON / JAVA / XML
Navigating XML Files in .NET
(Jeff Cogswell) Over the past decade or so, XML has proved an incredibly powerful means for storing data. If you’re writing a .NET application, you can make use of XML in your own applications using a set of classes specifically for processing and navigating XML.
Ajax and XML: Ajax for media
(Jack D Herrington) With the advent of widely available broadband, media, movies, images, and sound drive the Web 2.0 revolution. Learn to combine media with technologies such as PHP and Asynchronous JavaScript + XML (Ajax) to create a compelling experience for your customers.
Make Ajax development easier with AjaxTags
(Daniel Wintschel) Developers and users have much higher expectations for the usability and responsiveness of Web-based applications in the Web 2.0 era. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past two years, you’ve likely heard of Asynchronous JavaScript + XML (the Ajax technique). Ajax allo
Ajaxify a simple HTML page using a web service
(Mike Clark) In this article I will explore using a web service to deliver HTML markup content to an HTML aware client using the XML HTTP request object from JavaScript code. In this specific case, I am using a .Net web service to serve the HTML markup and an HTML page to consume it. This same appro
Getting Started with Silverlight
(Adam Nathan) Despite all the wonderful things you can say about HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, I think most people doing a lot of web-based development would agree that they form a pretty poor environment for developing modern sites and applications. If you care about your content working on most web b
Biztalk messaging services, working with messages
(John Charles Olamendy) This article is intended to illustrate the main concepts of messaging and the realization in Biztalk Server 2006 as a Message-Oriented Middleware (MOM) platform. Biztalk messaging service is the core major component within the platform because it allows the communication betw
Building a tokenizer for XPath or XQuery
(Micah Dubinko) In researching for an XPath 2.0 implementation, I ran across this curious document from the W3C. Despite being labeled a Working Draft (as opposed to a Note), it appears to be a one-shot document with no future hope for updates or enhancements.
XML 101
(Jennifer Kyrnin) After you finish this course, you will understand the basics of XML, what it is, how it works and how you can use it in your work. With interactive lessons and the option to work with other people in the course, you’ll be able to learn XML the way you want. Go at your own pace, or
XForms Thick Clients
(Jack Cox) All designers and developers face the problems of vague requirements, poorly defined data models, and last minute requirement changes. These sad facts of life drive some developers to embrace a document-driven architecture,but this approach usually breaks down when confronted with an envi
