XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[vitrpp AT netscape.net]

Thanks Wolfgang for clarifications. 

Wolfgang Hoschek <whoschek AT lbl.gov> wrote:

>In Nux validation and XQuery are completely separate features. Nux is  
>not W3C Schema aware (Saxon-SA is).
>
>Right now, you'd have to update the data, then serialize to a  
>temporary ByteArrayOutputStream, then reparse from an  
>ByteArrayInputStream with schema validation enabled, using an  
>appropriate Builder (e.g. taken from a BuilderPool).
>
>And if your source is a DOM, you'd have to additional convert DOM ->  
>XOM -> DOM using the DOMConverter. It works, but is clearly far from  
>ideal, in light of the cumbersome conversions involved...
>
>Or you could try using Saxon-SA.
>
>> I was wondering if Saxon with JAXP 1.3 can  be useful.(I am yet to  
>> catch up with these two as well).
>
>Potentially yes, but if you'd like to stick with XOM, you'd have to  
>write yourself a JAXP 1.3 provider that works over XOM, rather than  
>DOM or similar. I'm not aware of anyone that has done that yet.
>
>Wolfgang.
>
>On Aug 10, 2005, at 3:47 PM, vitrpp AT netscape.net wrote:
>
>> Although I am new to XOM it caught my attention by the inplace  
>> update and validtion feature. I am currently looking for a way to  
>> update a DOM using XQuery (where the in place update feature can  
>> help) but want to make sure that the updates are validated (adheres  
>> to the associated schema).
>> This means I need a way to associate a complex type (on a finer  
>> granularity) with the node(s) that I will fetch using the XQuery  
>> before morphing them.
>> Can some one suggest a way of doing it.
>> One way we follow is to walk the Content Model provided by Abstract  
>> Schema implemenation before updating the DOM. But I am looking for  
>> something elegant and widely used solution.
>> I was wondering if Saxon with JAXP 1.3 can  be useful.(I am yet to  
>> catch up with these two as well).
>>
>> Can some one share some information?
>>
>> many thanks
>>
>

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