XOM API for Processing XML with Java

["Michael Kay" <mike AT saxonica.com>]

As a matter of interest, how long is it taking to process 1Gb, and how much
memory does it use?

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/ 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:xom-interest-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Mike Colbert
> Sent: 26 July 2006 17:35
> To: Elliotte Harold
> Cc: John Cowan; xom-interest AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [XOM-interest] XOM and Large Files
> 
> --- Elliotte Harold <elharo AT metalab.unc.edu> wrote:
> 
> > In that case use a SequenceInputStream to add the root 
> element start 
> > and end-tags before you read in the data. You really don't want to 
> > read everything into a String first.
> > 
> 
> Excellent advice!
> 
> So, it turns out I had neglected to wrap my Readers in 
> BufferedReaders, as John advised.  They were in there before, 
> but I changed things around and they fell out somewhere along 
> the way.  So many, many thanks to John for reminding me. 
> This alone made an order of magnitude speed improvement.
> 
> I also dropped the String, and used the SequenceInputStream 
> to write in the root element, and this is of course a 
> superior approach.  Although, the time savings aren't as 
> noticeable; I would have to do a micro-benchmark and we all 
> know how that goes, so I won't even bother.
> 
> In any case, it's flying now.  Many thanks to all!
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
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