XOM API for Processing XML with Java

["Mustard, Sandy" <mustard AT ugs.com>]

No, but in private mail, there was mention of using OOTB Java properties
or preferences.

Sandy Mustard

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No one mentioned ASF Jakarta Commons Configuration
http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/configuration/ 

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[mailto:xom-interest-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Michael Kay
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> 
> The problem with SAX is that you have to keep your own state, and you 
> have to read the data in the order it's been serialized in. It's just 
> more work than it's worth for parsing a config file.
> For arbitrary data streams, it's fine, in fact it's great.

Actually, I would have said it was ideal for config files because they
are usually so simple and there's very little state to maintain.

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

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