XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[Randall R Schulz <rschulz AT sonic.net>]

Wolfgang,

Thanks. Follow-ups below.


On Wednesday 25 October 2006 10:59, Wolfgang Hoschek wrote:
> RelaxNG, XOM and *SAX* can be combined via the Nux method
> nux.xom.pool.BuilderFactory.createMSVBuilder(...).
> See http://dsd.lbl.gov/nux/api/nux/xom/pool/BuilderFactory.html
>
> Example usage:
>
>  ...
>
> Alternatively, RelaxNG, XOM and *StaX* can be combined via the Nux
> method nux.xom.io.StaxUtil.createBuilder(...) where XMLInputFactory
> means Woodstox StAX configured to validate against RelaxNG. See the
> woodstox documentation for examples, as well as See http://
> dsd.lbl.gov/nux/api/nux/xom/io/StaxUtil.html
>
> Example usage:
>
>  ...
>
> Both SAX and StAX Builder implementations use the Sun-MSV validator
> behind the scenes.

I did also encounter Nux in my research. Beyond the fact that it uses 
XOM, it was unclear its role in the landscape of XML object models 
(generically speaking). Should I forgo direct use of XOM and opt for 
Nux instead? What tradeoffs does it pose?

Or, more appropriately, where might I find answers to these questions?

By the way, perhaps I should mention that I plan to use eXist for XML 
persistence in the system I'm building.


> Wolfgang.


Randall Schulz


> On Oct 25, 2006, at 10:41 AM, Randall R Schulz wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm just getting started with my first real XML project. As part of
> > learning the landscape, I created a W3C XML Schema for my domain
> > (first-order logic formulas and knowledge bases holding them). It
> > was a
> > rather frustrating exercise and it does not seem amenable to quite
> > capturing my ideal representation for this content, though it's
> > entirely possible I overlooked options not apparent to a novice.
> >
> > So I kept surveying the XML and XML+Java processing landscape and
> > found
> > XOM and, of course, Relax NG. It seems that they might be a good
> > choice
> > for me but as part of deciding the precise set of technologies I'll
> > use, I need to know what's involved with mixing XOM with Relax NG.
> >
> > Is it possible? If so, is it straightforward? I could not find
> > anything
> > specific or definitive addressing this issue.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any information, advice or pointers.