John Cowan wrote:
> scripsit:
>
>
>>If I opt to use XML for the file format - that sorts of tools can I get
>>for emitting the xml? I'm quite aware of parsers (you might note that
>>I did the ObjectiveC wrapper for expat that many Mac programmers use).
>>What is the usual emitter strategy? Is it custom code all the time?
>>Are there libraries that bridge the gap? (point me to java stuff if you
>>like)
>
>
> Most DOM implementations serializers of some sort; XOM (and JDOM too, IIRC) have
> have Serializer classes, and for SAX there is XMLWriter, which does not relieve
> you of writing code, but does ensure than an exception will be thrown if
> you stuff up.
>
Oddly enough, it seems the easiest way is to get an XSLT processor
and run an identity transformation... even profits from standardized
APIs.
J.Pietschmann
