As java developers we should always do what we can to optimize outbound xml from our side of the fence. I mean, its our job to build and design awesome, elegant and efficient software whenever possible right? We have our data and we want to serialize it into xml, how can we make our xml as efficient and xpath friendly as possible?
1) Keep the structure simple
Consolidate data nodes whenever possible before marshaling your object into xml. You really don’t want to have to resort to using xpath for any unnecessary lookups across nodes. Keep those lookups confined to…
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