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5 ways to make XML more XPath friendly

January 19, 2010 / posted in Technobable, xml / No Comments

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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All things XPath

January 10, 2010 / posted in Technobable, xml / No Comments

What’s XPath?

So XPath is really just a means of accessing data on xml nodes. XML has structure, with node and branches and attributes; XPath is the notation we use to express which nodes, branches or attributes we want to access. XSL makes use of this notation in order to change the structure and layout of an XML document. The process of changing one form of xml into another is called an XSL Transformation, or xslt for short.

The Basics!

If you’ve ever laid out a web page, YOU ALREADY KNOW XPATH! More specifically, if you have ever used…

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