Java xpath example to read an XML file and parse to DOM object, then evaluate xpath on org.w3c.dom.Document object and get results in form of String or NodeList. 1. Java evaluate xpath on xml file Create Document DOM object javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder object. Create XPath from XPathFactory. Use xpath.evaluate(‘expression’, dom, resultType) to get result HTML. Program output: […]
Java 8 xpath example – Evaluate xpath on string
Java example to evaluate xpath on string and return result XML in string itself. 1. XPath example – Evaluate xpath on xml string Create org.xml.sax.InputSource containing with StringReader referencing to XML string. Create XPath from XPathFactory. Use xpath.evaluate(‘expression’, inputSource) to get result HTML. Program output: 2. XPath example – Evaluate xpath on xml file Program […]
Java XPath – Check if node or attribute exists?
Java xpath check if node exists or check if attribute exists in Java with example by execute an xpath expression to count the matching nodes.
Java XPath expression examples
Java xpath expression examples. Learn to write xpath expressions for matching attribute values, matching fields values,contains() expressions etc.
Find xml element with attribute value using xpath in Java
Simple example for how to get attribute value in xml using xpath in Java. We will learn to fetch information for matching attribute values, attribute values in range, xpath attribute contains() and so on. 1. XPath attribute expressions 1.1. Input XML file First look at the XML file which we will read and then fetch […]
Java XML to String – Write XML Object to File Example
Java examples to read XML file and print XML string to console or write XML to file. 1) Convert XML to String To convert XML object i.e org.w3c.dom.Document into string, you need following classes: javax.xml.transform.Transformer : An instance of this class can transform a source tree into a result tree, using it’s transform() method. javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory […]
Java String to XML – Parse String to XML DOM Example
In Java, XML is represented with org.w3c.dom.Document object. In this XML tutorial, we will learn to – Convert XML string to XML Document Convert XML file content to XML Document 1) Convert String to XML Document To convert XML string to XML Dom, we need following classes: javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder : Defines the API to obtain XML […]
Java Convert XML to Properties – Read Properties from XML File
Java example to create .properties file from XML file. This code can be used to read properties key-values from XML file, to be used in the application code. Properties to XML Example To convert XML file into properties file, best way is to use java.util.Properties class. Process is : Load XML file into java.util.Properties class […]
Java Convert Properties File to XML File
Java example to create XML file from Properties object or any existing .properties file. Create XML File from Properties File To convert properties file into XML file, best way is to use java.util.Properties class. Process is : Load properties file into java.util.java.util.Properties class object. Use Properties.storeToXML() method to write the content as XML. Input Properties […]
Java Read XML with StAX Parser – Cursor & Iterator APIs
Learn to parse and read XML file using Java StAX parser. StAX (Streaming API for XML) provides two ways to parse XML i.e. cursor based API and iterator based API. 1) StAX Parser Just like SAX parser, StAX API is designed for parsing XML streams. The difference is: StAX is a “pull” API. SAX is […]
Java JDOM2 – Read XML Example
JDOM parser can be used to read XML, parse xml and write XML file after updating content of it. It stores JDOM2 document in memory to read xml values.
Java XPath NamespaceContext – NameSpace Resolution Example
In java example, we will learn xpath namespace resolution into an XML file using NamespaceContext which has namespace declarations and their usages.
Java Read XML – Java DOM Parser Example
In this tutorial, learn to read or parse XML document using Java DOM (Document Object Model) parser API for XML example. Learn to parse XML to java objects.
DOM Vs SAX Parser in Java
Difference between DOM Vs SAX Parser is very popular java interview question and often asked when interviewed on Java and XML. Both DOM and SAX parser are extensively used to read and parse XML file in java applications and both of them have their own set of advantages and disadvantages. In this post, I am listing […]
Java SAX Parser – Read XML Example
In this tutorial, learn to read or parse XML document using Java SAX parser API for XML example. Learn to parse XML elements to java objects.
Java XPath Get Attribute Value from XML
Many times we need to parse an XML file and extract information from it. For example, read attribute value of an XML element with xpath. In this Java XPath tutorial, learn to get attribute value from an XML String. I am using jdom and jaxen. These are other plenty open source APIs available also, but […]
Java XPath Example – XPath Tutorial
Java XPath Example. XPath is a syntax used to describe parts of an XML document. In this tutorial, we will see some useful ways to apply xpath to extract information from an XML file.