“This book is a succinct primer suitable for those who need to quickly acquire a basic proficiency in dealing with these two most popular methods of data integration and information exchange. The book introduces both XML and JSON at the most basic level … . Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels.” (F. H. Wild III, Choice, Vol. 54 (5), January, 2017)
“Java XML and JSON can be used as both a self-study guide and a reference for Extensible Markup Language (XML) and JSON documents and their processing in Java. … Readers will get a good understanding of the basic language concepts as well as a working knowledge of parsing methods for hierarchical documents. Each chapter is concisely written and has plenty of code examples (which can be downloaded and run), as well as implementation notes, a review test, and a summary.” (Rosario Uceda-Sosa, Computing Reviews, December, 2016)
Java XML and JSON is your one-stop guide to mastering the XML metalanguage and JSON data format along with significant Java APIs for parsing and creating XML/JSON documents (and more). The first six chapters focus on XML along with the SAX, DOM, StAX, XPath, and XSLT APIs. The remaining four chapters focus on JSON along with the mJson, GSON, and JsonPath APIs. Each chapter ends with select exercises designed to challenge your grasp of the chapter's content. An appendix provides the answers to these exercises. What You'll LearnMaster the XML languageLearn how to validate XML documentsLearn how to parse XML documents with the SAX, DOM, and StAX APIsLearn how to create XML documents with the DOM and StAX APIsLearn how to extract values from XML documents with the XPath APILearn how to transform XML documents with the XSLT APIMaster the JSON formatLearn how to validate JSON documentsLearn how to parse and create JSON documents with the mJson and Gson APIsLearn how to extract values from JSON documents with the JsonPath APIWho This Book Is ForIntermediate or advanced Java programmers/developers.
