Hi Christian, The explanation is lucid and great. Thanks for clarifying so many things.
Regards, Satya. On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 Christian Dickert wrote : >Hi Satya, > >Satya wrote: > > I do not which jar is used for which purpose in XML? > >First of all, maybe you should think of distributions, not single JAR files. >Most Apache distributions contain quite a lot of jars, which may not all be >needed for compilation of your project, but usually most of them will be >needed at runtime. So be sure to download complete distributions and read their >instructions carefully. And don't forget to have a look at the included >examples. Last but not least, be very careful when stripping a distribution and >always include license files of used distributions with your application. > > > > crimson.jar --> ? > >Well, the most basic component you will ever need in your XML-enabled >application is an XML parser, which is responsible for all the XML processing and >implementing the APIs (DOM, SAX etc.). >"Crimson" is a Java-based implementation of an XML parser that is quite >powerful und relatively lightweight. It is based on the Sun Project X parser. >The Crimson project has been hibernated in favor of Xerces 2, which is the >most up-to-date Apache XML parser. > > > > xerces.jar --> ? > >"Xerces 2" is one of the most advanced XML parsers out there, and its >probably your best choice when creating an XML-enabled Java application. The first >Xerces parser originated from IBM's XML4J parser. On the downside, its not >really lightweight. > > > > jaxp.jar --> ? > >Sun's Java API for XML processing is simply an API that separates basic XML >processing calls from any specific parser implementation. So, if you ever >plan to switch parsers in your application, be sure to use JAXP calls instead of >parser-specific calls. Most modern Java-based XML parsers, including Crimson >and Xerces, support JAXP. > > > > xalan.jar --> ? > >"Xalan 2" is one of the most powerful XSL-T processors out there. So if you >plan to do Stylesheet transformations in your Java application, Xalan is >probably your best choice. Way back, this one has been known as LotusXSL and was >donated to the Apache XML project by IBM. > > > > Also, there are some other jars like (xercesImpl.jar). > > I am aware of the DOM and SAX models. > > But do not know why so many jars are there and when to use which one?? > > Can you please let me know, > >As I mentioned above, most packages use quite a lot of JAR files. Your >application might compile with just the interfaces contained in xerces.jar, but at >runtime, you will need the Xerces implementation contained in >xercesImpl.jar. You need to mount most of them, if not all, in the correct order. >Refer to >any available instructions or examples for that or post on one of the mailing >lists if you have a specific question. > >Hope I could help you out on this one, >Christian. > >-- >+++ NEU bei GMX und erstmalig in Deutschland: TÜV-geprüfter Virenschutz +++ >100% Virenerkennung nach Wildlist. Infos: http://www.gmx.net/virenschutz > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
