properties for a shallow/flat structure xml for deep/hierarchical/complex structure
xml for hieraglyphics that make non-programmers respect us more & to hammer networks with more traffic describing data than actual data. oh & it's a widely used standard. --- Ronald Haring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ever since the hype of xml started, people tend to forget about properties. > what is wrong with a properties file nowadays? > Its fast, its simple, and good enough for most configuration issues I have > encountered so far. > > Gr > Ronald > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matt Raible [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 4:42 PM > > To: Struts Users Mailing List > > Subject: "Best Practice" for parsing an XML file for application > > configuration parameters? > > > > > > I am developing an application that will require different > > application settings > > for different machines/customers. > > > > Because of this, I want to to externalize certain > > configuration settings to a > > XML file outside of web.xml - let's call this myApp.xml. > > > > I have a StartupServlet that I can parse this file with. > > > > 1. What should I use to parse this file - SAX, DOM, Digester? > > > > 2. Should I have a bean that represents all the > > configuration settings, and > > put this in the ServletContext as an attirubute, or each > > individual setting? > > > > 3. If I use Digester and a bean (seems good), should I > > change my XML in the > > following snippet? > > > > <application> > > <respository> > > <root>d:/repository</root> > > <assets>assets</assets> > > <viewPath>file://d:/repository/assets</viewPath> > > </respository> > > <assessment> > > <!-- This value is a percentage --> > > <default-passing-score>75</default-passing-score> > > </assessment> > > </application> > > > > Any help (or URLs) are appreciated! > > > > Matt > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! > > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Furore B.V. > Rijswijkstraat 175-8 > Postbus 9204 > 1006 AE Amsterdam > tel. (020) 346 71 71 > fax. (020) 346 71 77 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------- > The information transmitted is intended only for the person > or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential > and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, > dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in > reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other > than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received > this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material > from any computer > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------- > > ===== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Search the archive:- http://www.mail-archive.com/struts-user%40jakarta.apache.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Keith Bacon - Looking for struts work - South-East UK. phone UK 07960 011275 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
