More Java developers today want to work with XML, the technology that
enables data to be transported intact over the Internet, but they don't
have time to become XML experts. If this describes you, then you'll
appreciate data binding, the new way of converting XML documents into
Java objects, so those documents can be worked on and manipulated like
any other Java object, then converted back to XML
This new title provides an in-depth technical look at XML Data Binding.
The book offers complete documentation of all features in both the Sun
Microsystems JAXB API and popular open source alternative
implementations (Enhydra Zeus, Exolabs Castor and Quick). It also gets
into significant detail about when data binding is appropriate to use,
and provides numerous practical examples of using data binding in
applications.
As Author Brett McLaughlin says "Too many books are written about
technologies by people who barely understand them. I've already written
two data binding implementations (Zeus, and a previous one for IBM
DeveloperWorks.) I've actually used data binding for longer than the
official specification has been in existence, and I've really been able
to dig into what it takes to code an effective data biding
implementation, as well as use one correctly. This book is part user
guide, part under-the-hood manual, and part use-case. It's a powerful
combination, and one I think people need."
