Java XML and JSON

Apress, 2016. — 257 p. — ISBN-10: 1484219155, ISBN-13: 978-1-4842-1915-7. This book describes the popular XML and JSON data-interchange languages. You'll explore each language and learn how to parse/create XML-based documents and parse JSON-based documents via various Java APIs. You will also learn how XML and JSON are applied and used in AJAX (and AJAJ), Android, Big Data, and Web Services contexts, all from the Java perspective. Each chapter ends with select exercises designed to challenge your grasp of the chapter's content. An appendix provides the answers to these exercises. A second appendix presents a list of developer questions about XML and JSON along with my answers to these questions. What you'll learn: How to use Java, JSON and XML together to build services, big data; How to use XML; parse XML documents with SAX, DOM, StAX; selecting nodes with XPath; and transform XML documents with XSLT; What is JSON and how to explore parsing JSON content with Google GSON, Jackson, Quick JSON; How to roll your own JSON APIs; How to use XML and JSON with Ajax, Android, big data and web services. Who this book is for: This book is for intermediate or advanced Java programmers/developers. 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 Learn Master the XML language Learn how to validate XML documents Learn how to parse XML documents with the SAX, DOM, and StAX APIs Learn how to create XML documents with the DOM and StAX APIs Learn how to extract values from XML documents with the XPath API Learn how to transform XML documents with the XSLT API Master the JSON format Learn how to validate JSON documents Learn how to parse and create JSON documents with the mJson and Gson APIs Learn how to extract values from JSON documents with the JsonPath API Who This Book Is For Intermediate or advanced Java programmers/developers. Java XML and JSON describes the popular XML and JSON data-interchange languages. You explore each language and learn how to parse/create XML-based documents and parse JSON-based documents via various Java APIs. You also learn how XML and JSON are used in AJAX (and AJAJ), Android, Big Data, and Web Services contexts, all from the Java perspective. What you'll learn How to use Java, JSON and XML together to build services, big data How to use XML; parse XML documents with SAX, DOM, StAX; selecting nodes with XPath; and transform XML documents with XSLT What is JSON and how to explore parsing JSON content with Google GSON, Jackson, Quick JSON How to roll your own JSON APIs How to use XML and JSON with Ajax, Android, big data and web services