PUBLIC MARKS from jpcaruana with tags xml & java

Generate XSD from XML

JasperReports is a powerful open source Java reporting tool that has the ability to deliver rich content onto the screen, to the printer or into PDF, HTML, XLS, CSV and XML files. It is entirely written in Java and can be used in a variety of Java enabled applications, including J2EE or Web applications, to generate dynamic content. Its main purpose is to help creating page oriented, ready to print documents in a simple and flexible manner.

The question how to create HTML output to the browser from a Servlet based on XML data often comes up. Here's a fully functional example on how to achieve this using Jakarta Xalan 2 and Xerces 2. The system is quite simple, most of the code is concerned with housekeeping chores rather than the actual HTML generation and output.

This servlet transforms an XML document using an XSLT stylesheet. Probably there are other Servlet implementations of this kind, but I couldn't find one with the features I need available under an Open Source license, so I wrote this one.

eXist is an Open Source native XML database featuring efficient, index-based XQuery processing, automatic indexing, extensions for full-text search, XUpdate support, XQuery update extensions and tight integration with existing XML development tools. The database implements the current XQuery 1.0 working drafts, with exception of the schema import and schema validation features defined as optional in the XQuery specification.