Using parsed XML as data format for MVC implementation

Instead of using Beans to contain the data for JSP pages I want to use XML objects. For example, a 'Document' object which represents XML data.

I should then be able to interface easily with web services -some clients might require the raw xml string. Furtermore, I am not tied to JSP. I could use XSLT or browser based XSL stylesheets.

The interface between my controller and processes will then also be a 'Document' instead of pre-defined methods.

I would like to know what are the pros and cons of my approach? Is this kind of design used anywhere?

[589 byte] By [jaco@cyberseal.co.za] at [2007-9-26 4:09:34]