Loading xml and parsing

Is there a way to load an xml file and parse the tags as we do in javascripts in java?i want to write a generic xml parser.what all should i know before starting.i choose java as my development language.
[231 byte] By [xemaa] at [2007-11-26 12:41:10]
# 1

> Is there a way to load an xml file and parse the tags

> as we do in javascripts in java?

Yes?

>

> i want to write a generic xml parser.

There is one built into Java or you can use JDOM or Dom4J.

>

> what all should i know before starting.

Difficult to say without knowing what you are doing but the Java tutorial is a good starting point.

> i choose java as my development language.

sabre150a at 2007-7-7 16:13:45 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 2
there are 2 xml parsers jdom AND sax PARSER, GENERIC I THINK U SHOULD USE string patterns for that.
bpcraoa at 2007-7-7 16:13:45 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...