I want to convert XML into binary data in Java? What is the fastest and easiest way to do this?
Is there any internal Java method that I can use?
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This is not clear; you need to describe what type of binary file you're thinking of. – Oliver Charlesworth Jun 13 '12 at 16:50
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For example Base64? What kind of binary data do you know? – user1285928 Jun 13 '12 at 16:53
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@user1285928: Maybe it would be clearer if you describe the goal here. What do you want to use this binary file for? – Oliver Charlesworth Jun 13 '12 at 17:01
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Here is the idea: I want to create XML data, convert it into binary data and send it to another computer on the network. – user1285928 Jun 13 '12 at 17:03
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@user1285928: Why don't you just send the XML? – Oliver Charlesworth Jun 14 '12 at 00:21
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@Danubian: Please do not edit questions to a) add words to the OP's mouth, and b) so that existing answers are invalidated. – Matt Mar 02 '16 at 12:44
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If you want to just compress the xml then you can read it and use either GZIPOutputStream or ZipOutputstream as described here.
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Which is format will be more efficient - binary xml or compressed XML? – user1285928 Jun 13 '12 at 17:07
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Compression is a way of expressing the same data in a fewer number of bits. – plasma147 Jun 13 '12 at 17:18
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binary XML is 95% effective on XML structure, so probably binary XML. – ThomasRS Feb 24 '16 at 14:30