Android, XML parsing similar to E4X?

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I am working on a project in Android now that involves parsing XML from a local file.

I have done XML work extensiely in flex and have become used to the power and flexibility of E4X and it's capabilities. I wonder now if I can do something similar in android or will I be forced to parse the XML manually?

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Do you want to parse the xml file in assets folder in your project, am i right, mate??? — Sankar Ganesh PMP, Feb 21 '11 at 14:17

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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Quoting @Andreas_D:

E4X is a language extension, XML is treated like a primitive. E4X is not just for parsing XML, it's using XML as real types.

This can't be simulated or done with a Java 'framework', it would require a language extension for Java.

And, since Android does not have JAXB, you don't have that, either.

You have your choice of DOM, SAX, and the XmlPullParser, plus any third-party Java libraries you can find that have been ported to Android and fit whatever size constraints you may have.

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answered Feb 21 '11 at 14:17

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Looks like I'm going to have to write my own then afterall. :( – Hamid Feb 21 '11 at 14:23

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 22 '11 at 02:58

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check this out-

Working with XML on Android

answered Feb 22 '11 at 02:58

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Thanks. I'v seen this page before and been through it a couple of times. I decided to go for SAX in the end. – Hamid Feb 22 '11 at 08:56

Android, XML parsing similar to E4X?

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