How to modify XML file according to a XML Schema (.xsd file)

Question

I have a xml file of network traffic exported by Wireshark. I need to develop a command line tool to parse the exported xml file, and create a new XML file according to given XML Schema (.xsd) or in other words modify a xml file according to given XML Schema. Any ideas, how could I do that? most preferably in Java.

Answer 1

There are a few technologies that you could use here. Often XML-to-XML translation is defined using some sort of intermediate language and then actual translation is wired together in a general purpose programming language, like Java.

Take a look at these:

• XSLT, Java and XSLT
• Schematron

You can also do it in code, though I would adivise against this as it gets messy. However, for completeness, have a look at:

• SAX