Oracle9i XML Developer's Kits Guide

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Preface

What's New in XDK?

Part I XML Developer's Kits (XDK)

Part II XDK for Java

4 XML Parser for Java

XML Parser for Java: Features

XSL Transformation (XSLT) Processor

Namespace Support

Oracle XML Parsers Validation Modes

Parsers Access XML Document's Content and Structure

DOM and SAX APIs

DOM: Tree-Based API

SAX: Event-Based API

Guidelines for Using DOM and SAX APIs

XML Compressor

XML Serialization/Compression

Running the XML Parser for Java Samples

XML Parser for Java - XML Example 1: class.xml

XML Parser for Java - XML Example 2: Using DTD employee -- employee.xml

XML Parser for Java - XML Example 3: Using DTD family.dtd -- family.xml

XML Parser for Java - XSL Example 1: XSL (iden.xsl)

XML Parser for Java - DTD Example 1: (NSExample)

Using XML Parser for Java: DOMParser() Class

XML Parser for Java Example 1: Using the Parser and DOM API

Comments on DOMParser() Example 1

Using XML Parser for Java: DOMNamespace() Class

XML Parser for Java Example 2: Parsing a URL -- DOMNamespace.java

Using XML Parser for Java: SAXParser() Class

XML Parser for Java Example 3: Using the Parser and SAX API (SAXSample.java)

XML Parser for Java Example 4: (SAXNamespace.java)

oraxml - Oracle XML parser

Using JAXP

JAXP Example: (JAVAExamples.java)

JAXP Example: (oraContentHandler.java

Frequently Asked Questions About DTDs

Why Can't My Parser Find the DTD File?

Can I Validate an XML File Using an External DTD?

Does Oracle Perform DTD Caching?

How Does the XML Parser for Java Recognize External DTDs?

How Do I Load External DTDs from a JAR File?

Can I Check the Correctness of an XML Document Using Their DTD?

How Do I Parse a DTD Object Separately from My XML Document?

Is the XML Parser Case-Sensitive?

How Do I Extract Embedded XML from a CDATA Section?

Why Am I Getting an Error When I Call DOMParser.parseDTD()?

Is There a Standard Extension for External Entity References in an XML Document?

Frequently Asked Questions About DOM and SAX APIs

How Do I Use the DOM API to Count Tagged Elements?

How Does the DOM Parser Work?

How Do I Create a Node with a Value to Be Set Later?

How Do I Traverse the XML Tree?

How Do I Extract Elements from an XML File?

Does a DTD Validate the DOM Tree?

How Do I Find the First Child Node Element Value?

How Do I Create DocType Node?

How Do I Use the XMLNode.selectNodes() Method?

How Does the SAX API Determine the Data Value?

How Does SAXSample.java Call Methods?

Does the DOMParser Use the org.xml.sax.Parser Interface?

How Do I Create a New Document Type Node with DOM API?

How Do I Query for First Child Node's Value of a Certain Tag?

Can I Generate an XML Document from Data in Variables?

How Do I Use the DOM API to Print Data in the Element Tags?

How Do I Build XML Files from Hash Table Value Pairs?

XML Parser for Java: WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR on Node.appendChild()

Will WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR Result from This Code Fragment?

Why Are Only the Child Nodes Inserted?

Why Do I Get DOMException when Setting Node Value?

How Can I Force the SAX Parser to Not Discard Characters Following Whitespace?

Frequently Asked Questions About Validation

What Are the Rules for Locating DTDs?

Can Multiple Threads Use a Single XSLProcessor/Stylesheet?

Can I Use Document Clones in Multiple Threads?

Frequently Asked Questions About Character Sets

How Do I Parse iso-8859-1-encoded Documents with Special Characters?

How Do I Parse XML Stored in NCLOB with UTF-8 Encoding?

Is There Globalization Support Within XML?

How Do I Parse a Document Containing Accented Characters?

How Do I Store Accented Characters in an XML Document?

Frequently Asked Questions: Adding an XML Document as a Child

How Do I Add an XML Document as a Child to Another Element?

How Do I Add an XML Document Fragment as a Child to an XML Document?

Frequently Asked General Questions About XML Parser

Why Do I Get an Error on Installing the XML Parser?

How Do I Remove the XML Parser from the Database?

What Does an XML Parser Do?

How Do I Convert XML Files into HTML Files?

Does the XML Parser Validate Against XML Schema?

How Do I Include Binary Data in an XML Document?

What Is XML Schema?

Does Oracle Participate in Defining the XML/XSL Standard?

How Do I Find XDK Version Numbers?

Are Namespace and Schema Supported?

Can I Use JDK 1.1.x with XML Parser for Java v2?

How Do I Sort the Result Within the Page?

Do I Need Oracle9i to Run XML Parser for Java?

Can I Dynamically Set the Encoding in an XML File?

How Do I Parse a String?

How Do I Display an XML Document?

How Do I Use System.out.println() and Special Characters?

How Do I Insert Characters <, >, =, ', ", and & in XML Documents?

How Do I Use Special Characters in the Tags?

How Do I Parse XML from Data of Type String?

How Do I Extract Data from an XML Document into a String?

Is Disabling Output Escaping Supported?

Can I Delimit Multiple XML Documents with a Special Character?

How Do I Use Entity References with the XML Parser for Java?

Can I Divide and Store an XML Document Without a DDL Insert?

In Querying, Can I Perform Hierarchical Searches Across XML Documents?

How Do I Merge XML Documents?

How Do I Find the Value of a Tag?

How Do I Grant the JAVASYSPRIV Role to a User?

How Do I Include an External XML File in Another XML File?

Does the Parser Come with a Utility to View the Parsed Output?

From Where Can I Download OraXSL, the Parser's Command Line Interface?

Does Oracle Support Hierarchical Mapping?

What Good Books for XML/XSL Can You Recommend?

Are There XML Developer Kits for the HP/UX Platform?

How Do I Compress Large Volumes of XML Documents?

How Do I Generate an XML Document Based on Two Tables?

5 XSLT Processor for Java

Using XML Parser for Java: XSLT Processor

XSLT Processor for Java Example

XSLT Processor for Java: Command-Line Interface, oraxsl

oraxsl - Oracle XSL processor

XML Extension Functions for XSLT Processing

XSLT Processor Extension Functions: Introduction

Static Versus Non-Static Methods

Constructor Extension Function

Return Value Extension Function

Datatypes Extension Function

Oracle XSLT Built-In Extensions: ora:node-set and ora:output

Frequently Asked Questions About the XSLT Processor and XSL

Why Am I Getting an HTML Error in XSL?

Is the Output Method "html" Supported in the XSL Parser?

Can I Prevent XSL from Returning a Meta-Tag in Netscape 4.0?

How Do I Work Around a Display Bug in the Browser?

Where Can I Get More Information on XSL Error Messages?

How Do I Generate the HTML "Less Than" (<) Character?

Why Does HTML "<" Conversion Work in oraxsl But Not in XSLSample.java?

Where Can I Find XSLT Examples?

Where Can I Find a List of XSLT Features?

How Do I Use XSL to Convert an XML Document to Another Form?

Where Can I Find More Information on XSL?

Can the XSL Processor Produce Multiple Outputs?

6 XML Schema Processor for Java

Introducing XML Schema

How DTDs and XML Schema Differ

XML Schema Features

Oracle XML Schema Processor for Java Features

Supported Character Sets

What's Needed to Run XML Schema Processor for Java

XML Schema Processor for Java Directory Structure

XML Schema Processor for Java Usage

Modes for Schema Validation

Using the XML Schema API

How to Run the XML Schema for Java Sample Program

Makefile for XML Schema Processor for Java

XML Schema for Java Example 1: cat.xsd

XML Schema for Java Example 2: catalogue.xml

XML Schema for Java Example 3: catalogue_e.xml

XML Schema for Java Example 4: report.xml

XML Schema for Java Example 5: report.xsd

XML Schema for Java Example 6: report_e.xml

XML Schema for Java Example 7: XSDSample.java

XML Schema for Java Example 8: XSDSetSchema.java

XML Schema for Java Example 9: XSDLax.java

XML Schema for Java Example 10: embeded_xsql.xsd

XML Schema for Java Example 11: embeded_xsql.xml

7 XML Class Generator for Java

Accessing XML Class Generator for Java

XML Class Generator for Java: Overview

oracg Command Line Utility

Class Generator for Java: XML Schema

Namespace Features

Using XML Class Generator for Java with XML Schema

Generating Top Level Element Classes

Generating Top Level ComplexType Element Classes

Generating SimpleType Element Classes

Using XML Class Generator for Java with DTDs

Examples Using XML Java Class Generator with DTDs and XML Schema

Running XML Class Generator for Java: DTD Examples

Running XML Class Generator for Java: XML Schema Examples

XML Class Generator for Java, DTD Example 1a: Application: SampleMain.java

XML Class Generator for Java, DTD Example 1b: DTD Input -- widl.dtd

XML Class Generator for Java, DTD Example 1c: Input -- widl.xml

XML Class Generator for Java, DTD Example 1d: TestWidl.java

XML Class Generator for Java, DTD Example 1e: XML Output -- widl.out

XML Class Generator for Java, Schema Example 1a: XML Schema, car.xsd

XML Class Generator for Java, Schema Example 1b: Application, CarDealer.java

XML Class Generator for Java, Schema Example 2a: Schema: book.xsd

XML Class Generator for Java, Schema Example 2b: BookCatalogue.java

XML Class Generator for Java, Schema Example 3a: Schema: po.xsd

XML Class Generator for Java, Schema Example 3b: Application: TestPo.java

Frequently Asked Questions About the Class Generator for Java

How Do I Install the XML Class Generator for Java?

What Does the XML Class Generator for Java Do?

Which DTDs Are Supported?

Why Do I Get a "Classes Not Found" Error?

In XML Class Generator, How Do I Create the Root Object More Than Once?

How Can I Create XML Files from Scratch Using the DOM API?

Can I Create an XML Document in a Java Class?

8 XML SQL Utility (XSU)

What Is XML SQL Utility (XSU)?

XSU Features

XSU Oracle9i New Features

XSU Dependencies and Installation

Dependencies

Installation

XML SQL Utility and the Bigger Picture

XML SQL Utility in the Database

XML SQL Utility in the Middle Tier

XML SQL Utility in a Web Server

XML SQL Utility in the Client Tier

SQL-to-XML and XML-to-SQL Mapping Primer

Default SQL-to-XML Mapping

Customizing the Generated XML: Mapping SQL to XML

Default XML-to-SQL Mapping

How XML SQL Utility Works

Using the XSU Command Line Front End, OracleXML

Generating XML Using the XSU Command Line

XSU's OracleXML getXML Options

Inserting XML Using XSU's Command Line (putXML)

XSU OracleXML putXML Options

XSU Java API

Generating XML with XSU's OracleXMLQuery

Generating XML from SQL Queries Using XSU

XSU Generating XML Example 1: Generating a String from Table emp (Java)

XSU Generating XML Example 2: Generating DOM From Table emp (Java)

Paginating Results: skipRows and maxRows

Keeping the Object Open for the Duration of the User's Session

When the Number of Rows or Columns in a Row Is Too Large

keepObjectOpen Function

XSU Generating XML Example 3: Paginating Results: Generating an XML Page (Java)

Generating XML from ResultSet Objects

XSU Generating XML Example 4: Generating XML from JDBC ResultSets (Java)

XSU Generating XML Example 5: Generating XML from Procedure Return Values

Raising No Rows Exception

XSU Generating XML Example 6: No Rows Exception (Java)

Storing XML Back in the Database Using XSU OracleXMLSave

Insert Processing Using XSU (Java API)

XSU Inserting XML Example 7: Inserting XML Values into All Columns (Java)

XSU Inserting XML Example 8: Inserting XML Values into Columns (Java)

Update Processing Using XSU (Java API)

XSU Updating XML Example 9: Updating a Table Using the keyColumns (Java)

XSU Updating XML Example 10: Updating a Specified List of Columns (Java)

Delete Processing Using XSU (Java API)

XSU Deleting XML Example 11: Deleting Operations Per Row (Java)

XSU Deleting XML Example 12: Deleting Specified Key Values (Java)

Advanced XSU Usage Techniques

XSU Exception Handling in Java

Frequently Asked Questions About XML SQL Utility (XSU)

What Schema Structure Should I Use with XSU to Store XML?

Can XSU Store XML Data Across Tables?

Can I Use XSU to Load XML Stored in Attributes?

Is XSU Case-Sensitive? Can I Use ignoreCase?

Will XSU Generate the Database Schema from a DTD?

Can You Provide a Thin Driver Connect String Example for XSU?

Does XSU Commit After INSERT, DELETE, or UPDATE?

Can You Explain How to Map Table Columns to XML Attributes Using XSU?

9 XSQL Pages Publishing Framework

XSQL Pages Publishing Framework Overview

What Can I Do with Oracle XSQL Pages?

Where Can I Obtain Oracle XSQL Pages?

What's Needed to Run XSQL Pages?

Overview of Basic XSQL Pages Features

Producing XML Datagrams from SQL Queries

Transforming XML Datagrams into an Alternative XML Format

Transforming XML Datagrams into HTML for Display

Setting Up and Using XSQL Pages in Your Environment

Using XSQL Pages with Oracle JDeveloper

Setting the CLASSPATH Correctly in Your Production Environment

Setting Up the Connection Definitions

Using the XSQL Command-Line Utility

Overview of All XSQL Pages Capabilities

Using All of the Core Built-in Actions

Aggregating Information Using <xsql:include-xsql>

Including XMLType Query Results

Handling Posted Information

Using Custom XSQL Action Handlers

Description of XSQL Servlet Examples

Setting Up the Demo Data

Advanced XSQL Pages Topics

Understanding Client Stylesheet-Override Options

Controlling How Stylesheets Are Processed

Using XSQLConfig.xml to Tune Your Environment

Using the FOP Serializer to Produce PDF Output

Using XSQL Page Processor Programmatically

Writing Custom XSQL Action Handlers

Writing Custom XSQL Serializers

Writing Custom XSQL Connection Managers

Formatting XSQL Action Handler Errors

XSQL Servlet Limitations

HTTP Parameters with Multibyte Names

CURSOR() Function in SQL Statements

Frequently Asked Questions About the XSQL Servlet

Can I Specify a DTD While Transforming XSQL Output to a WML Document?

Can I Write XSQL Servlet Conditional Statements?

Can I Use a Value Retrieved in One Query in Another Query's Where Clause?

Can I Use the XSQL Servlet with Non-Oracle Databases?

How Do I Use the XSQL Servlet to Access the JServ Process?

How Do I Run XSQL on Oracle8i Lite?

How Do I Handle Multi-Valued HTML Form Parameters?

Can I Run the XSQL Servlet with Oracle 7.3?

Why Isn't the Out Variable Supported in <xsql:dml>?

Why Am I Receiving "Unable to Connect" Errors?

Can I Use Other File Extensions Besides *.xsql?

How Do I Avoid Errors for Queries Containing XML Reserved Characters?

Why Do I Get "No Posted Document to Process" When I Try to Post XML?

Can XSQL Support SOAP?

How Do I Pass the Connection for XSQL?

How Do I Control How Database Connections and Passwords Are Stored?

How Do I Access Authentication Information in a Custom Connection Manager?

How Do I Retrieve the Name of the Current XSQL Page?

How Do I Resolve Errors When I Try to Use the FOP Serializer?

How Do I Tune XSQL Pages for Fastest Performance?

How Do I Use XSQL with Other Connection Pool Implementations?

How Do I Include XML Documents Stored in CLOBs?

How Do I Combine JSP and XSQL in the Same Page?

Can I Choose a Stylesheet Based on Input Arguments?

10 XDK JavaBeans

Accessing Oracle XML Transviewer Beans

XDK for Java: XML Transviewer Bean Features

Direct Access from JDeveloper

Sample Transviewer Bean Application

Database Connectivity

XML Transviewer Beans

Using the XML Transviewer Beans

Using DOMBuilder Bean

Used for Asynchronous Parsing in the Background

DOMBuilder Bean Parses Many Files Fast

DOMBuilder Bean Usage

Using XSLTransformer Bean

Do You Have Many Files to Transform? Use XSLTransformer Bean

Do You Need a Responsive User Interface? Use XSLTransformer Bean

XSL Transviewer Bean Scenario 1: Regenerating HTML Only When Data Changes

XSLTransformer Bean Usage

Using Treeviewer Bean

Using XMLSourceView Bean

XMLSourceView Bean Usage

Using XMLTransformPanel Bean

XMLTransformPanel Bean Features

Using DBViewer Bean

DBViewer Bean Usage

Using DBAccess Bean

DBAcess Bean Usage

Using the XMLDiff Bean

XMLDiff Methods

Running the Transviewer Bean Samples

Installing the Transviewer Bean Samples

Using Database Connectivity

Running Makefile

Transviewer Bean Example 1: AsyncTransformSample.java

Transviewer Bean Example 2: ViewSample.java

Transviewer Bean Example 3: XMLTransformPanelSample.java

Transviewer Bean Example 4a: DBViewer Bean -- DBViewClaims.java

Transviewer Bean Example 4b: DBViewer Bean -- DBViewFrame.java

Transviewer Bean Example 4c: DBViewer Bean -- DBViewSample.java

XMLDiffSample.java

XMLDiffFrame.java

11 Using XDK and SOAP

What Is SOAP?

What Are UDDI and WSDL?

What Is Oracle SOAP?

How Does SOAP Work?

What Is a SOAP Client?

SOAP Client API

What Is a SOAP Server?

Oracle SOAP Security Features

SOAP Transports

Administrative Clients

SOAP Request Handler

SOAP Provider Interface and Providers

SOAP Services

JDeveloper Support for SOAP

See the Developer's Guides

12 Oracle TransX Utility

Overview of the TransX Utility

Primary TransX Utility Features

Installing TransX Utility

Dependencies of TransX

Installing TransX Using the Oracle Installer

Installing TransX Downloaded from OTN

TransX Utility Command-Line Syntax

TransX Utility Command-Line Examples

Sample Code for TransX Utility

Part III XDK for C/C++

13 XML Parser for C

Accessing XML Parser for C

XML Parser for C Features

XML Parser for C Usage

XML Parser for C Default Behavior

DOM and SAX APIs

Using the SAX API

Invoking XML Parser for C

Command Line Usage

Writing C Code to Use Supplied APIs

Using the Sample Files Included with Your Software

Running the XML Parser for C Sample Programs

Building the Sample Programs

Sample Programs

14 XSLT Processor for C

Accessing XSLT for C

XSLT for C Features

Specifications

XML XSLT for C (DOM Interface) Usage

Invoking XSLT for C

Command Line Usage

Using the Sample Files Included with the Software

Running the XSLT for C Sample Programs

Building the Sample Programs

Sample Programs

XSLT for C Example1: XSL -- iden.xsl

XSLT for C Example 2: C -- XSLSample.c

XSLT for C Example 3: C -- XSLSample.std

15 XML Schema Processor for C

Oracle XML Schema Processor for C

Oracle XML Schema for C Features

Standards Conformance

XML Schema Processor for C: Supplied Software

Invoking XML Schema Processor for C

XML Schema Processor for C Usage Diagram

How to Run XML Schema for C Sample Programs

16 XML Parser for C++

Accessing XML Parser for C++

XML Parser for C++ Features

XML Parser for C++ Usage

XML Parser for C++ Default Behavior

DOM and SAX APIs

Using the SAX API

Invoking XML Parser for C++

Command Line Usage

Writing C++ Code to Use Supplied APIs

Using the Sample Files Included with Your Software

Running the XML Parser for C++ Sample Programs

Building the Sample Programs

Sample Programs

17 XSLT Processor for C++

Accessing XSLT for C++

XSLT for C++ Features

Specifications

XSLT for C++ (DOM Interface) Usage

Invoking XSLT for C++

Command Line Usage

Writing C++ Code to Use Supplied APIs

Using the Sample Files Included with Your Software

Running the XSLT for C++ Sample Programs

Building the Sample programs

Sample Programs

18 XML Schema Processor for C++

Oracle XML Schema Processor for C++ Features

Oracle XML Schema for C++ Features

Standards Conformance

XML Schema Processor for C++: Provided Software

Invoking XML Schema Processor for C++

XML Schema Processor for C++ Usage Diagram

Running the Provided XML Schema Sample Programs

19 XML Class Generator for C++

Accessing XML C++ Class Generator

Using XML C++ Class Generator

External DTD Parsing

Error Message Files

XML C++ Class Generator Usage

Input to the XML C++ Class Generator

xmlcg Usage

Using the XML C++ Class Generator Examples in sample

XML C++ Class Generator Example 1: XML -- Input File to Class Generator, CG.xml

XML C++ Class Generator Example 2: DTD -- Input File to Class Generator, CG.dtd

XML C++ Class Generator Example 3: CG Sample Program

Part IV XDK for PL/SQL

20 XML Parser for PL/SQL

Accessing XML Parser for PL/SQL

What's Needed to Run XML Parser for PL/SQL

Using XML Parser for PL/SQL (DOM Interface)

XML Parser for PL/SQL: Default Behavior

Using XML Parser for PL/SQL Examples in the Sample Directory

Setting Up the Environment to Run the Sample Programs

Running domsample

Running xslsample

XML Parser for PL/SQL Example: XML -- family.xml

XML Parser for PL/SQL Example: DTD -- family.dtd

XML Parser for PL/SQL Example: PL/SQL -- domsample.sql

XML Parser for PL/SQL Example: PL/SQL -- xslsample.sql

Frequently Asked Questions About the XML Parser for PL/SQL

Why Do I Get an "Exception in Thread" Parser Error?

How Do I Use the xmldom.GetNodeValue in PL/SQL?

Can I Run the XDK for PL/SQL in an IIS Environment?

How Do I Parse a DTD Contained in a CLOB with the XML Parser for PL/SQL?

How Do I Use Local Variables with the XML Parser for PL/SQL?

Why Do I Get a Security Error When I Grant JavaSysPriv to a User?

How Do I Install the XML Parser for PL/SQL with the JServer (JVM) Option?

How Do I Use the domsample Included with XML Parser for PL/SQL?

How Do I Extract Part of a CLOB?

Why Do I Get "Out of Memory" Errors in the XML Parser?

What Are the Memory Requirements for Using the PL/SQL Parser?

Is JServer (JVM) Needed to Run XML Parser for PL/SQL?

Frequently Asked Questions About Using the DOM API

What Does the XML Parser for PL/SQL Do?

Can I Dynamically Set the Encoding in the XML Document?

How Do I Get the Number of Elements in a Particular Tag?

How Do I Parse a String?

How Do I Display My XML Document?

How Do I Write the XML Data Back Using Special Character Sets?

How Do I Obtain an Ampersand from Character Data?

How Do I Generate a Document Object from a File?

Can the Parser Run on Linux?

Is Support for Namespaces and Schema Included?

Why Doesn't My Parser Find the DTD File?

Can I Validate an XML File Using an External DTD?

Does the Parser Have DTD Caching?

How Do I Get the DOCTYPE Tag into the XML Document After It Is Parsed?

How Does the XML DOM Parser Work?

How Do I Create a Node Whose Value I Can Set Later?

How Do I Extract Elements from the XML File?

How Do I Append a Text Node to a DOMElement Using PL/SQL Parser?

I Am Using XML Parser with DOM; Why Can I Not Get the Actual Data?

Can the XML Parser for PL/SQL Produce Non-XML Documents?

I Cannot Run the Sample File. Did I Do Something Wrong In the Installation?

How Do I Parse a DTD in a CLOB?

Why Do I Get Errors When Parsing a Document?

How Do I Use PLXML to Parse a Given URL?

How Do I Use the XML Parser to Parse HTML?

How Do I Move Data to a Web Browser Using PL/SQL and Oracle 7.3.4?

Does the XML Parser for Java Work with Oracle 7.3.4?

getNodeValue(): Getting the Value of DomNode

How Do I Retrieve All Children or Grandchildren of a Node?

What Causes ora-29532 "Uncaught java exception:java.lang.ClassCastException?"

21 XSLT Processor for PL/SQL

Using the XML Parser for PL/SQL: XSLT Processor (DOM Interface)

XML Parser for PL/SQL: XSLT Processor -- Default Behavior

XML Parser for PL/SQL Example: XSL -- iden.xsl

22 XML Schema Processor for PL/SQL

Oracle XML Schema Processor for PL/SQL

Building Server-Side XML Schema Validation

Creating the Java Classes for XML Schema Validation

Loading and Resolving the Java Class

Publishing the Java Class by Defining the Specification

Example Using the Stored Procedures

23 XSU for PL/SQL

XSU PL/SQL API

Generating XML with DBMS_XMLQuery()

XSU Generating XML Example 1: Generating XML from Simple Queries (PL/SQL)

XSU Generating XML Example 2: Printing CLOB to Output Buffer

XSU Generating XML Example 3: Changing ROW and ROWSET Tag Names

XSU Generating XML Example 4: Using setMaxRows() and setSkipRows()

Setting Stylesheets in XSU (PL/SQL)

Binding Values in XSU (PL/SQL)

XSU Generating XML Example 5: Binding Values to the SQL Statement

Storing XML in the Database Using DBMS_XMLSave

Insert Processing Using XSU (PL/SQL API)

XSU Inserting XML Example 6: Inserting Values into All Columns (PL/SQL)

XSU Inserting XML Example 7: Inserting Values into Certain Columns (PL/SQL)

Update Processing Using XSU (PL/SQL API)

XSU Updating XML Example 8: Updating XML Document Key Columns (PL/SQL)

XSU Updating XML Example 9: Specifying a List of Columns to Update (PL/SQL)

Delete Processing Using XSU (PL/SQL API)

XSU Deleting XML Example 10: Deleting Operations for Each Row (PL/SQL)

XSU Example 11: Deleting by Specifying the Key Values (PL/SQL)

XSU Deleting XML Example 12: Reusing the Context Handle (PL/SQL)

XSU Exception Handling in PL/SQL

Frequently Asked Questions About XML SQL Utility (XSU) for PL/SQL

How Can I Use XMLGEN.insertXML with LOBs?

Part V Tools and Frameworks That Support XDK

24 Developing XML Applications with JDeveloper

Introducing JDeveloper

JDeveloper Covers the Complete Development Life Cycle

JDeveloper Runs on Windows, Linux, and Solaris^TM Operating Environment

Java Alone Is Not Enough

XML Tools in JDeveloper

Business Components for Java (BC4J)

Integrated Web Services Development

What's Needed to Run JDeveloper

XSQL Component Palette

Page Selector Wizard

XDK Features in JDeveloper

Oracle XDK Integration in JDeveloper

Developing Web Applications in JDeveloper Using XSQL Pages

Building XML Applications with JDeveloper

JDeveloper XDK Example 1: BC4J Metadata

Procedure for Building Applications in JDeveloper

Using XSQL Servlet from JDeveloper

JDeveloper XSQL Example 2: Employee Data from Table emp: emp.xsql

JDeveloper XSQL Example 3: Employee Data with Stylesheet Added

Frequently Asked Questions About JDeveloper and XML Applications

How Do I Construct an XML Document in JSP?

Is There a Way to Use the @code Directly in the document() Line?

How Do I Retrieve Data from messages.xml?

How Do I Move Complex XML Documents to a Database?

25 Introduction to BC4J

Introducing Business Components for Java (BC4J)

What Is the Business Components Framework?

Using Business Components

Advantages at BC4J Design Time

Advantages at BC4J Runtime

Implementing XML Messaging

Test BC4J Applications using JDeveloper

BC4J Uses XML to Store Metadata

Creating a Mobile Application in JDeveloper

Create the BC4J Application

Create JSP Pages Based on a BC4J Application

Create XSLT Stylesheets According to the Devices Needed to Read the Data

Building XSQL Clients with BC4J

Building XSQL Clients with BC4J

Web Objects Gallery

Generating and Managing Code When Building XML and Java Applications

Frequently Asked Questions for BC4J

Can Applications Built Using BC4J Work With Any J2EE-Compliant Container?

Can J2EE Applications Built Using BC4J Work with Any Database?

Is There Runtime Overhead from the Framework for Features That I Do Not Use?

Where Can I Find More Information About BC4J?

26 Introduction to UIX

What Is UIX?

When to Use UIX

When Not to Use UIX

What Are the UIX Technologies?

Which UIX Technologies to Use?

For More Information About UIX

A XDK for Java: Specifications and Quick References

XML Parser for Java Quick Reference

XML Parser for Java Specifications

Requirements

Online Documentation

Release Specific Notes

Standards Conformance

Supported Character Set Encodings

XDK for Java: XML Schema Processor

XDK for Java: XML Class Generator for Java

XDK for Java: XSQL Servlet

Downloading and Installing XSQL Servlet

Windows NT: Starting the Web-to-Go Server

Setting Up the Database Connection Definitions for Your Environment

UNIX: Setting Up Your Servlet Engine to Run XSQL Pages

XSQL Servlet Specifications

B XDK for PL/SQL: Specifications

XML Parser for PL/SQL

Oracle XML Parser Features

Namespace Support

Validating and Non-Validating Mode Support

Example Code

IXML Parser for PL/SQL Directory Structure

DOM and SAX APIs

XML Parser for PL/SQL Specifications

Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Send Us Your Comments

Preface

What's New in XDK?

Part I XML Developer's Kits (XDK)

1 Overview of XML Developer's Kits and Components

2 Getting Started with XDK for Java and JavaBeans

3 Getting Started with XDKs for C/C++ and PL/SQL

Part II XDK for Java

4 XML Parser for Java

5 XSLT Processor for Java

6 XML Schema Processor for Java

7 XML Class Generator for Java

8 XML SQL Utility (XSU)

9 XSQL Pages Publishing Framework

10 XDK JavaBeans

11 Using XDK and SOAP

12 Oracle TransX Utility

Part III XDK for C/C++

13 XML Parser for C

14 XSLT Processor for C

15 XML Schema Processor for C

16 XML Parser for C++

17 XSLT Processor for C++

18 XML Schema Processor for C++

19 XML Class Generator for C++

Part IV XDK for PL/SQL

20 XML Parser for PL/SQL

21 XSLT Processor for PL/SQL

22 XML Schema Processor for PL/SQL

23 XSU for PL/SQL

Part V Tools and Frameworks That Support XDK

24 Developing XML Applications with JDeveloper

25 Introduction to BC4J

26 Introduction to UIX

A XDK for Java: Specifications and Quick References

B XDK for PL/SQL: Specifications

Glossary

Index