The JDOM Project is founded on the idea that "if something doesn't work, fix it." JDOM offers an attractive alternative to the existing XML APIs in Java, SAX and DOM. It also provides a sturdy underpinning for higher-level Java APIs, such as those used in data binding, XSLT, XMLC, and other XML-related tasks. In this course, JDOM will be covered from front to back by one of its founders and coders. Covering the history of the API, comparisons with other XML APIs, and a complete look at numerous uses of the API. An extensive look at the future of JDOM, as well as its status as a JCP, will be included as well as a substantial Q&A session.

At the conclusion of the course, attendees will:

• Understand the purpose of JDOM
• Be able to apply the 80/20 rule to using JDOM in their applications
• Be able to convert from SAX and DOM to JDOM and then again to SAX, DOM, or HTML
• Understand JDOM's role in XSL/T, XML transformations
• Clearly see the position of JDOM in relation to SAX and DOM, as well as data binding, schema validation, and new parser efforts, such as Apache Xerces

Prerequisites:

• An understanding of core Java principles
• Basic familiarity with XML
• Knowledge of SAX and DOM is a plus

Brett is one of the two founders of the JDOM project. He is the author of Java and XML (O'Reilly) and publisher of the web site http://newInstance.com. He works as Enhydra strategist at Lutris technologies and specializes in distributed systems architecture