Java XML and podcasts

Question

Hi all,,
Im just looking for some help with a java xml passer program. Im trying to create a program that will read specific tags and the values that are represented by these tags in the xml file..I have found the following code
import java.io.File;
import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import org.w3c.dom.*;
import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
import org.xml.sax.SAXParseException;
public class ReadAndPrintXMLFile{
public static void main (String argv []){
try {
DocumentBuilderFactory docBuilderFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
DocumentBuilder docBuilder = docBuilderFactory.newDocumentBuilder();
Document doc = docBuilder.parse (new File("book.xml"));
// normalize text representation
doc.getDocumentElement ().normalize ();
System.out.println ("Root element of the doc is " + doc.getDocumentElement().getNodeName());
NodeList listOfPersons = doc.getElementsByTagName("person");
int totalPersons = listOfPersons.getLength();
System.out.println("Total no of people : " + totalPersons);
for(int s=0; s<listOfPersons.getLength() ; s++){
Node firstPersonNode = listOfPersons.item(s);
if(firstPersonNode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE){
Element firstPersonElement = (Element)firstPersonNode;
NodeList firstNameList = firstPersonElement.getElementsByTagName("first");
Element firstNameElement = (Element)firstNameList.item(0);
NodeList textFNList = firstNameElement.getChildNodes();
System.out.println("First Name : " + ((Node)textFNList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim());
NodeList lastNameList = firstPersonElement.getElementsByTagName("last");
Element lastNameElement = (Element)lastNameList.item(0);
NodeList textLNList = lastNameElement.getChildNodes();
System.out.println("Last Name : " + ((Node)textLNList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim());
NodeList ageList = firstPersonElement.getElementsByTagName("age");
Element ageElement = (Element)ageList.item(0);
NodeList textAgeList = ageElement.getChildNodes();
System.out.println("Age : " + ((Node)textAgeList.item(0)).getNodeValue().trim());
}//end of if clause
}//end of for loop with s var
}catch (SAXParseException err) {
System.out.println ("** Parsing error" + ", line " + err.getLineNumber () + ", uri " + err.getSystemId ());
System.out.println(" " + err.getMessage ());
}catch (SAXException e) {
Exception x = e.getException ();
((x == null) ? e : x).printStackTrace ();
}catch (Throwable t) {
t.printStackTrace ();
//System.exit (0);
}//end of main
}Im trying to develop this code to work with podcast xml files..Im having a few issuses with this program.. Is there anyone out there that has created a program like this that works with podcast xml files??
Anyone got any suggestions.Please.

Answer 1

XML and XSL transformations can be done using most languages and in Java there is strong support for these techniques.
It worries me a little bit that you ask this question though. XML and XSL are no more than a tool to solve SOME problems, but I get the idea that you want to put them on your resume as if they are your main talent. The tool set of the developer is much broader than just some techniques to format and transform data, you need to be able to solve problems in the most efficient way possible, not limiting yourself to only a handful of techniques that you just happen to know a lot about.
What I am trying to say is: it is always good to have knowledge of these techniques, but don't go thinking it is going to guarantee you a job.