Many web services and APIs return XML responses. Converting XML data into Java classes makes it easier to work with the data in your Java application.
public class StockData {
private String symbol;
private double price;
private String currency;
public String getSymbol() { return symbol; }
public void setSymbol(String symbol) { this.symbol = symbol; }
public double getPrice() { return price; }
public void setPrice(double price) { this.price = price; }
public String getCurrency() { return currency; }
public void setCurrency(String currency) { this.currency = currency; }
}XML files are often used for transferring data between systems. Java classes allow you to easily parse and transform this data before loading it into a database or another system.
public class Employee {
private int id;
private String name;
private String role;
public int getId() { return id; }
public void setId(int id) { this.id = id; }
public String getName() { return name; }
public void setName(String name) { this.name = name; }
public String getRole() { return role; }
public void setRole(String role) { this.role = role; }
}Many applications use XML for configuration files. Converting XML into Java classes allows you to read and manipulate configuration data directly.
public class Config {
public static class Database {
private String host;
private int port;
private String username;
private String password;
public String getHost() { return host; }
public void setHost(String host) { this.host = host; }
public int getPort() { return port; }
public void setPort(int port) { this.port = port; }
public String getUsername() { return username; }
public void setUsername(String username) { this.username = username; }
public String getPassword() { return password; }
public void setPassword(String password) { this.password = password; }
}
private Database database;
public Database getDatabase() { return database; }
public void setDatabase(Database database) { this.database = database; }
}Industries like e-commerce and media use XML for data feeds. Converting XML to Java classes allows you to easily process and update product information or other data.
public class Product {
private String id;
private String name;
private String description;
private double price;
public String getId() { return id; }
public void setId(String id) { this.id = id; }
public String getName() { return name; }
public void setName(String name) { this.name = name; }
public String getDescription() { return description; }
public void setDescription(String description) { this.description = description; }
public double getPrice() { return price; }
public void setPrice(double price) { this.price = price; }
}Once converted into Java classes, XML data can be easily validated, transformed, or used in business logic before being stored or transmitted.
public class Order {
private String id;
private double amount;
private String date;
public String getId() { return id; }
public void setId(String id) { this.id = id; }
public double getAmount() { return amount; }
public void setAmount(double amount) { this.amount = amount; }
public String getDate() { return date; }
public void setDate(String date) { this.date = date; }
}During data migrations, especially from legacy systems, converting XML data to Java classes makes it easier to map, transform, and load data into new systems.
public class InventoryItem {
private String productId;
private int quantity;
private String location;
public String getProductId() { return productId; }
public void setProductId(String productId) { this.productId = productId; }
public int getQuantity() { return quantity; }
public void setQuantity(int quantity) { this.quantity = quantity; }
public String getLocation() { return location; }
public void setLocation(String location) { this.location = location; }
}XML-based protocols like SOAP require parsing and processing XML messages. Java classes simplify this process when dealing with such protocols.
public class SOAPResponse {
private String status;
private String message;
public String getStatus() { return status; }
public void setStatus(String status) { this.status = status; }
public String getMessage() { return message; }
public void setMessage(String message) { this.message = message; }
}Web scraping often involves extracting data from XML-based sources like RSS feeds. You can convert this XML data to Java classes to process and display it on your platform.
public class RSSItem {
private String title;
private String link;
private String description;
public String getTitle() { return title; }
public void setTitle(String title) { this.title = title; }
public String getLink() { return link; }
public void setLink(String link) { this.link = link; }
public String getDescription() { return description; }
public void setDescription(String description) { this.description = description; }
}