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; } }