Using Caché XML Tools

• About This Book
• Introduction to Caché XML Tools
• Representing Object Data in XML
• Creating Arbitrary XML
• Accessing Data
• Modifying XML
• The SAX Parser
• Additional XML Tools
• Considerations When Using the XML Tools
• Standards Supported in Caché
• Writing XML Output from Caché Objects
• Overview of Creating an XML Writer
• Creating an Output Method
• Specifying the Character Set of the Output
• Writing the Prolog
• Specifying a Default Namespace
• Adding Namespace Declarations
• Writing the Root Element
• Generating an XML Element
• Controlling the Use of Namespaces
• Controlling the Appearance of Namespace Assignments
• Controlling How Empty Strings ("") Are Exported
• Exporting Type Information
• Generating SOAP-Encoded XML
• Controlling Unswizzling After Export
• Controlling the Closing of Elements
• Other Options of the Writer
• Additional Example: Writer with Choice of Settings
• Serving XML from Caché
• Overview of Serving XML
• Creating a Simple Caché XML Server
• Serving Objects as XML from CSP
• Importing XML into Caché Objects
• Overview of Creating an XML Reader
• Creating an Import Method
• Checking for Required Elements and Attributes
• Handling Unexpected Elements and Attributes
• Controlling How Empty Elements and Attributes Are Imported
• Other Useful Methods
• Reader Properties
• Redefining How the Reader Handles Correlated Objects
• Additional Examples
• Representing an XML Document as a DOM
• Opening an XML Document as a DOM
• Getting the Namespaces of the DOM
• Navigating Nodes of the DOM
• DOM Node Types
• Getting Information about the Current Node
• Basic Methods for Examining Attributes
• Additional Methods for Examining Attributes
• Creating or Editing a DOM
• Writing XML Output from a DOM
• Encrypting XML Documents
• About Encrypted XML Documents
• Creating an Encrypted XML Document
• Decrypting an Encrypted XML File
• Signing XML Documents
• About Digitally Signed Documents
• Creating a Digitally Signed XML Document
• Validating a Digital Signature
• Variation: Digital Signature That References an ID
• Using %XML.TextReader
• Creating a Text Reader Method
• Node Types
• Node Properties
• Argument Lists for the Parse Methods
• Navigating the Document
• Performing Validation
• Examples: Namespace Reporting
• Evaluating XPath Expressions
• Overview of Evaluating XPath Expressions in Caché
• Argument Lists When Creating an XPATH Document
• Evaluating XPath Expressions
• Using the XPath Results
• Examples
• Performing XSLT Transformations
• Overview of Performing XSLT Transformations in Caché
• Configuring, Starting, and Stopping the XSLT 2.0 Gateway
• Reusing an XSLT Gateway Server Connection (XSLT 2.0)
• Troubleshooting an XSLT 2.0 Gateway Server Connection
• Creating a Compiled Stylesheet
• Performing an XSLT Transform
• Examples
• Customizing the Error Handling
• Specifying Parameters for Use by the Stylesheet
• Adding and Using XSLT Extension Functions
• Using the XSL Transform Wizard
• Customizing How the Caché SAX Parser Is Used
• About the Caché SAX Parser
• Available Parser Options
• Specifying the Parser Options
• Setting the Parser Flags
• Specifying the Event Mask
• Specifying a Schema Document
• Disabling Entity Resolution
• Performing Custom Entity Resolution
• Creating a Custom Content Handler
• Using HTTPS
• Generating Classes from XML Schemas
• Using the Wizard
• Generating the Classes Programmatically
• Default Caché Data Types for Each XSD Type
• Property Keywords for the Generated Properties
• Parameters for the Generated Properties
• Adjusting the Generated Classes for Long Strings
• Generating XML Schemas from Classes
• Overview
• Building a Schema from Multiple Classes
• Generating Output for the Schema
• Examples
• Examining Namespaces and Classes
• XML Background