Cocoon: Building XML Applications

Chapter 1. An Introduction to Internet Applications

Apart from being something you would normally associate with butterflies or a Hollywood movie, Cocoon is also the name of an open-source project. It is an XML/XSL-based framework, written in Java, that enables you to build dynamic Internet applications, such as the ones that serve up your favorite web pages or give you your account balance when you access your bank over the Internet or via your mobile phone.

These applications typically lie between the client you are using, such as an Internet browser, and the systems that provide the data. So an Internet application built with Cocoon to serve ...