Oracle Database 10g XML & SQL: Design, Build, & Manage XML Applications in Java, C, C++, & PL/SQL

CHAPTER 17Developing XML-Based Reusable Components

In this chapter we begin to look at higher-order XML functionality. In previous chapters you have been introduced to the components that make up an XML infrastructure—XML parser, XSLT processor, XML Schema validator, etc. Now you will use this functionality in an XML-powered framework that supports building whole application processing blocks that can be easily configured by XML files instead of compiled code. This configuration not only covers the logic flow of your application but its schema as well. This functionality allows for the creation of reusable software components that reduce development time and improve application reliability. In the past such a framework would have had performance ...