Using XML with Legacy Business Applications

Additional Data Types

Although I add more types in later chapters, there's still a good possibility that you might like the utilities to support additional data types. For example, you might want the utilities to handle dates in MM/DD/YY or DD/MM/YYYY formats. The architecture and implementation are both designed to allow you to add new derived DataCell classes without much effort. In addition to coding the class, you need only change the RecordHandler's createDataCell method and the BBCommonFileDescription.xsd schema.