XML by Example

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So, when do you use DOM and when do you write your own generator? I find that

DOM is ideal for modifying existing documents. In most other cases, I prefer my own

generator.

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Figure 9.4: Comparing DOM with an ad hoc generator

Doing Something with the XML Documents

Now that you can create XML documents, you probably want to do some-

thing more involved than display the XML code in an HTML form. In most

cases, the application can either save the document to a file or send it to a

server.

✔ This section looks briefly at your options to save the document or send it to the server.

We will revisit this topic in Chapter 12, “Putting ...