XML shredding via XSLT in Java

Question

I need to transform large XML files that have a nested (hierarchical) structure of the form

   Flat XML
   Hierarchical XML (multiple blocks, so         


        

Answer 1

Given the following XML:

  
123 A Street
  28
  
    
      List of previous jobs in the US
      3
      
        
          01/10/2001
          38
        
        
          01/12/2004
          6
        
        
          01/06/2005
          10
        
      
      
      
        List of previous jobs in the UK
        2
        
          
            01/05/1999
            25
          
          
            01/07/2001
            3
          
        
        
  
  true
  6

The following XSLT:

Gives the following output:

  
    
123 A Street
    28
    
      
        List of previous jobs in the US
        3
        
          
          01/10/2001
          38
        
        
        true
        6
      
    
  
  
    
123 A Street
    28
    
      
        List of previous jobs in the US
        3
        
          
          01/12/2004
          6
        
        
        true
        6
      
    
  
  
    
123 A Street
    28
    
      
        List of previous jobs in the US
        3
        
          
          01/06/2005
          10
        
        
        true
        6
      
    
  
  
    
123 A Street
    28
    
      
        List of previous jobs in the UK
        2
        
          
            01/05/1999
            25
          
        
        true
        6
      
    
  
  
    
123 A Street
    28
    
      
        List of previous jobs in the UK
        2
        
          
            01/07/2001
            3
          
        
        true
        6
      
    
  

Note that I've added an Output root element to ensure the document is well formed.

Is this what you wanted?

You might also be able to use xsl:copy to copy the higher level elements, but I need to think about this one a bit more. With the above xslt, you have more control, but also you have to redefine your elements...