Using Java to parse XML

Question

I have made a PHP script that parses an XML file. This is not easy to use and I wanted to implement it in Java.

Inside the first element there are various count of

Answer 1

I wouldn't suggest you to implement your own parse function for XML parsing since there are already many options out there. My suggestion is DOM parser. You can find few examples in the following link. (You can also choose from other available options)

http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2013/05/parsing-xml-using-dom-sax-and-stax-parser-in-java.html

You can use commands such as

eElement.getAttribute("id");

Source: http://www.mkyong.com/java/how-to-read-xml-file-in-java-dom-parser/