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| ------------ |
| Introduction |
| ------------ |
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| Welcome to Apache Axiom |
| |
| The Apache Axiom\u2122 library provides an XML Infoset compliant object model |
| implementation which supports on-demand building |
| of the object tree. It supports a novel "pull-through" model which allows one to turn off the tree |
| building and directly access the underlying pull event stream using the StAX API. It also has built in support for XML |
| Optimized Packaging (XOP) and MTOM, the combination of which allows XML to carry binary data |
| efficiently and in a transparent manner. The combination of these is an easy to use API with a very |
| high performant architecture! |
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| Developed as part of Apache Axis2, Apache Axiom is the core of Apache Axis2. However, it is a pure |
| standalone XML Infoset model with novel features and can be used independently of Apache Axis2. |
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| Apache Axiom, Axiom, Apache, the Apache feather logo, and the Apache Axiom project logo are |
| trademarks of {{{http://apache.org/}The Apache Software Foundation}}. |
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| Key Features |
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| * Full XML Infoset compliant XML object model |
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| * StAX based builders with on-demand building and pull-through |
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| * XOP/MTOM support offering direct binary support |
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| * Convenient SOAP Infoset API on top of Axiom |
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| * Two implementations included: |
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| * Linked list based implementation |
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| * W3C DOM supporting implementation |
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| * Highly performant |
