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| Apache Axiom - The XML Object Model |
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| Welcome to Apache Axiom |
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| AXIOM stands for AXis Object Model (also known as OM - Object Model) and refers to the XML |
| infoset model that was initially developed for Apache Axis2. XML infoset refers to the |
| information included inside the XML and for programmatical manipulation it is convenient |
| to have a representation of this XML infoset in a language specific manner. For an object |
| oriented language the obvious choice is a model made up of objects. DOM and JDOM are two |
| such XML models. OM is conceptually similar to such an XML model by its external behavior |
| but deep down it is very much different. |
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| Latest Release |
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| <<18th September 2006 - Apache Axiom Version 1.1.1 Released!>> |
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| \[{{{http://ws.apache.org/commons/axiom/download.cgi}Download AXIOM 1.1.1}}\] |
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| Apache AXIOM is a StAX-based, XML Infoset compliant object model 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. 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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| 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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| * High performant |
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| What's New in This Release |
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| * Improved XML serialization |
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| * DOM Hash implementation |
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| * Improved MTOM handling |
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| * Improved tree handling with multiple partial built elements |
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| * Numerous bug fixes |
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