XMLBeans: Accessing XML in a java friendly manner

A Java-to-XML binding framework, XML Beans is an integral part of the Apache Software Foundation XML Project. It is a specific tool used in varied custom software programming processes, where it allows one to access the XML by binding it to Java types or say, in a Java friendly manner. One can easily exploit and manipulate the rich features of XML and XML schema utilizing the XML Beans tool. This tool further helps in getting these features mapped in a natural manner in a similar way like Java language and typing constructs. Once the schema is compiled into XML Bean classes, it becomes a cakewalk to create and modify XML data conforming to the schema definition.

In the process of development of software, XML Beans tool uses XML schema extensively to compile Java interfaces and classes and thus, enable the software developers to access and modify XML instance data to their whim and discretion.

There are numerous ways in which XML can be accessed through XML Beans such as:

* Through XML schema that has already been compiled to generate Java types representing schema types. It is a way one can access the schema through JavaBeans-style assessors.
* Through XMLBeans API that allows one to get an insight into the XML schema itself through an XML Schema Object model
* Through a cursor model in which one traverses the full XML infoset
* Through support for XML DOM

Used in a number of custom software development services , XML Beans is also accepted in all non-streaming XML programming software and situations. Further, XML Beans offers three main APIs in order to get each application worked out:

* XmlObject : It derives all the Java classes that evolve from an XML schema. These offer type getters and setters for all elements within the defined XML.
* XmlCursor : It comes from XmlObject and provides the requisite low level access to the XML infoset.
* SchemaType : Works through full XML schema objective model provided by XML beans.

Once the XML schema is compiled into Java types, the XML Beans can be used for all the schemas coming in the way of computer software development. The XML then can be accessed at every level without even using any other software tool.