How to Use a Design Pattern With SAX to Interact With an Application

Define, organize and manage your data using SAX design patterns.

Computers are used to process data that helps individuals and businesses develop information and knowledge to perform tasks that achieve a goal. Oftentimes, the data that is initially created or captured does not reflect or align with the intended need or use, so alterations are needed to prepare it for utilization. This transformation can be achieved using a variety of methods, some of which could include filtering or parsing techniques provided by SAX applications which utilize techniques called design patterns. According to Free Skills, SAX Design elements are ideal for processing data in applications that manipulate one or two elements.

Instructions

1. Create the data set. Use an algorithm to create or load data from its source, save the data and name the new data set.

2. Remove unwanted elements from the data. Utilize the filtering techniques to parse the content to align with the desired dimensions.

3. Modify the tags or attribute names. Use the design pattern in SAX to modify special characters or manipulate the content of certain character references (or sequences).

4. Perform data validation. Append or eliminate content within the data using the feature which performs a comparison of variables (or data characters) within a dataset.

5. Standardize data. Use design patterns to normalize data values within the set, such as date or monetary value.

References

• Free Skills: Professional XML Part 4 –Some SAX Design Patterns
• Java Beat: Parsing XML Documents using SAX