Convert XML String to OMElement and extract values

A simple tip which saves a lot of your time...
You can simply convert XML string to an OMElement as below

      OMElement resultElement = AXIOMUtil.stringToOM(xmlString);

Extracting values from XML

Sample XML code

        Gambardella, Matthew
        
        Computer
        44.95
        2000-10-01
        An in-depth look at creating applicationswith XML.
    
    
        Ralls, Kim
        
        Fantasy
        5.95
        2000-12-16
        A former architect battles corporate zombies,an evil sorceress.
    
    
        Corets, Eva
        
        Fantasy
        5.95
        2000-11-17
        After the collapse of a nanotechnologysociety in England.
    
    
        Corets, Eva
        
        Fantasy
        5.95
        2001-03-10
        In post-apocalypse England, the mysteriousagent known only as Oberon.
    

Java code to retrieve values

OMElement resultElement = AXIOMUtil.stringToOM(xmlString);

        Iterator i = resultElement.getChildren();
        while (i.hasNext()) {
            OMElement book = (OMElement) i.next();
            Iterator properties = book.getChildren();
            System.out.println("====== book =======");
            while (properties.hasNext()) {
                OMElement property = (OMElement) properties.next();
                String localName = property.getLocalName();
                String value = property.getText();
                System.out.println(localName + ": " + value);
            }
        }

Result

====== book =======
author: Gambardella, Matthew
title: XML Developer's Guide
genre: Computer
price: 44.95
publish_date: 2000-10-01
description: An in-depth look at creating applicationswith XML.
====== book =======
author: Ralls, Kim
title: Midnight Rain
genre: Fantasy
price: 5.95
publish_date: 2000-12-16
description: A former architect battles corporate zombies,an evil sorceress.
====== book =======
author: Corets, Eva
title: Maeve Ascendant
genre: Fantasy
price: 5.95
publish_date: 2000-11-17
description: After the collapse of a nanotechnologysociety in England.
====== book =======
author: Corets, Eva
title: Oberon's Legacy
genre: Fantasy
price: 5.95
publish_date: 2001-03-10
description: In post-apocalypse England, the mysteriousagent known only as Oberon.