XML Development with Java 2 provides the information and techniques a Java developer will need to integrate XML into Java-based applications. This book presents a fast-paced introduction to XML and moves quickly into the areas where XML has the biggest impact on Java Development. The book covers crucial topics such as the XML Documet Object Model (DOM), Using Java and XSL to transform and format XML data, Integrating XML into JavaBeans and EJB development, and using XML with Java Servlets. The authors also cover the impact XML has on Java database access and the way XML works with the Swing classes.