kXML Project

2002-04-09: kXML 2 passes all XmlPull conformance tests

Please visit kxml.org for more detailed information (kXML2 is currently hosted at kobjects.org for simplified maintenance).

2002-02-20: kXML 1.21 available

kDOM attribute handling bug fixed
workaround for buffering problems with some (broken) MIDP implementations added
kXML 2.0 alpha adopted to upcoming common interface with XMLPP

2001-11-20: Size Matters!

In order to reduce the memory footprint and to speed up kXML, I have implemented an alternative to the existing XML parser. The new kXML 2.0 (alpha) class "org.kxml.io.XmlReader" reduces the base package size by about 25%. Both classes are named differently, allowing simple transition from 1.x to 2.0 without compatibility issues. The old XmlParser class will remain available for existing projects. 2001-11-21: kXML 2.0 files updated 2001-11-26: please note: The kXML 2.0 alpha API may still be subject to changes resulting from ongoing pull parser standardization efforts.

2001-11-05: Version 1.20 Available

Problems with some Java compilers and a WBXML bug fixed (thanks to Bjorn Aadland)

2001-08-31: Version 1.12 Available

readTree() start tag duplication problem fixed (thanks to Scott Daub)

2001-08-16: Version 1.11 Available

Line/colum number problem fixed

2001-08-16: Version 1.1 Available

LookAheadReader functionality integrated in XmlParser for overall size reduction
Added simple buffering for performance enhancements and portability between J2SE and J2ME
Integrated CDATA bugfix provided by Michael Angel
Integrated improved WBXML and WML writing support provided by Michael Wallbaum

2001-07-25: Version 1.0 Available

Minor WBXML bug fixed
Jar file sized reduced by removing debug information

2001-07-12: Version 0.9952 Available

I am sorry for the inconveniences. I hope the size reduction justifies the cleanup, at least for KVM users.

WBXML bugfix (the first event was skipped)
JDK 1.1.8 compatibility fix provided by Hans-Harald Schulz

2001-07-11: Version 0.9951 Available

Some serious 0.995 kDOM and WBXML bugs fixed. Thanks to Wilhelm Fitzpatrick, Eric Foster-Johnson, and Paul Palaszewski

2001-07-10: Version 0.995 Available

In order to reduce the overall size, some internal classes and methods have been removed. If you encounter compatibility problems with this version, please write an email to kxml@enhydra.org.

2001-06-22: Newsreader MIDlet Sample Added

I have added a Newsforge reader sample MIDlet to the download section.

2001-05-17: Version 0.99 Available

Incorporated several safety improvements provided by Lytton He (thanks!)
Added a parser example for the KVM

2001-05-08: Version 0.91 Available

Bug in Element.setAttribute fixed.

2001-04-10: Version 0.90 Available

Bugfixes: Space handling for attribute assignments, kdom DOCTYPE handling.
New Methods: Some set methods for attributes in kdom.
New Class: BufferedXmlParser for multi-pass parsing.

2001-01-30: Version 0.81 Available

There are quite a lot changes from kXML 0.75 to kXML 0.8. The most important change is that the packages were renamed from de.kxml.* to org.kxml.*

Since this change did not allow to keep compatibility without dublicating all classes, I took the chance to tidy up kXML a quite bit in several other aspects:

Renamed Parser to AbstractXmlParser and DefautlParser to XmlParser for consistency with the XmlWriter(s).
Tidied up the optional kDOM package.
Renamed writeStartTag to startTag (etc.) in all writer classes.
Added a separate event type id for text events containing white space only.

I am sorry for any inconvenience.

2000-10-03: Version 0.75 Available

Version 0.75 is now available! This version includes changes for real KVM-CLDC compatibility and consistency. WAP support is still untested - contributors in this area are welcomed.

2000-07-28: Version 0.25 Available

kXML Version 0.25 is available. This version adds an exception if elements are not closed at the end of the document, and adds source code to the distribution. However, WAP support is still not really tested.

25 July, 2000 kXML Now Available

kXML is now available for use and download! Warning: This package is pre-alpha. The parser and kDOM are being used in applications (the Information Layer of the COMRIS project), but the following items still need to be done:

Testing with the Palm Pilot KVM
Testing compatibility with "legacy" XML
Testing of the WBXML support
Verfication and completion of namespace support, especially in kDOM