Re: Function of XAM

Hello Samaresh,

On 10/2/07, Samaresh <[email protected]> wrote:
> In XML world, there are a lot of document types. XML Schema, WSDL, XSL
> etc. etc. They are all plain XML.
>
> Now when it comes to using these documents in editor, user sees and uses
> them differently. There are various domain models that come into play,
> e.g. for WSDL document, there is a WSDL model behind the scene.
>
> XAM is an abstraction which encapsulates all common behavior for these
> models. As an example, lets say, if you want to write your own XSL
> model, you may want to extend from XAM and get a lot for free. Schema
> model, WSDL model, AXIOM etc are all an extension to XAM.

Things have become a lot clearer now. Thanks!

Consider a situation in which I am editing a simple XML file with a
DTD, XML namespace. How is the model for this generated? I would like
to know how does XAM handle any generic XML document loaded into the
editor.


Looking forward to hear from you!

Thanks,
--Amit
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