Advise on Model

[Anil Vupputuri]

Hi,
I have a doubt on designing model using XML & XSL. I get a XML file from server and need to display particular elements & attributes to the user in a web page and user can inturn update elements so again i need to compose an XML file with updated elements and send it across to server.
IMO, first i parse the incoming XML file and retrieve reqd. elements in collections and display to the user in JSP here i dont touch XSL at all.
So my question, is there any efficient way to do this process. How XML & XSL can be used in this scenario.
Thanks,
Anil
[This message has been edited by Anil Vupputuri (edited November 01, 2001).]

[Ajith Kallambella]

Here is Some food for thought
Keep the XML document on the server and this way you can keep your client really thin. Use XSLT transfromation on the server, generate a HTML/JSP page with ALL the elements and serve it to the client. Also display a form where the user can select the node that he/she wants to change. Once the form is submitted with new values, get the changed value(s) from request parameters and change the XML on the server.
Advantages -
Thin client, all processing isolated on the server.
Design considerations -
What if two clients change the same node at the same time? What if the document has changed on the server after it was served to the client?

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Ajith Kallambella M.
Sun Certified Programmer for the Java�2 Platform.
IBM Certified Developer - XML and Related Technologies, V1.
Co-author of Java 2 Certification Passport

[Anil Vupputuri]

I think Clark's XSL transformer is the best.Thx Ajith.
Anil