create xml string from data

Hi there...
I have to create an xml string to be sent over a socket connection from some data coming from a database. I could hard code all the xml tags but is tedious and error prone...can anybody help me with this?
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Create a template XML file as text that already has the tags defined, then simply read the file into a DOM and populate the DOM dynamically with the data from the database.
SAF

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Thanks Safrole...do you have code samples that do that?

Sheriff,
I'm not changing my name because I highly doubt another individual will attempt to register with a name that conflicts with mine.
Agnese,
This is a simple task. First, define a text file that acts as a template for your application. This file should be a well-formed XML document that contains tags with no values, so self-terminating tags will do, such as </tagName>.
Now, read your text file using InputStream to get the document contents into a DOM object. Once you have a DOM, you can navigate through it using the DOM API and insert values into your DOM as you see fit.
SAF

SAF,
I am sorry I can't make an exception in your case. The rule has to be followed by all registered users.