Xmlwise aims to make reading and writing of simple xml-files painless.

Xmlwise takes a parsed XML document and, assuming a simple xml-file format, extracts text nodes and attributes.

Here is how Xmlwise can help you access your XML structure:

The XML:

<records> <cd> <title>Edward Scissorhands</title> <grouping type="genre">Soundtrack</grouping> <grouping type="user-defined">Tim Burton Movies</grouping> </cd> <cd> <title>Secession</title> <grouping type="genre">Goth</grouping> </cd> </records>

With Xmlwise:

``` // Loading an xml file XmlElement recordsNode = Xmlwise.loadXml("records.xml");

// Retrieving a sub element XmlElement firstCD = recordsNode.get(0); // The first cd element.

// Retriving a single unique sub element XmlElement title = firstCD.getUnique("title");

// Getting the text value of an element title.getValue(); // => "Edward Scissorhands"

// Selecting a group of elements based on name List groupings = title.get("grouping");

// Reading an attribute groupings.get(0).getAttribute("type"); // => "genre" ```

Xmlwise also offers painless handling of Apple plist files:

Map<String, Object> properties = Plist.load("myproperties.plist"); // loads the (nested) properties.