1 The Digester package lets you configure an XML -> Java object mapping module,
2 which triggers certain actions called rules whenever a particular pattern of
3 nested XML elements is recognized. A rich set of predefined rules is available
4 for your use, or you can also create your own. Advanced features of Digester
7 - Ability to plug in your own pattern matching engine, if the standard one is
8 not sufficient for your requirements.
9 - Optional namespace-aware processing, so that you can define rules that are
10 relevant only to a particular XML namespace.
11 - Encapsulation of Rules into RuleSets that can be easily and conveniently
12 reused in more than one application that requires the same type of