XML stands for "Extensible Markup Language". It looks like HTML. XML also uses tags as its elements. An XML element is made up of a start tag, an end tag. But XML file can not be directly displayed on a browser like HTML file does. We can consider HTML is a language of "how to show data", and XML is a language of "how to save data", which more likes a database technology. We can use an HTML file to retrieval the data from a XML file. Let's say you have more than 10 XML files. You might be wondering if it is possible to just use a single page to display those XML files? Yes, this tutorial explains how it can be done by using JSP.

XML and JSP are two of the hottest buzzwords these days. This article shows how you can use these two technologies together to make a dynamic Website. You also get a look at code examples for DOM, XPath, XSL, and other Java-XML techniques.