OpenSAML user discussion

[Brent Putman <>]

When starting from pre-existing XML (a file, input stream, etc): yes. 
You parse the input into a DOM and then unmarshall an XMLObject tree
around that DOM tree.

If you just want to start from scratch creating new XMLObjects, then you
do without creating a DOM.  You can then if desired (as it usually is)
marshall that XMLObject tree to a DOM tree and do whatever you want with
the latter.

--Brent


Hubert Le Van Gong wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> Am I correct when saying that with OpenSAML XML tooling one must
> create a DOM before building
> a java object (when starting from, say, a stream)?
> Or is there a more "direct" path?
>
> Thanks,
> Hubert
>