Creating xml data files with java..

[ArchangelMorph]

Ok i'm building a 3d application using java 3D to model human gait descriptions using parametric equations to describe the movement of certain joints over a time frame (period of the walk cycle)..

I want to read & store the description data to and from xml files so I have to overcome some obsticles in the process..:

- Firstly I've never even looked at xml before and so does anyone kno any good tutorials or descriptions of how it works and how it maybe useful for me in my project?

- Secondly does anyone kno which API i'd have to use to read and write this data to and from the xml files?

Once I have these two issues out the way i'm pretty much set in the way of knowing what i'm doing for this project so any help given would be extreeeemely appreciated..

hope someone can help!!

[zingbat]

Google for the "Java XML Tutorial". That should get you starting. As for tools im trying jedit and some of its xml plug-ins.