Approach for transforming XML document to and from data objects in an object oriented framework for content management applications

A method for transforming an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document from data objects in an object oriented framework, comprising the steps of:

• retrieving at least one document object model (DDO) or at least one extended dynamic data object (XDO) from a datastore;
• building a document object model (DOM) tree from the retrieved DDO or XDO, wherein the DOM tree comprises hierarchy information for the XML document;
• and
• producing the XML document from the DOM tree.

A computer readable medium with program instruction for transforming an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document to data objects in an object oriented framework, comprising instructions for:

• importing the XML document;
• parsing the XML document;
• building a document object model (DOM) tree from the parsed XML document, wherein the DOM tree comprises hierarchy information in the XMl document;
• constructing at least one dynamic data object (DDO) or at least one extended dynamic data object (XDO) based on the DOM tree;
• and
• storing the DDO or XDO in a datastore.

A computer readable medium with program instructions for transforming an Fxtensible Markup Language (XML) document from data objects in an object oriented framework, comprising the instructions for:

• retrieving at least one dynamic data object (DDO) or at least one extended dynamic data object (XDO) from a datastore;
• building a document object model (DOM) tree from the retrieved DDO or XDO, wherein the DOM tree comprises hierarchy information for the XML document;
• and
• producing the XML document from the DOM tree.

A system, comprising:

• a class library, the class library comprising:
• a dynamic data object (DDO) class, the DDO class comprising:
• a DDO constructor for transforming an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document to data objects in an object oriented framework, wherein the DDO constructor:
• imports the XML document,
• parses the XML document,
• builds a document object model (DOM) tree from the parsed XML document, and
• constructs at least one dynamic data object (DDO) or at least one extended dynamic data object (XDO) based on the DOM tree;
• and
• at least one datastore, wherein the DDO or the XDO is stored in the datastore.

A system, comprising:

• at least one datastore, wherein a dynamic data object (DDO) or an extended dynamic data object (XDO) is stored in the datastore;
• and
• a class library, the class library comprising:
• a DDO class, the DDO class comprising:
• a DDO retrieve( ) method for retrieving the DDO or the XDO from the datastore, and a toXML( ) method for transforming a DDO or an XDO to an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document, wherein the toXML( ) method:
• builds a document object model (DOM) tree from the retrieved DDO or XDO, and
• produces the XML document from the DOM tree.