XML, short for eXtensible Markup Language, is a computer-readable format for describing almost anything.
JDOM aims to create "a solution for using XML from Java that is as simple as Java itself," according to their mission statement. JDOM is not an XML parser, but rather a library which makes document objects out of XML files. JDOM can work with almost any XML parser to create the document, which can then be manipulated and read easier than a standard XML file in Java. Integrating JDOM with Java is as easy as their mission statement suggests, as long as you're aware of the files needed.
Instructions
1. Navigate to the JDOM website, jdom.org.
2. Click on the "Binaries" link under "Downloads." Click on the link listed under "Release Builds" to bring up a list of files. Click on the link with the most recent version number that does not end in "contrib," "test," or "gz" to download.
3. Extract the ZIP archive you downloaded. From the folder called "jdom" that you just extracted, run "build.bat." This is a Windows batch file to install JDOM and integrate it with Java.
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