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XML data binding
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<p>XML data binding refers to a means of representing information in an <a href="/facts/XML/clNgUfWk">XML</a> document as a <a href="/facts/Business_object/qRaCFz1u">business object</a> in computer memory. This allows <a href="/facts/Application_software/YQuj7Kog">applications</a> to access the data in the XML from the object, rather than using the <a href="/facts/Document_Object_Model/GglE6jGx">DOM</a> or <a href="/facts/Simple_API_for_XML/BwGKJUru">SAX</a> to retrieve the data from a direct representation of the XML itself. </p><p>It makes it possible to read and write <a href="/facts/XML/clNgUfWk">XML</a> data using a programming language class library , specifically created for a given XML data format. Whilst it is possible to manually write a computer program to achieve this, XML data binding tools generate the source code to perform these tasks. </p>