Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder; import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory; import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException; import org.w3c.dom.Document; public class Main { /** * This method creates an empty <code>Document</code> object that can be used to store * data that will later be written out as an XML file. It is adapted from * code posted at * <a href="http://www.exampledepot.com/egs/javax.xml.parsers/CreateDom.html" * target="_top"> * http://www.exampledepot.com/egs/javax.xml.parsers/CreateDom.html</a>. * @return an empty <code>Document</code> object * @see http://www.exampledepot.com/egs/javax.xml.parsers/CreateDom.html */ public static Document createDomDocument() { try { DocumentBuilder builder = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance().newDocumentBuilder(); Document localDoc = builder.newDocument(); return localDoc; } catch (ParserConfigurationException pce) { System.err.println(pce); } return null; } }