Mapping non-generic markup language elements to generic object-oriented programming language objects

Abstract

A system extends functionality of Java architecture for XML binding, (JAXB). Represents non-generic elements of a markup language (for example, XML) document in an object oriented programming language (for example, Java). The elements are represented as objects in the programming language. Objects are changed in the programming language representation and the original markup language document is then updated with updated objects translated back as updated elements of the document. The entire document infoset is preserved.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer program product comprising:
 a storage device structured and connected to store machine readable data; and   instructions and data, stored in the storage device, programmed to cause a processor(s) set to perform at least the following operations:   receiving:
 a first information dataset in the form of a markup language file, the first information dataset including a first parent node and a first plurality of related element nodes, and 
 a set of change(s) to be made to the first information dataset; 
   generating:
 a first plurality of related objects, in an object oriented programming language, corresponding to the first plurality of related element nodes, and 
 a set of link information that links the objects of the first plurality of related objects to respectively corresponding element nodes in the first plurality of related element nodes; 
   making the set of change(s) to the first plurality of related objects using the object oriented programming language to create a revised first plurality of related objects;   making the set of change(s) to the first plurality of related nodes, in the markup language file, based on the revised first plurality of related objects and the set of link information.   mapping a non-generic element of the markup language file to an object in a generic object-oriented programming language;   parsing the markup language file into at least one document object model node;   associating a document object model node to a generic programming language object; and   preserving mapping of a document object node to an element of the markup language file.