Convert XML to binary in Java

Question

I want to convert XML into binary data in Java? What is the fastest and easiest way to do this?

Is there any internal Java method that I can use?

This is not clear; you need to describe what type of binary file you're thinking of. — Oliver Charlesworth
– Oliver Charlesworth, Commented Jun 13, 2012 at 16:50
@user1285928: Maybe it would be clearer if you describe the goal here. What do you want to use this binary file for? — Oliver Charlesworth
– Oliver Charlesworth, Commented Jun 13, 2012 at 17:01
Here is the idea: I want to create XML data, convert it into binary data and send it to another computer on the network. — user1285928
– user1285928, Commented Jun 13, 2012 at 17:03

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:31:05Z

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If you want to just compress the xml then you can read it and use either GZIPOutputStream or ZipOutputstream as described here.

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answered Jun 13, 2012 at 17:05

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Which is format will be more efficient - binary xml or compressed XML?

Compression is a way of expressing the same data in a fewer number of bits.

binary XML is 95% effective on XML structure, so probably binary XML.