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Prospects of encoding Java source code in XML

Currently, the only standard format for representing Java source code is plain text-based. This paper explores the prospects of using Extensible Markup Language (XML) for this purpose. XML enables the leverage of tools and standards more powerful than those available for plain-text formats, while retaining broad accessibility. The paper outlines the potential benefits of future XML grammars that would allow for improved code structure and querying possibilities ; code extensions, construction, and formatting ; and referencing parts of code. It also introduces the concept of grammar levels and argues for the inclusion of several grammar levels into a common framework. It discusses conversions between grammars and some practical grammar design issues.

XML; Java; source code; parsing; code formatting

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