Calling Java code from Biferno

The Biferno jclass extension, developed by Tabasoft, allows Biferno code to directly invoke Java classes.

Developers can now take advantage of any Java 2 Platform classes in their Biferno web sites. Besides, if they have developed their own Java classes, they can reuse that code in bfr scripts with no modifications.

Managing XML Documents with Biferno

Thank to the new Biferno xmlDoc class it is now possible to open, create, modify and validate XML documents. Besides, it is also possible to navigate their hierarchical structure and to get/set content and attribute values combining xmlDoc with the other Biferno XML class, xmlNode.

xmlDoc and xmlNode are declared by the xml Biferno extension.

Using Biferno in XML documents

Biferno code can be easily embedded in XML pages. This technique can be used to create dynamic XML documents, i.e. XML documents which are dynamically generated at runtime on the base of an XML template.

The template itself is an XML document containing markup and Biferno code "hidden" in processing instructions.

Applications can be found in the design of dynamic sites based on the XHTML standard, in XML publishing, and in the generation of XML documents for eletronic data exchange between applications.