How to Parse XML using java and to store the value in the map

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i have to parse the XML document using java and to store the access and menuId of the XML in the map

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Uma

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Assets xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/project">
	<Asset>
		<name>Master</name>
		<menuId>01</menuId>
		<access>1</access>
	</Asset>
	<Asset>
		<name>Dependency Masters</name>
		<menuId>01_01</menuId>
		<access>1</access>
	</Asset>
	<Asset>
		<name>Division Master</name>
		<menuId>01_01_01</menuId>
		<access>1</access>
	</Asset>
	<Asset>
		<name>Add</name>
		<menuId>01_01_01_01</menuId>
		<access>3</access>
	</Asset>
	<Asset>
		<name>Update</name>
		<menuId>01_01_01_02</menuId>
		<access>2</access>
	</Asset>
	<Asset>
		<name>Location Master</name>
		<menuId>01_01_02</menuId>
		<access>1</access>
	</Asset>
	<Asset>
		<name>Unit Master</name>
		<menuId>01_01_03</menuId>
		<access>1</access>
	</Asset>
	<Asset>
		<name>Department Master</name>
		<menuId>01_01_04</menuId>
		<access>1</access>
	</Asset>
	
</Assets>

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I have done the XML parsing using simple digester is it the right way for parsing

Assets.java
 
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.HashMap;
//import Access.Asset;
 
public class Assets {
   private Map assets;
 
   public Assets() {
      assets = new HashMap();
   }
 
   public void addAsset(Asset asset ) {
      assets.put(asset.getMenuId(), asset.getAccess() );
       System.out.println("access is "+assets);
 
   }
 
}
 
 
Asset.java
 
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.HashMap;
 
public class Asset {
   private String menuId;
   private Integer access;
 
 
   public Asset() {}
 
   public String getMenuId(){
	   return menuId;
   }
 
   public void setMenuId( String menuId ) {
	   this.menuId = menuId;
	   System.out.println("menuId is "+this.menuId);
   }
   public Integer getAccess(){
	   return access;
   }
   public void setAccess( Integer access ) {
   	   this.access = access;
   	    System.out.println("access is "+this.access);
   }
 
 
 
}
 
AssetDigestrer.java
 
import org.apache.commons.digester.Digester;
 
import java.io.File;
 
public class AssetDigester {
 
   public static void main( String[] args ) {
 
      try {
 
         Digester digester = new Digester();
         digester.setValidating( false );
 
         digester.addObjectCreate( "Assets", Assets.class );
 
         digester.addObjectCreate( "Assets/Asset", Asset.class );
         digester.addBeanPropertySetter( "Assets/Asset/menuId", "menuId" );
         digester.addBeanPropertySetter( "Assets/Asset/access", "access" );
         digester.addSetNext( "Assets/Asset", "addAsset" );
 
         File inputFile = new File("Access.xml");
         Assets assets = (Assets)digester.parse(inputFile);
         System.out.println("Assets="+assets);
 
 
      } catch( Exception exc ) {
         exc.printStackTrace();
      }
   }
}

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