Plain Old XML

Plain Old XML (POX) is the basic

(POJO).

An interesting question is how POX relates to XML Schema. On the one hand, POX is completely compatible with XML Schema. However, many POX users eschew XML Schema to avoid the poor or inconsistent quality of XML Schema-to-Java tools.^{[citation needed]}

POX is complementary to

: REST refers to a communication pattern, while POX refers to an information format style.

The primary competitors to POX are more strictly-defined XML-based information formats such as

.

External links

• REST and POX article from the Microsoft Developer Network
• Plain Old XML Considered Harmful from Microformats.org
• Support for POX in the Java Spring Framework
• PlainXML on SourceForge.net