How to transform huge xml files in java?

Question

As the title says it, I have a huge xml file (GBs)

  
  
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Answer 1

StAX would seem to be one obvious solution: it's a pull parser rather than either the "push" of SAX or the "buffer the whole thing" approach of DOM. Can't say I've used it though. A "StAX tutorial" search may come in handy :)