11.4. A web-based MultiDoc Viewer

We start by creating a page that can display the contents of a MultiDoc, and then in section 11.5 we extend it with controls and code to allow you to edit the file. To begin with, the page will display a sample static MultiDoc XML file stored in the web application directory; later we explore how you can change the Viewer to accept the document to display as a parameter.

For the sample MultiDoc file, add a new text file called doc.xml to the project, and populate it with the following XML: