WAS v8.5 > Develop applications > XML applications > Use the XML API to perform operations
Building and running a sample XML application
We can use the IBM WebSphere Application Server XML thin client, the com.ibm.xml.thinclient_8.5.0.jar file, to build a sample XML application. We can also use the API documentation to improve your understanding of the XML API.
- Install the product.
- Locate the com.ibm.xml.thinclient_8.5.0.jar file.
We can find the com.ibm.xml.thinclient_8.5.0.jar file in your installation tree; for example:
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app_server_root\runtimes\com.ibm.xml.thinclient_8.5.0.jar
app_server_root/runtimes/com.ibm.xml.thinclient_8.5.0.jar
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To see how to build and use an application, refer to the sample application that is packaged with the product. Follow this procedure when we build and run a sample XML application.
- For build time, include the com.ibm.xml.thinclient_8.5.0.jar file in the build-time class path while developing your sample XML application.
Also, attach the API documentation from the javadoc directory that is inside the com.ibm.xml.thinclient_8.5.0.jar file.
The results of these actions are shown in the following image:
When complete, the application should compile; and when using context completion, you should have access to the API documentation as shown here:
- Deploy the application.