2D tile game map storage

I'm new to game programming, and am trying to write the Map storage portion of my 2D tile based game on android. At first, my plan was to store the maps in XML. I found a tool (http://www.mapeditor.org/) that stores the created maps in a format close to what I was thinking. However, it seems like Android is very limited when it comes to XML. I'm used to working with XML Beans whi开发者_高级运维ch doesn't work on Android, though I admit XML Beans would probably be too resource heavy for mobile devices anyways. However, after searching around for XML parser options, it seems like even basic XML validation isn't even included by default with the Android SDK. It's starting to look like XML might not be the best answer.

Does anyone know of a good standard way to store map configuration besides XML? Or some strong XML tools available in Android that handle validation (against a defined schema), and preferably simple parsing? I would really like to avoid defining my own flat file text format for maps...

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Check out AndEngine. If I remember correctly AndEngine already has the classes needed to load a map from an XML file for rendering.

As far as a standard way to store map configurations, I would say XML is the way to go. I mean you could create your own format, but why re-invent the wheel?

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I parse XML in Android with javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory and various other XML parts. It hasn't failed me yet!

For example see: http://www.developerfusion.com/code/2064/a-simple-way-to-read-an-xml-file-in-java/