title: Turn HTML into XML and parse it -- Android Apps
body: <p>I have been learning how to build android apps this summer. I am currently trying to work on xml parsing which falls under java in this case. I have a few questions that are mostly conceptual and one specific one. </p>
  
  <p>First, in most of the examples I have seen pages already in xml are used. Can I use a page in regular html format and with whatever the program does turn it to xml and then parse it? Or is that what is normally done anyway?</p>
  
  <p>Secondly, I could use a little explanation on how the parser actually works and saves the data so I will better know how to use it (extract it from whatever it is saved in), when the parsing is done. </p>
  
  <p>So for my specific example I am trying to work with some weather data from the NWS. My program will take the data from <a href="http://alerts.weather.gov/" rel="nofollow">this page</a>, and after some user input take you to a page <a href="http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwaatmget.php?x=MEC007&amp;y=1" rel="nofollow">like this</a>, which sometimes will have various alerts. I want to select certain ones. This is what I could use help with. I haven't really coded anything on that yet because I don't know what I am doing. </p>
  
  <p>If I need to clarify or rephrase anything in here I am happy too and let me know. I am trying to be a good contributor on here!</p>