These slides are about Mulesoft Data formats and Mule expression language basics.

1. MULESOFT
DATA FORMATS & MEL
BASICS
Akshay Yeluru

2. AGENDA
 Data Format
 Raw Data
 Structured Data
 Examples
 MEL Basics
 Accessing Properties
 Topic for next session
 Reference

3. DATA FORMAT
Different Types of Data Format
-XML
-JSON
-Binary
-CSV
-Objects
Application can have different type of data
Mule takes care of converting them for you
Can access specific data during message transmission

4. RAW DATA
-No Standard format
-Optimal from performance point of view
-Specific data access requires parting of it

5. STRUCTURED DATA
-In Memory presentation
-Internally manages in structured manner
-Structured data allows easy access of message
properties

6. SOME EXAMPLES
-Raw Data
-String
-Input Stream
-Byte Array
-Structured Data
-Map
-Structured Java Object
-XML
-JSON

7. MEL BASICS

8. ACCESS PROPERTIES
-Message.inboundProperties and
message.outboundProperties are maps using
which we can access inbound/outbound properties
-You can never add inbound property
-Outbound properties can be added/removed

9. NEXT SESSION
Mule Variables

10. REFERENCES
 www.mulesoft.com
 Mule in Action

11. THANK YOU