Package javax.xml.parsers

Bootstrapping APIs for JAXP parsers.

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Class Summary
DocumentBuilder Defines the API to obtain DOM Document instances from an XML document.
DocumentBuilderFactory Defines a factory API that enables applications to obtain a parser that produces DOM object trees from XML documents.
SAXParser Defines the API that wraps an XMLReader implementation class.
SAXParserFactory Defines a factory API that enables applications to configure and obtain a SAX based parser to parse XML documents.
 

Exception Summary
ParserConfigurationException Indicates a serious configuration error.
 

Error Summary
FactoryConfigurationError Thrown when a problem with configuration with the Parser Factories exists.
 

Package javax.xml.parsers Description

Bootstrapping APIs for JAXP parsers. This is the first portable API defined for bootstrapping DOM.

JAXP parsers bootstrap in two stages. First is getting a factory, and configuring it. Second is asking that factory for a parser.

The SAX bootstrapping support corresponds to functionality found in the org.xml.sax.helpers package, except that it uses the JAXP two stage bootstrap paradigm and that the parser that's bootstrapped is normally wrapping a SAX parser rather than exposing it for direct use.