Package javax.xml.parsers

Provides classes allowing the processing of XML documents.

Class Summary
Class	Description
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
Exception Description

ParserConfigurationException
Indicates a serious configuration error.
Error Summary
Error Description

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

Exception Summary
Exception	Description
ParserConfigurationException	Indicates a serious configuration error.

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

Package javax.xml.parsers Description

Provides classes allowing the processing of XML documents. Two types of plugable parsers are supported:

SAX (Simple API for XML)
DOM (Document Object Model)

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