Java API for XML Processing

Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) enables applications to parse, transform, validate and query XML documents using an API that is independent of a particular XML processor implementation. JAXP provides a pluggability layer to enable vendors to provide their own implementations without introducing dependencies in application code. Using this software, application and tool developers can build fully-functional XML-enabled Java applications for e-commerce, application integration, and web publishing.

The Java SE 7 Update 40 release includes JAXP 1.5.0. The Java SE 8 release includes JAXP 1.6.

API Specification

The JAXP API includes the following packages:

• javax.xml.datatype
• javax.xml.namespace
• javax.xml.parsers
• javax.xml.stream
• javax.xml.stream.events
• javax.xml.stream.util
• javax.xml.transform
• javax.xml.transform.dom
• javax.xml.transform.sax
• javax.xml.transform.stax
• javax.xml.transform.stream
• javax.xml.validation
• javax.xml.xpath
• org.w3c.dom
• org.w3c.dom.ranges
• org.w3c.dom.traversal
• org.w3c.dom.bootstrap
• org.w3c.dom.events
• org.w3c.dom.ls
• org.xml.sax
• org.xml.sax.ext
• org.xml.sax.helpers

Enhancements

• JAXP 1.6 Enhancements in Java SE 8
• JAXP 1.4 (Java SE 6) Release Notes
• JAXP 1.4 (Java SE 6) Compatibility Guide
• JAXP 1.3 (Java SE 5) Release Notes
• JAXP 1.3 (Java SE 5) Compatibility Guide

Guides and Tutorials

• JAXP Tutorial, part of the Java Tutorial.