The Simple API for XML APIs
The basic outline of the SAX parsing APIs is shown in Figure 4-1. To start the process, an instance of the SAXParserFactory class is used to generate an instance of the parser.
Figure 4-1. SAX APIs
The parser wraps a SAXReader object. When the parser's parse() method is invoked, the reader invokes one of several callback methods implemented in the application. Those methods are defined by the interfaces ContentHandler, ErrorHandler, DTDHandler, and EntityResolver.
Here is a summary of the key SAX APIs:
SAXParserFactory
A SAXParserFactory object creates an instance of the parser determined by the system property, javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory ...
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