Module java.xml
Package javax.xml.parsers

Class SAXParser

java.lang.Object
javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser
public abstract classSAXParserextendsObject
Defines the API that wraps anXMLReader implementation class. In JAXP 1.0, this class wrapped theParser interface, however this interface was replaced by theXMLReader. For ease of transition, this class continues to support the same name and interface as well as supporting new methods. An instance of this class can be obtained from theSAXParserFactory.newSAXParser() method. Once an instance of this class is obtained, XML can be parsed from a variety of input sources. These input sources are InputStreams, Files, URLs, and SAX InputSources.

This static method creates a new factory instance based on a system property setting or uses the platform default if no property has been defined.

The system property that controls which Factory implementation to create is named"javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory". This property names a class that is a concrete subclass of this abstract class. If no property is defined, a platform default will be used.

As the content is parsed by the underlying parser, methods of the givenHandlerBase or theDefaultHandler are called.

Implementors of this class which wrap an underlying implementation can consider using theParserAdapter class to initially adapt their SAX1 implementation to work under this revised class.

Since:
1.4