org.xml.sax.helpers

Class ParserFactory


public class ParserFactory
extends java.lang.Object

Java-specific class for dynamically loading SAX parsers.
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Note: This class is designed to work with the now-deprecated SAX1 Parser class. SAX2 applications should use XMLReaderFactory instead.

ParserFactory is not part of the platform-independent definition of SAX; it is an additional convenience class designed specifically for Java XML application writers. SAX applications can use the static methods in this class to allocate a SAX parser dynamically at run-time based either on the value of the `org.xml.sax.parser' system property or on a string containing the class name.

Note that the application still requires an XML parser that implements SAX1. Parser interface.

Since:
SAX 1.0

Method Summary

static Parser
makeParser()
Create a new SAX parser using the `org.xml.sax.parser' system property.
static Parser
makeParser(String className)
Create a new SAX parser object using the class name provided.

Method Details

makeParser

public static Parser makeParser()
            throws ClassNotFoundException,
                   IllegalAccessException,
                   InstantiationException,
                   NullPointerException,
                   ClassCastException
Create a new SAX parser using the `org.xml.sax.parser' system property.

The named class must exist and must implement the Parser interface.

See Also:
makeParser(java.lang.String), Parser


makeParser

public static Parser makeParser(String className)
            throws ClassNotFoundException,
                   IllegalAccessException,
                   InstantiationException,
                   ClassCastException
Create a new SAX parser object using the class name provided.

The named class must exist and must implement the Parser interface.

Parameters:
className - A string containing the name of the SAX parser class.

See Also:
makeParser(), Parser