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XMLReader (interface)

The SAX parser implementation, parses the document returning information to the different handlers.

try {
  XMLReader parser = XMLReaderFactory.createXMLReader();
  parser.setContentHandler( new TestContentHandler());
  parser.parse( "test.xml");
} catch ( SAXException e) {
  e.printStackTrace();
}

  • Parses the document identified by the systemId URI.

    parse( String systemId)

  • Parses the document identified by the InputSource object.

    parse( InputSource input)

  • Register an application specific XML content event handler.

    get/setContenHandler( ContentHandler handler)

    Note

    Ignores all content events if no ContentHandler defined.

  • Register an application specific error handler.

    get/setErrorHandler( ErrorHandler handler)

    Note

    Only reports fatal-errors (well-formedness) and ignores all other errors silently if no ErrorHandler defined.

  • Register an application specific entity resolver, used to resolve external entities.

    get/setEntityResolver( EntityResolver resolver)

    Note

    Uses built in external entity resolution mechanism if no EntityResolver supplied.

  • Register an application specific DTD event handler.

    get/setDTDHandler( DTDHandler handler)

    Note

    Ignores all DTD events if no DTDHandler supplied.

  • Enable/Disable a specific XML Reader feature.

    get/setFeature( String name, boolean value)

  • Set the value of a specific XML Reader property.

    get/setProperty( String name, String value)

Tip: Create your own XML Reader to treat other formats (CSV/Java Objects) like they were XML.