JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.4.1

org.xml.sax.helpers
Class ParserFactory

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--org.xml.sax.helpers.ParserFactory

Deprecated. This class works with the deprecated Parser interface.

public class ParserFactory
extends Object

Java-specific class for dynamically loading SAX parsers.

This module, both source code and documentation, is in the Public Domain, and comes with NO WARRANTY.

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.

Since:
SAX 1.0
See Also:
Parser, Class

Method Summary
static Parser makeParser()
          Deprecated. Create a new SAX parser using the `org.xml.sax.parser' system property.
static Parser makeParser(String className)
          Deprecated. Create a new SAX parser object using the class name provided.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

makeParser

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

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

Throws:
NullPointerException - There is no value for the `org.xml.sax.parser' system property.
ClassNotFoundException - The SAX parser class was not found (check your CLASSPATH).
IllegalAccessException - The SAX parser class was found, but you do not have permission to load it.
InstantiationException - The SAX parser class was found but could not be instantiated.
ClassCastException - The SAX parser class was found and instantiated, but does not implement org.xml.sax.Parser.
See Also:
makeParser(java.lang.String), Parser

makeParser

public static Parser makeParser(String className)
                         throws ClassNotFoundException,
                                IllegalAccessException,
                                InstantiationException,
                                ClassCastException
Deprecated. 
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.
Throws:
ClassNotFoundException - The SAX parser class was not found (check your CLASSPATH).
IllegalAccessException - The SAX parser class was found, but you do not have permission to load it.
InstantiationException - The SAX parser class was found but could not be instantiated.
ClassCastException - The SAX parser class was found and instantiated, but does not implement org.xml.sax.Parser.
See Also:
makeParser(), Parser

JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.4.1

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