javax.xml.parsers (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.xml.parsers package
Date: 2026-01-21

# Package javax.xml.parsers

Provides classes allowing the processing of XML documents.

See: Description

- Class Summary
  Class | Description
  --- | ---
  DocumentBuilder | Defines the API to obtain DOM Document instances from an XML document.
  DocumentBuilderFactory | Defines a factory API that enables applications to obtain a parser that produces DOM object trees from XML documents.
  SAXParser | Defines the API that wraps an `XMLReader` implementation class.
  SAXParserFactory | Defines a factory API that enables applications to configure and obtain a SAX based parser to parse XML documents.

- Exception Summary
  Exception | Description
  --- | ---
  ParserConfigurationException | Indicates a serious configuration error.

- Error Summary
  Error | Description
  --- | ---
  FactoryConfigurationError | Thrown when a problem with configuration with the Parser Factories exists.

## Package javax.xml.parsers Description

Provides classes allowing the processing of XML documents. Two types of plugable parsers are supported:

- SAX (Simple API for XML)
- DOM (Document Object Model)

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