Class ParserFactory

java.lang.Object

org.xml.sax.helpers.ParserFactory

@Deprecated(since="1.5") public class ParserFactory extends Object

Deprecated.

This class works with the deprecated Parser interface.

Java-specific class for dynamically loading SAX parsers.

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:: 1.4, SAX 1.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`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 declared in class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

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.

Returns:

a new SAX parser

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.

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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.

Returns:

a new SAX parser

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.

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