org.xml.sax

  • This document lists the core interfaces, classes, and exceptions that comprise the SAX API for processing XML in Java.

  • Several legacy interfaces and classes (like AttributeList, DocumentHandler, Parser, and HandlerBase) are now deprecated in favor of their SAX2 counterparts with Namespace support.

  • Key interfaces like XMLReader, ContentHandler, and Attributes facilitate reading XML documents and handling their content and attributes.

  • Error handling is managed through the ErrorHandler interface and specific exception types like SAXException and SAXParseException.

  • InputSource facilitates specifying the source of an XML entity, while features like Locator and XMLFilter add to SAX's processing capabilities.

Interfaces

AttributeList This interface is deprecated. This interface has been replaced by the SAX2 Attributes interface, which includes Namespace support. 
Attributes Interface for a list of XML attributes. 
ContentHandler Receive notification of the logical content of a document. 
DocumentHandler This interface is deprecated. This interface has been replaced by the SAX2 ContentHandler interface, which includes Namespace support. 
DTDHandler Receive notification of basic DTD-related events. 
EntityResolver Basic interface for resolving entities. 
ErrorHandler Basic interface for SAX error handlers. 
Locator Interface for associating a SAX event with a document location. 
Parser This interface is deprecated. This interface has been replaced by the SAX2 XMLReader interface, which includes Namespace support. 
XMLFilter Interface for an XML filter. 
XMLReader Interface for reading an XML document using callbacks. 

Classes

HandlerBase This class is deprecated. This class works with the deprecated DocumentHandler interface. It has been replaced by the SAX2 DefaultHandler class. 
InputSource A single input source for an XML entity. 

Exceptions

SAXException Encapsulate a general SAX error or warning. 
SAXNotRecognizedException Exception class for an unrecognized identifier. 
SAXNotSupportedException Exception class for an unsupported operation. 
SAXParseException Encapsulate an XML parse error or warning.