org.xml.sax.helpers
class ParserFactory

java.lang.Object org.xml.sax.helpers.ParserFactory

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. See http://www.saxproject.org for further information.

Note: This class is designed to work with the now-deprecated SAX1 {@link org.xml.sax.Parser Parser} class. SAX2 applications should use {@link org.xml.sax.helpers.XMLReaderFactory 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.

makeParser

public static Parser makeParser()
                         throws ClassNotFoundException,
                                IllegalAccessException,
                                InstantiationException,
                                NullPointerException,
                                ClassCastException

Create a new SAX parser using the `org.xml.sax.parser' system property.

The named class must exist and must implement the {@link org.xml.sax.Parser Parser} interface.

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.

NullPointerException - There is no value for the `org.xml.sax.parser' system property.

ClassCastException - The SAX parser class was found and instantiated, but does not implement org.xml.sax.Parser.

makeParser

public static Parser makeParser(String className)
                         throws ClassNotFoundException,
                                IllegalAccessException,
                                InstantiationException,
                                ClassCastException

Create a new SAX parser object using the class name provided.

The named class must exist and must implement the {@link org.xml.sax.Parser 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.