Your app can use JAXP API (javax.xml.*) from jdk1.4 to make use of
these implementations. Jdk1.4 doesn't have Xerces by default, but it
uses Crimson.
I would recommend, not to use Xerces or Xalan APIs directly while
writing applications. But to use an abstract (flexible) way, so that
later, if required, you will be able to switch from either Xerces
or Xalan to some other implementation. Anyway, it's very unlikely
of shift from xerces and xalan, as these guys are doing a pretty
good job of providing a stable code and good performance also.
Gopal
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Tony nys wrote:-
>
> does anyone know which apicalls in jdk1.4 invoke functions in it's
> xalan/xerces which is included in the
> jdk1.4 distribution ?
>
> in other words, I would not call those api's and our program would use
> xerces 2.0.1 and xalan 2.3.1
