I am relatively new to using XML Parsers (and SAX) and need someone to explain how Sun and JAXP fit into the picture.
I am currently developing with the Xerces Parser, whose xerces.jar includes the org.xml.sax classes (i am using sax as opposed to dom). The XML4J distribution that i have also looked at includes all of the Xerces classes, plus a few of its own. My question concerns the recent JAXP release/immediate availability. I've downloaded the it and the only difference between it and the Xerces distribution deals with the parser (javax.xml.parsers - xml.tree, xml.parser, and xml.util). I'm confused because I don't understand what Sun has added that I don't get with Xerces (or XML4J, etc.). In other words, what benefit am i getting by using Sun's jar files and "plugging in" the Xerces parser (and also using the xerces.jar)? They both contain the core org.xml classes and I still have to set validation manually through the Xerces parser, right (if i want it to validate against a dtd or schema)? So, how is that pluggable? What's the benefit? I realize that i am probably missing something BIG here in the grand scheme of things, so i really need someone to point it out! Thanks, Laura -----Original Message----- From: James Duncan Davidson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 2:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: JAXP 1.0 Public Release Specification Released The Public Release of the JAXP 1.0 specification has been released and is available at our website: http://java.sun.com/xml/download.html This means that the 1.0 specification is almost done. Once we have a released Reference Implementation of JAXP, then we will be releasing the Final Release of the JAXP specification for general use. And, to answer the question that will follow this message -- "When with the 1.0 Reference Implementation be final?" -- Answer: "Real Soon Now". :) To decrypt what Public Release means vs. Final Release, these are Java Community Process terms that have specific meaning under that process. You can find out more about the Java Community Process at: http://java.sun.com/jcp/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Duncan Davidson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Java + XML / Portable Code + Portable Data !try; do(); ----------------------------------------------------- xml-interest: A list for discussing XML technologies in the Java Platform. To post, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives at: http://archives.java.sun.com/xml-interest.html To unsubscribe, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] the following message; unsubscribe xml-interest.
