Java XML and JSON

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4. Parsing and Creating XML Documents with StAX

Jeff Friesen¹ 

(1)Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada

Java also includes the StAX API for parsing and creating XML documents. This chapter introduces you to StAX.

What Is StAX ?

Streaming API for XML (StAX) is a Java API for parsing an XML document sequentially from start to finish, and also for creating XML documents. StAX was introduced by Java 6 as an alternative to SAX and DOM, and is located midway between these “polar opposites.”

StAX vs. SAX and DOM

Because Java already supports SAX and DOM for document parsing and DOM for document creation, you might be wondering why another XML API is needed. The following points justify StAX’s ...