The DOM and the JAXP Packages

The DOM APIs are developed and maintained by the W3C DOM Working Group. JAXP endorses the DOM Level 2 Core recommendations by including by reference the packages that contain the DOM APIs. JAXP also contains a package that enables the use of any DOM Level 2-compliant parser to be used in an application. You can learn more about DOM Level 2 specifications at http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Core/.

The JAXP package for supporting DOM and the DOM APIs is defined in the following packages:

  • org.w3c.dom

  • javax.xml.parsers

The org.w3c.dom Package

The org.w3c.dom package contains the interfaces that define the DOM APIs. These interfaces represent the different node types supported by DOM specifications. These interfaces provide ...

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