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Why Another API?

Figure 8.2: Mapping the XML structure to the application structure

In these cases, an event-based interface is more sensible. The major differ-

ence between an object-based interface and an event-based one is that the

event-based interface does not explicitly build the tree. Rather, it builds it

implicitly.

Event-Based Interfaces

As the name implies, an event-based parser sends events as it reads

through an XML documents. Parser events are similar to user-interface

events such as ONCLICK (in a browser) or AWT events (in Java).

Events alert the application that something happened and the application

might want to react. Applications ...