org.xml.sax.helpers (Java Platform SE 8 )
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Date: 2026-04-24

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# Package org.xml.sax.helpers

This package contains "helper" classes, including support for bootstrapping SAX-based applications.

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- Class Summary
  Class | Description
  --- | ---
  AttributeListImpl | Deprecated This class implements a deprecated interface, `AttributeList`; that interface has been replaced by `Attributes`, which is implemented in the `AttributesImpl` helper class.
  AttributesImpl | Default implementation of the Attributes interface.
  DefaultHandler | Default base class for SAX2 event handlers.
  LocatorImpl | Provide an optional convenience implementation of Locator.
  NamespaceSupport | Encapsulate Namespace logic for use by applications using SAX, or internally by SAX drivers.
  ParserAdapter | Adapt a SAX1 Parser as a SAX2 XMLReader.
  ParserFactory | Deprecated This class works with the deprecated `Parser` interface.
  XMLFilterImpl | Base class for deriving an XML filter.
  XMLReaderAdapter | Adapt a SAX2 XMLReader as a SAX1 Parser.
  XMLReaderFactory | Factory for creating an XML reader.

## Package org.xml.sax.helpers Description

This package contains "helper" classes, including support for bootstrapping SAX-based applications.

See http://www.saxproject.org for more information about SAX.

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