Apache_Xerces

Apache Xerces

Apache Xerces

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In computing, Xerces is Apache's collection of software libraries for parsing, validating, serializing and manipulating XML. The library implements a number of standard APIs for XML parsing, including DOM, SAX and SAX2. The implementation is available in the Java, C++ and Perl programming languages.

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The name "Xerces" is believed to commemorate the extinct Xerces blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces).[1]

Xerces language versions

There are several language versions of the Xerces parser:

  • Xerces2 Java, the Java reference implementation
  • Xerces C++, a C++ implementation
  • Xerces Perl, a Perl implementation. This implementation is a wrapper around the C++ API.[2]
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Features

The features supported by Xerces depend on the language, the Java version having the most features.

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References

  1. [1]
    Benz, Brian; Durant, John (7 May 2004). XML Programming Bible. John Wiley & Sons (published 2004). p. 87. ISBN 9780764555763. Retrieved 2014-10-01. Apparently, the parser was named after the now extinct Xerces blue butterfly, a native of the San Francisco peninsula.
  2. [2]
    "Apache Xerces Perl". xerces.apache.org. Retrieved 2019-12-08. XML::Xerces is the Perl API to the Apache project's Xerces XML parser. It is implemented using the Xerces C++ API, and it provides access to most of the C++ API from Perl.
  3. [3]
    "Features". xerces.apache.org. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  4. [4]
    "Features". xerces.apache.org. Retrieved 2019-12-08.

Notes

  • ^ Implemented third edition.
  • ^ Implemented second edition. Section 2.13 Normalization Checking has not been implemented.
  • ^ Implemented first edition.
  • ^ Implemented first edition.
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