Java API for XML Parsing provides basic functionality for reading, manipulating, and generating XML documents through pure Java APIs.

Java API for XML Parsing is a thin and lightweight API that provides a standard way to seamlessly integrate any XML-compliant parser with a Java application.

Depending on the needs of the application, developers have the flexibility to swap between XML parsers (such as high performance vs.memory conservative parsers) without making application code changes. Thus, application and tools developers can rapidly and easily XML-enable their Java applications for e-commerce, application integration, and dynamic Web publishing.

The reference implementation uses the high performance Java Project X as its default XML parser. However, the software's pluggable architecture allows any XML conformant parser to be used. This release offers complete conformance to the XML 1.0 Specification, SAX 1.0, DOM Level 1 Core and XML namespaces.