XML Processor and XML Parser

[mini mehta]

What is the difference between XML Processor and XML Parser. This question is with regards to JAXP APIs, How does JAXP APIs becomes Parser independent (It still uses w3c dom classes for processing?) :roll:

[William Brogden]

According to the API, when you call the DocumentBuilderFactory newDocumentBuilder method, it can use a system property to determine which class to instantiate and return. Thats how JAXP can use different parsers.
Naturally - for this to work, the parser must fully support the org.w3c.dom package.
Bill

[mini mehta]

Thanks Williams,
Is that means that parser underneath JAXP interfaces should be of type DOM. Can it be SAX type.
BTW what is difference between XML Processor and XML Parser?
Regards
Mini

Originally posted by William Brogden:
According to the API, when you call the DocumentBuilderFactory newDocumentBuilder method, it can use a system property to determine which class to instantiate and return. Thats how JAXP can use different parsers.
Naturally - for this to work, the parser must fully support the org.w3c.dom package.
Bill