Uses of Interface org.xml.sax.DocumentHandler (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-06-25

## Uses of Interface
org.xml.sax.DocumentHandler

- Packages that use DocumentHandler
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  org.xml.sax | This package provides the core SAX APIs.
  org.xml.sax.helpers | This package contains "helper" classes, including support for bootstrapping SAX-based applications.

- - ### Uses of DocumentHandler in org.xml.sax

    Classes in org.xml.sax that implement DocumentHandler
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `HandlerBase` Deprecated. This class works with the deprecated `DocumentHandler` interface. It has been replaced by the SAX2 `DefaultHandler` class.

    Methods in org.xml.sax with parameters of type DocumentHandler
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | Parser.`setDocumentHandler(DocumentHandler handler)` Deprecated. Allow an application to register a document event handler.

  - ### Uses of DocumentHandler in org.xml.sax.helpers

    Classes in org.xml.sax.helpers that implement DocumentHandler
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `ParserAdapter` Adapt a SAX1 Parser as a SAX2 XMLReader.

    Methods in org.xml.sax.helpers with parameters of type DocumentHandler
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | XMLReaderAdapter.`setDocumentHandler(DocumentHandler handler)` Register the SAX1 document event handler.

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