// SAX parser factory.
// http://www.saxproject.org
// No warranty; no copyright -- use this as you will.
// $Id: ParserFactory.java,v 1.7 2002/01/30 20:52:36 dbrownell Exp $
package org.xml.sax.helpers;
import org.xml.sax.Parser;
/**
* Java-specific class for dynamically loading SAX parsers.
*
* <blockquote>
* <em>This module, both source code and documentation, is in the
* Public Domain, and comes with <strong>NO WARRANTY</strong>.</em>
* See <a href='http://www.saxproject.org'>http://www.saxproject.org</a>
* for further information.
* </blockquote>
*
* <p><strong>Note:</strong> This class is designed to work with the now-deprecated
* SAX1 {@link org.xml.sax.Parser Parser} class. SAX2 applications should use
* {@link org.xml.sax.helpers.XMLReaderFactory XMLReaderFactory} instead.</p>
*
* <p>ParserFactory is not part of the platform-independent definition
* of SAX; it is an additional convenience class designed
* specifically for Java XML application writers. SAX applications
* can use the static methods in this class to allocate a SAX parser
* dynamically at run-time based either on the value of the
* `org.xml.sax.parser' system property or on a string containing the class
* name.</p>
*
* <p>Note that the application still requires an XML parser that
* implements SAX1.</p>
*
* @deprecated This class works with the deprecated
* {@link org.xml.sax.Parser Parser}
* interface.
* @since SAX 1.0
* @author David Megginson
* @version 2.0.1 (sax2r2)
*/
@Deprecated
public class ParserFactory {
/**
* Private null constructor.
*/
private ParserFactory ()
{
}
/**
* Create a new SAX parser using the `org.xml.sax.parser' system property.
*
* <p>The named class must exist and must implement the
* {@link org.xml.sax.Parser Parser} interface.</p>
*
* @return the newly created parser.
*
* @exception java.lang.NullPointerException There is no value
* for the `org.xml.sax.parser' system property.
* @exception java.lang.ClassNotFoundException The SAX parser
* class was not found (check your CLASSPATH).
* @exception IllegalAccessException The SAX parser class was
* found, but you do not have permission to load
* it.
* @exception InstantiationException The SAX parser class was
* found but could not be instantiated.
* @exception java.lang.ClassCastException The SAX parser class
* was found and instantiated, but does not implement
* org.xml.sax.Parser.
* @see #makeParser(java.lang.String)
* @see org.xml.sax.Parser
*/
public static Parser makeParser ()
throws ClassNotFoundException,
IllegalAccessException,
InstantiationException,
NullPointerException,
ClassCastException
{
String className = System.getProperty("org.xml.sax.parser");
if (className == null) {
throw new NullPointerException("No value for sax.parser property");
} else {
return makeParser(className);
}
}
/**
* Create a new SAX parser object using the class name provided.
*
* <p>The named class must exist and must implement the
* {@link org.xml.sax.Parser Parser} interface.</p>
*
* @return the newly created parser.
*
* @param className A string containing the name of the
* SAX parser class.
* @exception java.lang.ClassNotFoundException The SAX parser
* class was not found (check your CLASSPATH).
* @exception IllegalAccessException The SAX parser class was
* found, but you do not have permission to load
* it.
* @exception InstantiationException The SAX parser class was
* found but could not be instantiated.
* @exception java.lang.ClassCastException The SAX parser class
* was found and instantiated, but does not implement
* org.xml.sax.Parser.
* @see #makeParser()
* @see org.xml.sax.Parser
*/
public static Parser makeParser (String className)
throws ClassNotFoundException,
IllegalAccessException,
InstantiationException,
ClassCastException
{
return (Parser) NewInstance.newInstance (
NewInstance.getClassLoader (), className);
}
}