Apache Xerces
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Developer(s) | Apache Software Foundation |
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Stable release | 2.12.0 (Xerces J) 3.2.2 (Xerces C++) / 30 April 2018 (Xerces J) 20 September 2018 (Xerces C++) |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Type | XML parser library |
License | Apache License 2.0 |
Website | xerces |
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.
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]
Language | Release Date | Version |
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Java | 2021-01-04 | 2.12.1 |
C++ | 2018-09-19 | 3.2.2 |
Perl | 2014-04-30 | 2.7.0 |
Features[]
The features supported by Xerces depend on the language, the Java version having the most features.
Feature | Java[3] | C++[4] | Perl |
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eXtensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 Fourth Edition Recommendation | Yes | Partial[1] | Partial[2] |
eXtensible Markup Language (XML) 1.1 Second Edition Recommendation | Yes | Partial[3] | Partial[4] |
Namespaces in XML 1.1 Second Edition Recommendation | Yes | Partial[5] | Partial[6] |
Namespaces in XML 1.0 Second Edition Recommendation | Yes | Partial[7] | Partial[8] |
XML Inclusions (XInclude) Version 1.0 Second Edition Recommendation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Simple API for XML (SAX) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Streaming API For XML (StAX) | Yes | No | No |
DOM Level 2 Core Specification | Yes | Yes | Yes |
DOM Level 2 Traversal and Range Specification | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core, Load and Save | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Element Traversal Specification | Yes | Yes | Yes |
XML Schema 1.0 Structures and Datatypes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
XML Schema 1.1 Structures and Datatypes | Yes | No | No |
XML Schema Definition Language (XSD): Component Designators (SCD) | Yes | No | No |
Java APIs for XML Processing (JAXP) 1.4 | Yes | No | No |
See also[]
References[]
- ^
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Features". xerces.apache.org. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
Categories:
- Apache Software Foundation projects
- C++ libraries
- Java (programming language) libraries
- Java platform
- Software using the Apache license
- XML parsers