| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| javax.xml.parsers | 
                Provides classes allowing the processing of XML documents. | 
| org.xml.sax |  This package provides the core SAX APIs. | 
| org.xml.sax.ext | 
This package contains interfaces to SAX2 facilities that
conformant SAX drivers won't necessarily support. | 
| org.xml.sax.helpers | This package contains "helper" classes, including
support for bootstrapping SAX-based applications. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| abstract void | DocumentBuilder. setEntityResolver(EntityResolver er)Specify the  EntityResolverto be used to resolve
 entities present in the XML document to be parsed. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | HandlerBaseDeprecated. 
 This class works with the deprecated
              DocumentHandlerinterface.  It has been replaced by the SAX2DefaultHandlerclass. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| EntityResolver | XMLReader. getEntityResolver()Return the current entity resolver. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| void | Parser. setEntityResolver(EntityResolver resolver)Deprecated.  Allow an application to register a custom entity resolver. | |
| void | XMLReader. setEntityResolver(EntityResolver resolver)Allow an application to register an entity resolver. | 
| Modifier and Type | Interface | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| interface  | EntityResolver2Extended interface for mapping external entity references to input
 sources, or providing a missing external subset. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | DefaultHandler2This class extends the SAX2 base handler class to support the
 SAX2  LexicalHandler,DeclHandler, andEntityResolver2extensions. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | DefaultHandlerDefault base class for SAX2 event handlers. | |
| class  | XMLFilterImplBase class for deriving an XML filter. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| EntityResolver | ParserAdapter. getEntityResolver()Return the current entity resolver. | |
| EntityResolver | XMLFilterImpl. getEntityResolver()Get the current entity resolver. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| void | XMLReaderAdapter. setEntityResolver(EntityResolver resolver)Register the entity resolver. | |
| void | ParserAdapter. setEntityResolver(EntityResolver resolver)Set the entity resolver. | |
| void | XMLFilterImpl. setEntityResolver(EntityResolver resolver)Set the entity resolver. | 
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