public abstract class MOMParser
extends java.lang.Object
DefinitionManager class in order to
read and parse metaobject documents from a store of some sort.
(Different subclasses may support different sorts of stores).
A MOMParser instance is typically owned by
a DefinitionContextStandard instance,
which provides covers for the MOMParser methods.
In general, clients access MOMParser functionality
via the DefinitionContextStandard cover methods;
they do not directly access the MOMParser methods.
The methods on this class and its subclasses are not thread-safe;
the client (i.e. the DefinitionContextStandard cover methods)
must perform the necessary synchronizaton.