Visit to locate and download a Java virtual machine/JavaRuntime Environment (JRE) or a full Java Development Kit (JDK) most packageshave an extractor or installation program to take care of all details. Installation and execution of Java applications has always been a breeze.Certainly you know by now that you must have Java installed on your system,which simply means that a virtual machine is accessible on your path. This was done so that, if yourXSLT processor ships with APIs at the same level as thosesupported by Xerces-J, you can avoid putting xmlParserAPIs.jar on yourclasspath." 17.2.3 -Running the Samples Two files are now included: xercesImpl.jar, our implementation of various APIs, and xmlParserAPIs.jar, the APIs themselves. This file contained all ofthe parser's functionality. Compiled samples (class files) from the samples/folderįor experienced users of Xerces who might have expected to see a xerces.jar file (from the official documentation): "Xercesformerly came with a file called xerces.jar. Implementation for all the standard APIs (DOM Level 2, SAX 2.0 R2 PR1, and the of JAXP 1.1) Contains XML, Document Type Definition (DTD), and XML schema document files for the sample apps
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A plethora of source code samples demonstrating DOM and SAX as well as XML UI and IO and the custom XNI Xerces features Table 17.2 Xerces2 Download Package, Top-level Files and FoldersĬontains the API documentation, including Javadocs Explore these folders andfiles for a few minutes. Table 17.2 contains a brief summary of contents. 17.2.2 Exploring the Xerces PackageĪfter you have downloaded and unzipped your Xerces package, you will see a top-level layout of files and folders (Xerces version 2.0) as in Figure 17.2. Again, the version numbering applies, just as for the binpackages. If you intend to customizecode (by downloading the src package), you might find these tools quitehelpful. The tools packageincludes the ant source-code compiler, the junit test package,and xerces and xalan JAR files.
src packagescontain the full source code for each version. The bin package is only one of three options. tar.gz files, using thefamiliar WinZip utility, so there is no reason not to download the smallestpackage for your version. What many Windowsusers do not realize is that they too can open. zip',just as Unix users know well the tared, "GunZipped" format.The latter format is actually a double-compressed file and almost always smaller(and quicker to download) than its. There are many download options once you have selected your type and versionof Xerces.
There should be one 1.x.x version and one 2.x.x version.Only the latest of each parser version is available through this main page older versions can be found at the bottom of the page (or with a little digging,if this page has changed). Next, match the versionyou want to employ. The working parser, packagedwith supporting API documentation, is found in bin packages( bin being short for binaries or executables). A menu of options appears as shown in Figure 17.1.įiguring out which file to download is easy. Or you can click Xerces Java 2 on, then click Download. The download location for the Java Xerces2 parser is at By the end of this section, you should know the basic layout ofthe package and have successfully run several Xerces example applications. We will now take you through the process of downloading and exploring theXerces2 package. Learn More Buy 17.2 Java Xerces on Your Computer