What's the difference between JAXP and xml-apis

[Richard-316]

Hello, I am a newbie.

 

I am wondering what's the difference between JAXP and xml-apis?

Are they the same thing?

 

It is shipped in jdk1.4+, why to set up a new project?

Just for users of jdk 1.3 and earlier?

 

 

[Michael Glavassevich-3]

JAXP is an API. xml-apis.jar is a jar containing these interfaces.

Have you looked at the website [1] or mailing list archives [2]? Usually a good idea to review those when you're new to a project. Lots of answers to questions you may have are already there.

Thanks.

[1] http://xml.apache.org/commons/components/external/index.html
[2] http://xml-commons.markmail.org/

Michael Glavassevich
XML Parser Development
IBM Toronto Lab
E-mail: mrglavas@...
E-mail: mrglavas@...

Richard <wrongch@...> wrote on 02/17/2009 03:15:38 AM:

> Hello, I am a newbie.
>  
> I am wondering what's the difference between JAXP and xml-apis?
> Are they the same thing?
>  
> It is shipped in jdk1.4+, why to set up a new project?
> Just for users of jdk 1.3 and earlier?