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).
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.
Features
The features supported by Xerces depend on the language, the Java version having the most features.
See also
Apache License
Java XML
Apache Xalan
References
Notes
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