XML Parsers / XML Browsers

F.A.Q. about XML parsers that provides definitions and function information. A description of XML parsers and the use of various types.

Learn how to use XML parsers to read XML and learn why you need to use an XML parser rather than a web browser.

XML parsers are tools the help your ensure the code is well-formed. Parsers come in two flavors, validating and non-validating.

Validating XML parsers are disappearing. Look at some the free parsers still available the offer validating for XML code.

Author: Tim Bray Type: Non validating (Lark) Validating (Larval) License: Lark available on the Internet for general public use.

The Oracle XDK is a powerful tool for working with your XML documents. It is available in Java, C++, C, and for PL/SQL.

XML::Parser is a module designed to work with expat, an XML parser. This Perl.com article shows two programs that demonstrate the XML::Parser module's capabilities.

This parser can be downloaded as source code or a pre-compiled binary file. It is a validating parser that supports XML 1.0, SAX Version 2, and DOM Level 2 version 1.0.

Get a little background on XML parsers and how Webreference compares six different parsers.

There is a difference between a validating and non-validating parser. Read a comparison of several of them.

The XMLBooster creates parsers that are made for the document at hand. These are non-validating parsers for COBOL, C, Delphi, and Java. This is a commercial product.

Author: James Clark Type: Non validating License: Free for non-commercial and commercial use.